Chapter 3: Introduction and Practice Fight
A few days passed.
Tatsumi made two graves for his two friends with flowers on two flat rocks and remembering their words they said to each other.
"LET"S MAKE A PACT WHEN WE DIE, WE DIE TOGETHER!" Sayo stated confidently.
"WE'RE GOING TO BE LEADERS IN THE CAPITAL!" Ieyasu added. "WE'LL BE HEROES!" Tatsumi finished.
"(So much for that, I"m here all alone.)" He thought sadly. "Though, what those three people did was kind strange."
Then he felt Leone leaning her breasts on his head which made him jump. "Hey, sneak up on me like that!"
"Have you decided to join us yet?" Leone asked.
"Look I don't..." Tatsumi began to say as the blond woman took his head closer to her chest. "You got markings of an assassin, I also see that in Juvia, Taran, and that hunk Gray Fullbuster."
"Looks its that we'd be good at it." Tatsumi said. "I don't want to kill people."
There was Gray, Taran and Juvia.
"I don't want do that either but..." Gray began to say. "It seems this Capital is very screwed up."
"No kidding." Taran said looking very troubled. "Its awful that you lost your friends." Juvia said looking sad.
"Well, I"m going to introduce you the gang anyway." Leone said dragging Tatsumi. "You three come too!"
Leone took the four to the meeting room where Sheele was.
"Tatsumi doesn't want to join after what happened, huh?" The girl wearing glasses asked.
"Yes, but it seems that these three guys want to join though." Leone said as she put her hand on top of Tatsumi's head.
"Well, since we showed you the location of our hideout, if you don't join us then you four will be dead." Sheele said as her glasses glowed yellow.
"Huh, you trying to encourage us or threaten us?" Tatsumi asked looking scared.
"Just give some thought." Sheel said as she continued reading her book which Tatsumi and Gray noticed.
"(Man your airheaded ways.)" Gray read.
"(These guys are circus freaks.)" Tatsumi thought.
"What the hell, why did you bring this loser back to the hideout!" Mine asked pointing at the browned haired boy. "Also why are these strange people here too?"
"They one of us now." Leone replied.
Mine walked up to Tatsumi and just stared at him for a 3 seconds and then she looked at Gray, Juvia, and Taran.
"Well, perhaps Gray, Juvia, and Taran seem ok." Mine said turning around as she glanced Tatsumi. "However this boy isn't cut out as for the rest of us, I mean look at him."
"Huh, what does that mean?" Tatsumi asked looking offend and clenching his right hand.
"Aw, don't let it get to you, that's Mine's way of saying hello." Leone said calmly.
Leone then escorted the four recurits outside to the hideout.
"This is out pratice field, where we let off steam." The blonde explained as she pointed at a man swinging a spear. "Look who is here working up a sweat."
"Hi-yah, hi-yah!" The man yelled swinging the spear around and around.
"He's really with that spear." Tatsumi commented in amaze. "No kidding." Gray added.
"He's some hunk." Taran said blushing at his muscles.
The man swung his spear a few more times unleashed a wind that blew around the area and then he turned to face the new comrades. "Oh, are you four guys we picked up the other day?"
"Huh, how do you know about that?" Tatsumi asked. "You don't seem to me." Gray added confused.
Juvia and Taran were confused as well.
"Huh, oh I should've known you four wouldn't recognize me like this." The man said kindly pointing at himself. "I was wearing my armor the first time we met."
"So that was you?" Gray asked.
"My name is Bulat." The man said offering a handshake with his two of hands.
Gray and Tatsumi were the first to handshake with the man.
"Oh careful, he's a homo." Leone stated.
Gray and Tatsumi backed away with shock.
Juvia gasped so did Taran with widened eyes.
"Now you'll give those two boys the wrong idea, yet." Bulat said with a blush.
"(I could think of a lot of wrong ideas.)" Tatsumi thought looking totally creeped out.
"SO CREEPY!" Gray screamed putting his hands on his head.
"I think Gray is getting the wrong idea." Leone giggled at the boy's reaction.
Taran was little disappionted. "(That guy likes men, oh man.)" She thought hanging her head.
