Requests / Power Levels of Next Gen
Hello all you crazy, lovely readers! How are you doing?
First and foremost, thank you all so much for all the love and support these Fairy Tail stories have gotten. This started just as a way for me to blow off steam during the last few semesters of my college career (as they were some of the most stressful months of my life, and I needed a way to just kinda escape for a little while.) I never imagined it would get this big or have this many fans, so thank you all so, so much!
With that being said…
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...I'm starting to run out of ideas.
Kinda.
I do have at least two ideas for full lengths stories in mind...but I don't know how to develop and grow all my next gen OC's up to the point that they'll be ready for those plots. I know that's really vague, but I can't say much else without spoiling anything.
That being said, since you have all been so amazingly helpful, and supportive, and loving, and just AWESOME! I decided to take some requests.
(NOTE: Obviously I'm going to write a chapter about Laxus and crew scaring the poo-poo out of Phoenix Grave and Mace, but since that mostly focuses on the parents it doesn't really help me with my dilemma).
Now note, while I will be trying to fulfill all requests there may be one or two I may not be able to do simply because they may not fit with my long term plan. I don't know if that will happen, but in case it does know I'm not ignoring you, it just doesn't go with what I already have planned.
In addition to this I am going to be leaving a list/ranking of my next gen characters THUS FAR in the story for your entertainment and assistance...or whatever (as well as mine, because, I swear, my brain has been GONE the past week. Someone come take this wheel from me 'cuz your girl is gonna crash!. ) Also, I say THUS FAR because some are going to get stronger, some are going to get a bit stagnant in their growth, some are going to catch up with others. Bottom line, this ranking will eventually change. This is just as the kids are THUS FAR in the story.
Also, if you disagree with something on this ranking...just say so. I won't mind as long as you're respectful. Sometimes when you're writing something you're too close to it to see it for what it is, so just lemmee know if you think I've lost my mind and put a character somewhere you think they don't belong. (And again, I think Brandish shrank my brain this week! I'm struggling over here!)
Obviously Vera, Isla, July, Kyri, and Luna will not be on this list because...they're babies. Well, Vera's not, she's two, but she still hasn't found her magic at this point, so, yeah.
So without further ado…
1.) Farrah Rei Lee-Dreyar: SHE CAN CAST FAIRY LAW! Granted it was a miniature version, only affecting one building, as opposed to Laxus and Makarov who were able to affect all of Magnolia with their Fairy Law blasts, but still, SHE CAN CAST FAIRY LAW! She's also advanced enough in her dragon slayer magic to experience motion sickness, and to hear everything Laxus and Jellal were whispering about from the other side of the house in "Obsessed." Now, granted, she hasn't been able to tap into Dragon Force yet, and while she has been able to successfully cast a few advanced/secret-arts spells, she hasn't fully mastered them yet. I'd say, as of now, she's somewhere in between where Gajeel and Wendy were during the GMG arch. She's not quite as strong as Gajeel was, but she's more advanced than Wendy was.
NOTE: The next six are going to be a little…"meh?" Simply because the Birthday Gang are all pretty much on the same level right now. But putting them all as number 2 would be cheating, so here we go!
2.)Roman Robert Fernandez: This might seem like an odd choice for number two seeing as Roman is a requip wizard but was only recently able to requip a full set of armor. However, (in my mind at least) requiping a set of armor is much more difficult than requpping a weapon (go read Erza and Roman's conversation from "Obsessed" for more details on that.) As far as I can remember (and correct me if I'm wrong) we've never seen Biska requip and armor, but she's still considered a strong wizard. Furthermore, may I remind you that requip magic is only Roman's most used and primary magic. He has two other magic types he can use that he's quite proficient at: telekinesis and thought projection. He currently has the largest magic-type arsenal of any of the next gen kids (Farrah being is second having lightning dragon-slayer magic, and now Fairy Law). He's also probably has the most control of his magic energy use than anyone in the Birthday Gang. He knows just how much energy to use for each attack and is careful not to go over that, thereby conserving his energy supply. This is why after the big fight at the end of "Obsessed" he was the only one of the Birthday Gang who still had some energy left. And this is all just discussing Roman's magic. We haven't even begun to talk about his hand-to-hand combat skills which, given his age, are pretty darn impressive. Are they good enough that he can win a fight just on his combat skills? No. But if he was to be completely drained of magic he could potentially use his combat skills to stun the enemy long enough to make a break for it, which is more than even most adult wizards can say.
