Chapter 11
In a land far, far away lies the kingdom of Fiore, a small, peaceful nation of 17 million, and a place filled with magic. Found in every home, bought and sold in every marketplace. For most magic is merely a tool, a mundane part of everyday life. For some, however, magic is an art, and they've devoted their lives to its practice. These are the wizards. Banded together into magical guilds, they ply their skills in search of fame and fortune. Many such guilds dot the landscape of Fiore. But there is a certain guild in a certain town that soars high above the rest, one from which countless legends have been born. A guild that will no doubt continue to create legends well into the future. Its name... is Fairy Tail.
Last Time:
'What is this? Do you pitiful wizards plan to stop my plans? No matter. I am currently waiting at one of the lacrima now. Whoever comes to the one I am at will surely fail.' Zero said. He cut of the communication once he finished talking.
'Good luck everyone. Everyone on the Christina is running out of magic energy, so from here on out you will be on your own.' Hibiki said. Once he was done talking the connection was cut and everyone set out to destroy their lacrimas and hope that they didn't run into the Master of the Oracion Seis.
Now:
(BN: Play the 2009 Version of A Cruel Angel's Thesis during the following battle)
As Dakura was running down the hall to Lacrima 1, he could smell someone already there, and he knew it was Zero. When he entered the chamber where the lacrima is located he saw Zero standing at the base of the lacrima with his hands behind his back.
"Ah so I see that that your luck has run out. It is sad that you will not be able to call for any help. With me here there is nothing stopping me from firing Nirvana." Zero cockily said, not noticing Dakura inhaling deeply.
"How about you shut up! Dark Dragon ROAR!" Dakura shouted as he sent the beam of dark energy straight at Zero. Zero kept his cocky smirk until the last second when he gained a look of surprise. He made to dodge, but it was too late and the beam engulfed him. When the dust settled Zero was standing there with a few scratches and some small wounds.
"It seems I underestimated you. I think that you will make a worthy adversary." Zero excitedly said as he sent a beam of green energy wrapped in fire straight at Dakura. Dakura dodged the attack by making wings and flying out of the way, but was surprised when it changed course and came straight for him. The attack hit Dakura directly in the back sending him to the ground.
"That's it. Now i'm pissed. Dark Dragon Secret Art: Dark Dragon Fury!" Dakura shouted as he was enveloped by dark energy. The dark energy made it so the only thing you could make out was Dakura's silhouette, and His glowing red eyes. Dakura then commenced to throw a flurry of kicks and punches at Zero. Zero was dodging them at first but the attacks were rapidly picking up in speed and power and soon Zero was being pummeled by the attacks. Eventually Zero was able to get away long enough to catch his breath. In that time the dark energy around Dakura dissipates and he falls to one knee in exhaustion.
"It seem using that attack takes a lot of energy out of you. No matter you will not be alive long enough to regain that energy. Dark Gravity." Zero says as the area around Dakura starts to cave in and Dakura is sent falling down a few levels of Nirvana. Zero jumps down the hole and land a few feet away from a downed Dakura who is lying facedown on the ground.
"And now to finish you off once and for all. Genesis Zero." Zero says as phantoms made of darkness go rushing at Dakura and consume him.
"These shades will eat away at you life. Your very existence. This is the end for you. Wait. What is that noise?" Zero asked as he heard air being sucked in. He looked over to where Dakura was and he saw all of his shades going into one place. He then saw something that surprised him to no extent. Zero say all of his shades being eaten by Dakura.
"WHAT?! How are you eating my shades?! They are supposed to be consuming you!" Zero shouted. Dakura finished eating the last shade and smirked at Zero.
"Thanks for the meal. Also I am the Dark Dragon Slayer. I can eat anything with dark energy or darkness. I'm surprised you didn't know this, I mean you do have a dragon slayer in your guild." Dakura stated. Zero got angered by Dakura's words and charged dark spheres in each of his hands.