Meanwhile in the forest was river stream.
Lubbock was laying down on the ground on a hill side. "Hee, hee, its almost time for Leone's bath, I really want to peek at her smoking hot body!"
"In that case." A voice said revealing Leone. "How about give me two fingers?"
The green haired boy panicked and tried to run but the blonde woman stepped on his back with her feet while she gripped his wrist with her right hand. "You never learn do you, anyway this Lubbock, as you can see he's a prevert."
Leone took the four deep into the forest. "Next comrade is cute, but don't do anything prevert, she's over there stuffing her face."
Akame was next to a fireplace eating a piece of a bird then she glanced at the five.
"Oh this freak, uh I just realized she's eating a giant bird." Tatsumi said in realization. "Did she catch that on her own?" Gray asked.
"Akame is our wild child." Leone explained as Akame threw a piece of the bird's meat. "Are you four new members yet?"
"No." Tatsumi answered.
"Then I won't share my dinner with you guys." Akame said. "That's fine I guess." Gray said looking a bit creeped out. "I agree." Tatsumi added.
"I noticed the everyone is jacked up today." Leone said looking up. "That's because the boss is back." Akame answered.
"The boss." Tatsumi said looking confused.
Leone walked around the fireplace to see a woman with a mechnical arm and eyes patch covering her right eye which made her nervous for a sec. "Did you bring me anything?"
"Why would I do that?" The boss asked. "I heard that your most recent assignments, is that you finished them about three days overdue."
Leone was stunned that she ran off but the boss grabbed her leg with her mechnical hand which stretched out. "When facing a powerful opponent its unwise to get caught up in a fun, shouldn't you know better than that?"
Gray's eyes widened remembering something like that.
Flashback scene.
Gray remembers what his Master Ur told him on the night he was going to take on Deilora.
"YOU CAN'T, DELIORA IS WAY OUT OF YOUR LEAGUE!" Ur stated with a warning.
Flashback ends.
"Anyway tell me about those four kids." The boss said.
"Oh right, Akame and I saw Gray, Juvia, and Taran use some kind of power that was quite unique." Leone explained. "Tatsumi, he seems to very skilled with a sword."
"Hmm, do they seem promising?" The boss asked.
"Yes, shall Akame or I prove it by fighting one of them?" Leone asked.
The boss put her hand under her chin and then snapped her fingers.
Bulat then approached them. "Who will I be practice fighting with?"
"I think you should fight Gray Fullbuster." Leone said.
"Hmm, he seems to have some skills like you told me." Bulat said looking closer at the black haired boy. "Let's go to the pratice field."
They all went to the pratice field.
Gray took the left side while Bulat took the right side.
"GO GRAY!" Juvia cheered with joy.
"She seems to like Gray." Tatsumi said. "It seems so." Mine said looking a bit annoyed.
"THis should be good." Taran said looking interested.
"INCURSIO!" Bulat declared as his armor appeared from the ground when he stabbed his sword into the ground.
His armor was soon on his body.
"Whoa, that's something." Juvia said looking surprised. "Very cool!" Tatsumi commented in amazement.
Bulat charged with his spear with such speed.
"ICE MAKE: ICE SHIELD!" Gray proclaimed as he created a large shield that blocked Bulat's spear.
"WHAT THE?!" Mine exclaimed in shock.
"He created a shield made of ice!" Tatsumi added equally shocked.
"Its just like you said but he used a Ice Cannon thing." The boss said looking surprised yet shocked.
"Not bad." Bulat said as he was pushed back but kept his ground.
"ICE MAKE: ICE SWORD!" Gray proclaimed creating a ice sword. "This should be good." Bulat said looking more impressed.
They charged at each other with their weapons which collided with powerful force.
Gray jumped up quickly as he lunged over the armor man. "ICE MAKE: PRISON!"
Bulat then trapped in a ice prison cage.
"NO WAY!" Tatsumi exclaimed in shock.
"That's astonishing." Leone commented with impressive smile. "(Could this be another power that Esdeath has?)" Najenda asked herself.
Bulat smirked. "I can break out of this." He said as he punched the ice bars a few times but were hard to break.