3.)Cato Makarov Dreyar: The reasons that Cato is at number three are similar to why Roman's number two. Cato's magic, memory make, allows him to be very adaptable and diverse in his attacks. He also has a great deal of control over how much magic energy he is using, but not as much control as Roman. See, while Roman is able to stagger his magic energy out in the forms of smaller, precisely laid attacks, and then bigger, more devastating attacks, Cato just has big attacks. Now he's able and patient enough to wait for the opportune moment to deliver those big attacks, but he doesn't have quite enough control to minimize his output like Roman does. Cato's got big attacks, bigger attacks, biggest attacks, and then no attacks. He hasn't yet figured out how to use just a little bit at a time like Roman has. Thus, this puts him slightly below Roman. Again, though, by like a hair. Barely enough to make that much of a difference, but I've gotta rank these guys somehow.
4.) Nashi Lucy Dragneel: Now I can already read the comments "Why is Nashi only number four? She's, like the main character! She has the magic of demigods! Why is she not higher!" May I refer you back to number 2 and 3? See, where as Roman and Cato have restraint and know how to wait for the opportune moment to strike, Nashi...does not. Similar to her father, she goes into every fight guns blazing, giving everything she's got to every attack. This then leads to her burning through her magic energy rather quickly. Now, thanks to her Atlas flame, she can refuel herself in the middle of a fight. But she can only take in as much energy as is being thrown at her, so while it's not impossible for her to fully refuel using Atlas...it's not the smartest move ever. As far as just raw talent and power goes, yes, Nashi would be tied with Farrah for one at this point. But she doesn't know how to fully control it (and she's only unlocked 6 of the 18 titan flames, so she's only working with ⅓ of her potential right now). While I'm not sure how all the kids are going to move up and down the rankings, Nashi will definately be moving up in the future, but as of right now she's #4.
5.) Koree Mercury Redfox: Okay, so this one's going to be kind of a cheat. Koree has pretty much the same problem as Nashi, she has no restraint. The difference between Nashi and Koree is that, as I already said, Nashi is only working at ⅓ of her potential. She has 12 more flames she can unlock. Koree can unlock dragon force, some secret arts, and that's about it. She's already got a second element, she's already experiencing motion sickness, she doesn't have as much room to grow as Nashi does. I'm not saying Koree has peaked (my word, is she gonna buff up!) I'm just saying that while Nashi was the potential and ability to shoot up in skill really quick, it's going to take Koree a bit longer to get stronger. While she still is capable of growth, that growth will not be as quick as Nashi's. Really, I should have put both Nashi and Koree at #4, but again, that would be cheating, so I had to figure out how to separate them somehow.
6.) Storm Gray Fullbuster: While Storm is incredibly powerful for his age, most of his focus up until this point has been perfecting his Cleanse spell. Because of this he's not as proficient in combat as his peers. This isn't to say he's bad at combat (just go reread the fight scene between him and Sina), but compared to the other Birthday Gang members there is a small gap between his combat abilities and the rest. Now, I'm not saying that healers are weak by nature, that's not true by any stretch of the imagination! And the fact that Storm's main focus has been on his healing abilities are not inherently bad. But because he has been so focused on that he hasn't pushed himself as hard in other areas. This is going to change going forward now that he's actually gotten a taste of combat but, again, but this list is dealing with how the kids are THUS FAR, and we ain't there yet.
7.) Persephone Sterling Redfox: ….It hurts me to put Persephone at the bottom of the Birthday Gang, but someone had to be #7 so I guess it will be her. Persephone is not weak by any means. She's strong, she uses her archive in ways no one else has. However, at this point, she's kind of a one trick pony. She smashes her screens and uses the shrapnels as weapons or as material with which to build clones...that's about it. Now, granted, that's more than most archive wizards are capable of, but it doesn't change the fact that she doesn't have a ton of variety when it comes to attacks.
8.)Benedict Mace Orlando (yeah, he has his father's name, and he hates it): Benedict is a pretty strong kid. He has enough control of his soundmagic to destroy a falling tree while not harming anyone in close proximity. However, because he repressed it for so long after everything that went down with his dad that he hasn't grown in years. He's also kinda lost touch with his magic, and is now having to work to regain some of it. So, he's pretty stagnant at this point, but he's working to get back to where he was before Mace almost killed him and will soon be growing again.