"DARK DELETE!" Zero shouted while shooting dark spheres at Dakura who just stood there smirking. When the spheres got close he started inhaling and the spheres started getting eaten. When Zero finished his attack, he was enraged that this mage could withstand his attacks like it was nothing.
"This is over Zero. You lose. Dark Dragon Roar!" Dakura shouted. The beam hit Zero and carried him with it straight into the lacrima. When the beam and a screaming Zero made contact with the lacrima it exploded into nothing.
"Hey Dakura I came to see if you needed-" Kaito started to say as he ran into the chamber, but stopped when he saw no lacrima and all of the destruction.
"Help. Guess not. Did he use Darkness magic?" Kaito finished.
"Yep, and when I told him that i can eat his attacks he just kept using them like an idiot." Dakura laughed out as he walked over to his friend. The two laughed until the entirety of Nirvana started to shake and fall apart around them.
"Shit. Shit. Shit. SHIT! We have to get out of here NOW!" Dakura exclaimed as he made wings and flew at top speeds to get out of the crumbling room.
"Wait for Me!" Kaito screamed as he dispersed into a beetle swarm and flew off after the Dragon slayer.
(1 hour later)
The entirety of the allied mage groups in a small clearing where it was revealed that Jellal was alive. When a very muscled Ichiya tried to walk into the forest to relieve his bladder, he was stopped by a rune barrier.
"What the? Who put this up?" Dakura questioned as he placed his hand against the barrier.
"That would be us. We had to so a fugitive among you would not try and run." A man in a commander uniform said walking up to the group along with the royal army, and a barred carriage.
"Who are you and what do you want." Dakura demanded as he pounded his fist against the barrier.
"I am Lahar. Commander of the royal army, and I am here to take Hoteye of the Oracion Seis into custody. Please hand him over peacefully." Lahar ordered.
"No. Richard has helped us very much in defeating the Oracion Seis." Jura angrily stated.
"It is fine my friend. I must atone for my sins, and if this is the way then so be it." Richard said as he walked over to the royal guards and willingly went with them.
"Now I must also ask that you hand over Jellal Fernandez who must be brought in for his crimes." Lahar ordered. Erza was about to say something but Jellal silenced her with a hand on her shoulder.
"It is fine. I must go. Even though I don't remember anything of what I have done, but I must atone for my sins." Jellal said as he willingly handed himself over. Natsu made to try and free him but Dakura held him back. Before Jellal entered the cart he stopped and looked straight at Erza.
"It was the color of your hair." Jellal said to her, and then entered the cart. Erza started crying from what he said. Dakura hugged her to comfort her, and decided then and there that he was going to do what he planned. Sometime after the royal guard had left Dakura excused himself saying that he needed to use the restroom. When he was out of sight of the others he shadow traveled into the cart where Jellal was, grabbed him and shadow traveled back out into a random part of the woods near by. Jellal looked at Dakura with wide eyes.
"The guards will not notice that you are gone until they get to the prison, and just so you know I am doing this for my little sister. Don't make me regret my decision." Dakura threatened as he broke the magic dampening cuffs on Jellal.
"Don't worry, I promise I will do better and try to atone for my sins, and for what I have done to Erza." Jellal said as he walked off in a random direction. Dakura shadow traveled back to where the group was waiting for him.
"Ok let's go check on Cait Shelter." Erza said as she saw Dakura join the group again.
(1 hour later)
The group arrived at the Cait Shelter guild and saw everyone from the guild standing outside waiting for the group to arrive.
"Odd. The magic signature of the guild seems to be… all the same. As if they are nothing more than an… Illusion." Kaito said quietly to himself. As they approached the guild, the odd feeling the Beetle mage had only grew Stronger.
"Dakura, are you sensing what I'm sensing?" Kaito inquired of his partner.
"That is strange. Also do you ever remember hearing of the guild Cait Shelter?" Dakura asked.
"Not until this mission, no. My guess is that they have remained in obscurity due to their relatively small numbers, especially in comparison to our guild." Kaito responded.