"Whoa, I never seen anyone trap Bulat like this." Mine said looking surprised. "Not only that but he uses ice powers." Lubbock added with the same expression
Bulat managed to get out but then he looked at his hands and gasped. "Whoa, the armor part where my hands are breaking."
"Gray is quite skilled than I thought." Leone praised.
"That's enough!" The boss declared. "Now Juvia, will you face Mine."
The pinkette girl grinned.
Bulat's armor vanished. "Hey, Gray, you're quite skilled then we heard of, can't wait to see what you and Tatsumi will do."
Gray was creeped out again. "This guy is weird." He groaned as his body twitched.
Juvia was getting angry. "Hey, come on let's fight!" Mine spatted impatiently.
The two girls took their places.
Mine took out a large gun. "Let's see how you handle this." She said firing her bullets.
Juvia stayed still and didn't flinch. "She's not feeling anything!" Tatsumi exclaimed.
"That's not only thing." Bulat pointed out.
Akame, Leone, and rest of the gang saw the bullets going through Juvia's body.
"Is her body..." The boss began to ask.
"Drip, drip, drop, my body is made of water." Juvia chanted. "Your bullets are nothing compared to Bisca and Alzack ."
"WATER LOCK!" Juvia proclaimed as she trapped the pinkette girl in a circular water mass.
"WHOA!" Leone exclaimed.
"Not bad." Bulat said looking impressed.
The water mass vanished as Mine fell to the ground. "Man, that was some move, I ain't done yet."
Mine's Pumpkin unleashed more power but Juvia dodged it quickly.
"SIERRA!" Juvia declared as her whole body transformed into water and charged at Mine knocking her down.
Mine struggled to get up. "This woman is stronger than I thought." She groaned.
"That's enough!" The boss declared. "Now the last fight will be Taran against Leone!"
Taran and Leone took their places.
Leone then activated her Imperial arms turning herself into a beast like creature growing a tail, cat paws with claws and fangs.
Leone then dashed towards Taran. "PSYCHIC CONTROL!" The black haired woman declared stopped the blonde beast girl in her tracks.
"Why did you stop?!" Mine asked.
"I didn't I can't move!" Leone answered realizing she couldn't move any of her body.
Taran motioned her hand foward sending Leone flying but she recovered and slide on the ground.
"Not bad." She praised as she dashed again. "But I'm just getting warmed up!"
"PSYCHIC BEAM!" Taran declared unleashed psychic colorful energy of light hitting Leone.
Leone fell to the ground on her knees. "Man, I felt that and it was powerful."
"Whoa, amazing power!" Tatsumi and Gray said at the same time.
"I have to admit, she's quite strong than I thought." Leone said with a grin.
"Gray, you're cheering for this bimbo." Juvia grumbled while gritted her teeth with a jealousy look.
"I'm not done yet!" Leone declared as she dashed towards the Psychic girl a third time.
"Psychic Wave!" Taran proclaimed unleashing a wave of Psychic energy at the Night Raid Beast woman and send her flying again onto the ground.
"SO COOL!" Tatsumi and Gray both said together. "Hey, quit copying me!" They shouted glaring at each other.
"Talk about being childish." Mine teased with an amusing smile.
"Alright that's enough, let's go to meeting room!" The boss stated.
A short time.
Everyone met in the meeting room.
The boss sat on a chair. "Before I get to the part of joining us Night Raid, I have a question for you Gray Fullbuster, that includes Juvia Lockster and Taran."
"Uh, what is your question?" Gray asked.
"Like what or who are you three people?" The eye patched woman asked.
"Um, we're wizards." Juvia answered. "Yes, its true we're wizards." Taran added to the Water Wizard's statement.
"WHAT?!" The gang asked in total shock.
Meanwhile outside the capital.
Gajeel, Levy, and Pantherlily were in the forest where Tatsumi was.
"Looks like we're somewhere different." Gajeel said looking around.
"What makes you say that?" Levy asked.
"I agree, this trees don't look like the trees we were in." Pantherlily agreed. "Beyond that, the gateway we found isn't here anymore either."