9.)Layla Anna Dragneel: I debated putting Bianca here instead but eventually decided to go with Layla for the simple fact that, thanks to her magic blocking abilities, Layla theoretically doesn't even have to use her magic to take you down! Now obviously that's just a theory at this point since Layla's just now found out she can block magic and hasn't had a lot of experience sparring (in the future, though, heh-heh!) Also, Layla's been shown capable of calling spirit, after spirit, after spirit without any signs of fatigue or strain. And she's able to keep them out for fairly long periods of time given her age. (Not to mention she uses titan keys that, while not as strong as gold keys, are stronger than the average silver key). She can't call more than one at this point, but she's still got quite a large amount of magic energy. The coupled with her new found ability I think puts her at #9.
10.)Bianca Ur Fullbuster: Bianca can turn into angels! Okay? Heavenly beings that were purposed with protecting humanity from evil by ANY MEANS NECESSARY. She can turn into one (actually more than one (not at the same time, though)) of those things. However, she's not able to maintain her angel forms for long which is why she's so far down on this list. She was more than capable of stopping an experienced killer (Elena) while in one of her angel forms, but she had to change back to normal almost immediately after. So, to put it simply, she's very, VERY strong but only in spurts.
11.) Meeko Silver Fullbuster: Meeko is capable of using both static and dynamic ice-make magic with equal skill. While Gray showed more of a likeness to Static, and Lyon showed more of a likeness to dynamic, Meeko is able to do both without seeming to favor one over the other. This has already put him ahead of most starting off ice-make wizards. However, Meeko can only make small things at this point. He isn't capable of creating something bigger than himself yet. Granted, he's only five so he's got plenty of room to grow. But for now this is where he sits.
12.) Igneel Jude Dragneel: This, again, is another cheat because Meeko and Igneel should really be on the same level. Igneel has already shown a great deal of skill his age, able to perform most basic dragon-slayer spells with relative ease, including a dragon roar. I, however, put him a spot lower than Meeko because while Meeko can perform two different styles of ice-make, Igneel only has one style of dragon slaying magic he can work with. Again, this is a minute, teeny-tiny detail, but I had to split them somehow.
13.) Lorelle Evergreen Straus: Yes, Lorelle is a little brat! But she's very good at her density magic. She's able to keep her body's density low for long periods of time (long enough to ambus the Hot Mess Queens) and she can change densities within a split second. However...that's about all she can do. She's not good at combat. She's not really that smart (she has her dad to thank for that). She just changes her body around to not suffer harm from attacks and...that's about it. Obviously, if she wants to move up on this list she's going to have to broaden her horizons.
14.) Minette Erza Fernandez: While we haven't seen much of Minette's powers thus far, she uses Heavenly Bodies Magic same as Jellal. At this point she's mastered most of the basic spells...and that's it. While Meeko and Igneel have begun to dip their toes into more advanced spells (but have yet to successfully cast any advanced spell yet) Minette is still studying at the basic level. And note I said she's master MOST basic spells. There are still a few she's working on.
15.) Portia Reina Orlando: Another cheat. Portia's biggest problem is that she hasn't really grown a lot over the past few years. She and Minette are at about the level, having mastered most basic spells. However, while Minette has a steady and patient teacher in Jellal, Portia has Reina who has been too overcome with anxiety and PTSD to function. Therefore, she's kinda stuck where she is right now, unless she decides to teach herself but, bless her, she's a bit too ADHD for that (I have ADHD so I can say that).
16.) Von Jellal Fernandez: Von is a "Fire Dragon Slayer." I put that in parenthesis because, while he is able to cast some fire spells he hasn't done anything yet to qualify him as a dragon slayer. This is due in part to Natsu being out of commission for almost a year after Laertes drained his magic power and then crushed his entire lower body, but it's also because Von's been a prettysickly little boy up until this point and his body is still adjusting to having dragon slayer magic begin taught to it. I short, once the magic has been able to buff up his immune system he'll start climbing higher on this list.
17.)Eva Simone Fernandez: ….she just found out what her magic is, give the girl a break!