"That would make sense, but in my time that I was traveling I was able to see the list of registered guilds, and Cait Shelter was not on that list." Dakura revealed to his partner.
"How long ago did you check that list?" Kaito inquired.
"Not long before we joined Fairy Tail." Dakura answered.
"Curious. It seems unlikely that a mistake would have been made, meaning that Cait shelter is either A: not a Legal Guild, or B: Not a real Guild." Kaito responded
"I think that it may be the second because I remember hearing Wendy and Abigail say that it was a legal guild." Dakura explained.
"That, and I doubt a Dark Guild would willingly attack one of the 'Big Three' like we just did mere hours ago." Kaito responded.
"If that is the case, then what is going on with this guild and what secrets does it hold?" Dakura inquired.
"My guess is there are far less Guild members than it seems, as many of the members share a magic signature with the master, whom I assume is an illusion user." Kaito responded. "Thing is, his magic signature is oddly weak and strong at the same time, like as if he is struggling to remain alive."
"Now that I think about it, I can only smell one person. Each one of them should have their own scent, but I only smell the old man's" Dakura said while sniffing the air. "Hey it looks like something is going on." Dakura said while pointing over to the group. When they joined everyone else they say Abigail and Wendy look at the old guild master with surprised looks on their faces.
"What do you mean that this isn't real." Wendy asked her guild master. Abigail just stood there, keeping her astonished face.
"Each of your guildmates are illusions created by me so you wouldn't feel alone." The old master revealed as everyone in the group looked on in surprise.
"No... tell me that you are lying. Tell me that this is just a joke!" Wendy cried out. Abigail started to gain a sad expression and started to cry a small amount.
"I am not lying and this is not a joke. I am sorry to do this to both of you, but I promised the boy that brought you to me that you would be safe." The master said as he placed a hand on Wendy's shoulder. Abigail seemed to be lost in thought with tears streaming down her face.
"Why? Why did you do this to us?" Abigail suddenly said. Everyone was shocked at sad and distraught she sounded.
"I am the last of the people who created Nirvana. When we finished it, we thought that it would be a safe place for people to live, but the darkness that it secreted caused everyone living there to attack and kill each other. As the sole survivor I was cursed to live until Nirvana was destroyed. Now that you have done that I may pass on into the afterlife. Wendy, Abigail I am sorry for doing this to you both, but I hope that you move on and stay with true friends like the ones you have made recently. Goodbye." The old master said as he and the rest of the Cait Shelter guild disappeared, and the Cait Shelter guild marks faded away from Wendy's arm and Abigail's neck. After all of the light particles faded away Abigail and Wendy were left crying and coming to terms with what just happened. After some time both Abigail and Wendy calmed down. The group decided that they would each got back to their own guilds. Abigail and Wendy decided to join Fairy Tail, and the group from Fairy Tail said their farewells to the other guild representatives, with Ichiya it was more like a send off into the distance courtesy of Erza and Dakura both hitting him, and started walking down the path to the nearest town to catch the next train to Magnolia.
AN: There we go. Nirvana arc done. Now to answer a review, we did not forget Natsu it is just that Dakura and Kaito are the main characters in this fanfic. Natsu will have his moments later on. The next arc is going to be very crucial to the plot, and no it has nothing to do with the Daphne Arc, We are getting rid of that entirely. Some dark secrets about Dakura will be revealed in the next arc(pun intended). Anyway Read, Review, Favorite, Rate. Until Next Time. See Yah! -Rage721
BN: Thus marks the end of another Arc. Now, some of you are wondering, Are we going to skip the Daphne Arc? No. but we WILL replace it with a more appropriate arc that will somewhat show more of one of our character's backstory, but it will all be revealed in due time. This next arc will essentially be a way of explaining some things in a more fun fashion. It will also be a semi-crossover arc, as we will pull multiple creatures from varying other franchises in for it, but that's about it. As always, Read, Rate, Review, and Favorite! Blueghast900, Signing off.