"You know, what was strange when we were sucked into the portal?" Levy asked. "What is that?" Gajeel asked the smart Fairy Tail girl.
"There was something I felt when we were being sucking further into the portal." She replied.
"Now, that you mention it I felt something strange inside me too." Gajeel said putting his hand under his chin.
"Anyway, if this is how we got sucked then its possible Gray and Juvia must be here too." Pantherlily added. "Including that Avatar Wizard Taran."
"Right, let's go find them." Gajeel said clenching his fist. "(Only thing is, how can we go back to our world?)"
They walked on a dirt path through the forest.
"So let me get this straight, you three are wizards?" The boss asked looking quite puzzled.
"Yes ma'am, see Juvia and I came from another world known as Earthland." Gray answered. "Including Taran."
"Hmm, can you each explain your stories like your magic and background stories?" The boss asked.
"Yes, I'll go first." Gray said. "See, I was taught how to use Ice Maker Magic by an Ice Wizard too."
"You were taught by how to Ice Maker Magic!" Mine exclaimed in surprise. "Hold on, what is Ice Maker Magic?"
"Maker Magic is a type of magic that a caster uses to create any object or from living things they use from their minds." Gray explained. "For example, I created an Ice Sword, Ice Cannon, and Ice Prison from my imagination in my head in a way I created those things from my head."
"So you're saying to is this Maker Magic, you have to come up with things in your head." Tatsumi said.
"Correct." Gray replied with a nod.
"I bet your Master Ur is still doing a great job." Leone praised.
Gray then a had a frown on his face.
"Is something wrong?" Bulat asked.
Tatsumi noticed Juvia's face as well. "His master is no longer part of our world." The water Wizard answered.
"What do you mean?" Sheele asked.
Flashback scene.
"I'll start from the beginning." Gray said as he remembered the day his family was killed in his town a demon. "See, way before I trained with Ur, I lived in a town where my family and I were attacked by a evil demon: Deliora."
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The Night Raid Assassins were shocked at this information.
"Your family was killed by a demon?" Bulat asked in shock. "That's awful." Leone said feeling bad for the Ice Wizard.
Tatsumi was quiet. "(So he lost his family, that must be painful like how I lost Sayo and Ieyasu.)"
Flashback continues.
"Yes, eventually I was found by Master Ur and a student of hers who was also training with her." Gray added. "His name was Lyon."
Gray then made two graves for his mother and father staring with despair. "I was so devastated that my family was taken from me, that's when I wanted revenge."
Ur took young Gray into the ice cold mountains.
"Then I decided to train with Ur, she taught me a lot of basics like getting used to cold weather and ice cold water." Gray explained as he remembered running through the hills half naked including taking cold baths with ice inside.
He remembered one day he heard Deliora was coming.
"One day, I overheard some men talking about Deliora coming to the town." Gray explained. "I decided to take on the demon that took my family away from me, however Master Ur forbided me to do so."
Linebreak.
"You were going to take on a demon?!" Bulat asked shocked.
"That's crazy!" Mine exclaimed in shock. "You're such an idiot!"
Gray nodded his head which surprised the pinkette girl. "Yes, I was but I wouldn't listen to my master."
"That was because you were blinded by vengeance." Najenda said.
Gray nodded his head.
Flashback continues.
"I tried to take down Deliora but my Master was right, however she and Lyon arrived." He added.
He remembered the Ice Spell Lyon was going to use. "Lyon wanted to defeat Deliora too so he tried to use a powerful Ice Spell known as Ice Shell, however Master Ur knocked him out and did herself."
"What is Ice Shell do?" Sheele asked.
"It turns its Caster into Ice Shell and seals anyone or anything in front of that Caster." Gray replied. "My Master Ur gave her life to save me but not before telling me about something."
Flashback continues.
"In the west side, there are wizards that are powerful then me." Ur stated with a smile.
Master Ur turned herself into ice Shell covering Deliora.
"I never forgot what she did for me, thanks to her she released the darkness inside me and saved my life." Gray said started to get teary eyed.
Flashback ends.
The Night Raid including Juvia and Taran looked at the Ice Wizard sadly.
"Poor guy." Bulat said looking sad for the black haired boy. "That must've been hard for you." Tatsumi said feeling bad for the Ice wizard too.
"That's so sad." Leone added. "I bet your Master Ur was beautiful too." Lubbock said getting teary eyed.
"Shut it, you pervert." Taran said elbowing the green haired boy.
Akame was quiet.
"(This boy was blinded by vengeance but his Master didn't give up on him and saved his life.)" Najenda thought. "(Poor kid.)"
"I was more than sad I felt guilty cause of my actions." Gray said rubbing his eyes. "Anyway, eventually after I made to Fairy Tail, I met a lot of powerful Wizards, as the years of being a member of Fairy Tail I was happy to be there, then during a request for lifting curse off an island, I met up with Lyon."
The Night Raid was getting interested.
"Lyon and new comrades of his transferred Deliora to the island using Moon Drip to melt the Ice Shell." Gray explained.
"Using Moon Drip to melt the Ice Shell?"Mine said confused. "Never of Moon Drip before." Sheele added looking curious yet puzzled.
"Anyway, sometime later during the mission to lift the curse off of island, I found out that my Master Ur absorbed Deliora's life force." Gray explained.
Flashback continues.
"It let out a roar and then it felt into pieces after it was free from the ice." Gray added remembering the demon's last dying breaths. "Again, Master Ur saved me...no not just me and my friends from Fairy Tail and Lyon."
Flashback ends.
"That's quite the story." The boss said looking interested as she looked at the water Wizard. "So Juvia, what is your story."
"My story is goes when and before I was member of Fairy Tail." She said.
Flashback scene.
"See, I used to be part of Dark Guild called: Phantom Lord." Juvia explained. "I was one of the six elements, which were powerful wizards such as me."
"You were part of a Dark Guild!" Tatsumi asked shocked.
"Yes, the reason I was cause I never had friends before, see when I born, I was followed by the rain." Juvia replied. "Everywhere I go the rain went, I couldn't make any friends with this rain following me around."
Linebreak.
"You must've been so lonely." Lubbock said feeling bad for the blue haired girl.
Flashback continues.
"Yes, however during the fight with Fairy Tail." Juvia began to explain.
She remembered her fight against Gray Fullbuster.
"When I fought against Gray, he showed me kindness and showed me the light." She said with a smile.
She remembered the day she joined Fairy Tail after Gray and the others returned from Arc System where Erza was held as child and a prisoner.
"Phantom Lord was defeated, I later after the fight followed Fairy Tail to an island resort where there was games, rides and beach to relax, then several wizards kidnapped a friend named Erza Scarlet, Gray and his Fairy Tail went to rescue her on a island, after we rescued Erza, I became a member of Fairy Tail."
End of flashback.
"That is very cool." Tatsumi said looking amazed. "I'm guessing there are other powerful wizards like yours."
Gray nodded with a smile so did Juvia expect Taran.
The boss Najenda noticed the black haired woman's face. "Now its your turn, Taran, what is your story?"
The Psychic Wizard hesitated to answer. "I...I...I was joining a guild called Avatar." She replied nervously.
"That sounds cool." Tatsumi said with a smile.
"Its not actually, its a Dark Guild." Taran replied hanging her head down.
The Night Raid Assassins were shocked at the Psychic Wizard's words expect for Gray and Juvia.
"See, I going to meet up with them, but somehow my whereabouts were found out, the town that Gray and Juvia were in must've gotten a request form which was a wanted request for me." Taran added.
"So you two knew about her too?" Mine asked.
"Yes, in fact we were suppose to find and bring her into custody, we eventually encountered her at a mysterious valley, with an ancient gateway." Juvia answered. "During our fight against Taran, the gateway was activated and then suddenly a portal opened which sucked the three of us in."
"That's when we found ourselves in this world." Gray added. "Seeing how much this world is so messed up, I think its time for a change for this Capital."
"You got that right." Bulat said doing a thumbs up pose. "Anyway, I used to an officer in the Imperial Army, however I joined Night Raid after realizing what was really going on."
"Do you think you can make things right after killing of lot of people?" Tatsumi asked. "It still wouldn't change much."
"That's right, Night Raid is the perfect solution, see the revolutionary arm has a hidden base outside the capital, however they need some people to get do recon and assassinating targets like strong capital guards and other people working with capital." Najenda explained. "That's why Revolutionary Army created: Night Raid, so far we put out one fire at a time, once the army decides to make its move, chaos will head straight the cause of this mess, which is the Minister."
"So you going to kill this Minister?" Tatsumi asked. "Sounds like a hard mission." Taran added.
"Yes, but only then the people see change." Nanjenda replied.
"Sounds great, you guys are actually Assassins fighting for Justice!" Tatsumi praised.
Leone, Bulat, Mine, Lubbock, Sheele started to burst out laughing expect for Akame and Najenda.
"What is so funny?" Tatsumi asked. "I don't see what's funny either." Gray said looking puzzled.
"No matter what you or the others think, we're still murders." Leone stated. "True, one of these days we'll have to atone for the blood we spill." Bulat said with frown look.
"(I hate to admit but they have a point.)" Gray thought. "(I remember the Wizards of Grimore Heart and Oracion Seis have to atone for their sins as well.)"
Images of Ultear, Meledy, Richard, Angel, and Jellal including some that came from the Dark Guilds came to his head expect for the Demons from Tartaros.
"Anyway, what about you three?" Najenda asked. "Will you three join us?"
"We're not comfortable on killing people." Gray answered. "However, if we would like to help in anyway we can, after all this empire very screwed up."
"That goes for me too, I'm in." Juvia said clenching her hand with a determination. "I suppose that goes for me too." Taran said despite not smiling.
Najenda smiled knowledge the Wizards words. "Well then, welcome to Night Raid."
"Hold on!" Tatsumi spoke. "I want join but only because I need to make a lot money to save the people in my village!"
"Ok but you realize you won't return to them as a hero." Mine stated.
"I know but as long as they're being taken care of, that'll be fine for me." Tatsumi said with a determined look on his face.
"Works for me, prepare yourselves for anything like any other, Tatsumi, Gray Fullbuster, Juvia Lockster, and Taran, welcome to Night Raid!" Najenda stated raising her right hand. "All of your are dismissed for the night, also Akame, you will be training Tatsumi for awhile."
The browned hair boy jumped. "If he becomes of a nuisance then kill him."
Akame nodded in respond.
"Do a good job if you want to live." Leone teased as she glanced at Gray Fullbuster.
"Also, Juvia and Taran, both you two will be working with Lubbock." Najenda ordered.
"Really, I'm working with two beautiful women, this is dream come true!" Lubbock exclaimed in excitement clenching his hands and blushing.
"(I won't be able to work with Gray, this is so unfair.)" The Water Wizard thought disappointed.
"(Great, I'm working with the Night Raid pervert and water psycho.)" Taran thought very creeped out.
"Gray, you will be working with Mine, Sheele, and Bulat." Najenda explained.
Mine glared at the Ice Wizard, Sheele fixed her glasses with a grin while Bulat did a thumbs up with a smile. "(This is getting awkward.)" The Ice Wizard thought looking creeped out.
Juvia approached the three Night Raid assassins with glowing eyes, angered face, and a dark aura coming from her. "You three better not make a move on my beloved, or else!"
"Whoa, relax lady, I won't, heh, heh." Bulat said chuckling calmly. "This chick is crazy for Gray." Mine scoffed though she was little startled by the Water woman's warning.
"We'll take care of him." Sheele said fixing her glasses.
"Excuse me?" Juvia asked looking more jealous than angry.
Mine, Leone, and Bulat gasped in realization at their friend's words.
"She means, they'll make sure no harm comes to Gray." Akame answered quickly.
Juvia stopped herself instantly.
"Your friend is very smitten with you." Tatsumi whispered looking a bit shaken up. "Tell me about it." The Ice wizard sighing.
The next morning
Gajeel along with his two partners arrived at the Capital.
"This is a big city." Levy commented looking amazed.
"I guess we should look to see if our friends are in this world." Gajeel suggested. "Let's go then." Pantherlily said.
They soon made their to the Capital.
End of chapter.