Chapter 15
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.
AN: Warning the fight scene gets graphic, so if you don't like that stuff skip it. You will be able to tell when it's coming.
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"Wait!" He yelled, earning Kaito's attention, and annoyance. "Don't leave. I think I know where your friends may be, but I'll need your help with something. My brother, Kaito Shinarada..." The pseudo-albino trailed off, confusing the silverette in the process.
"What about this other Kaito?" The beetle user asked, noticing Raiden's solemn expression.
"To put it bluntly, he's a tyrant and needs to be stopped." Edolas Enkaar informed Kaito, as Edo-Raiden had yet to perk back up.
"Let me guess, because of his apparent power that he has, most likely involving proficiency in a multitude of weapons, you think that, because I am his counterpart, I'll be capable of defeating Kaito Shinarada in combat, correct?" The crimson eyed male questioned, earning a nod from his brother's counterpart.
"Yeah, and because of your skill in detecting us, we figured you would be good at not only locating him, but also his base so as to aid us in taking him down." The violet eyed man said, looking more cheerful at the prospect of managing to take his brother down.
"Well then, what are we waiting for? Why don't we try to find him?" Kaito asked, a small smile on his face.
Now:
The three Dragon Slayers, and the two exceeds are seen walking along a path on one of the many floating islands in Edolas. Natsu seemed to be sulking about something.
"Man. I can't believe that our magic doesn't work here." The pinkette groaned.
"Yes it sucks, but we just have to deal with it." Dakura said to the bummed fire mage.
"You have that giant sword, so I don't want to hear it." Wendy pointed out to the noirette. Dakura just smirked as he used his sword to clear away some more foliage.
"And this is the exact reason why I have this sword. I keep it on me if I can't use my magic. I also have some special rounds for my shotgun for the same reason." The crimson eyed male explained as he continued hacking at the foliage. Eventually the group arrived a small clearing, but what gained their interest the most was the plant-like building in the middle with the Fairy Tail emblem on the front and a banner that said 'Fairy Tail'.
"Is that our guys, or is that this world's Fairy Tail?" Dakura asked to no one in particular.
"I am not sure." Carla responded. Dakura looked at Carla to see that she was wearing some more concealing clothing that covered up her cat features. He looked over to Happy to see that they did the same thing.
"Why are you dressed like that?" Dakura asked of the two exceeds.
"We are wearing these so people don't recognize us as exceeds. The people we met in the forest looked terrified of me and Happy, so I thought it best to disguise ourselves." Carla explained. Dakura nodded in understanding and turned back to the building.
"Well why don't we go see what this is all about." Dakura stated as he walked towards the building. When they opened the door they saw all of their guild mates and friends, but they seemed to be opposites of the ones they knew. Gray was wearing numerous amounts of clothing, and fawning over Juvia, who looked annoyed with Gray and was wearing small clothing. Elfman looked more calm and happy than serious, he also had a bowl cut instead of his usual spiky hair. Lucy was wearing a full leather jumpsuit with one sleeve cut off. The Lucy look-alike noticed the the people standing in the door of the guild hall. When she got close enough she noticed the pinkette standing in the doorway she grabbed him and put him in a headlock.
"Why didn't you tell me you came back, and how come I didn't hear your car?" The 'punk' Lucy questioned as she squeezed Natsu's neck with her arm.
"Excuse me, but could you please let go of my friend he seems to be losing the ability to breath." Dakura stated as he looked at Natsu, who's face was turning purple. Lucy quickly let go and Natsu crashed to the ground gasping for air. Lucy then looked over to Dakura, but then suddenly gained a fearful expression and started backing up.
"H-How did you find us?!" Punk Lucy shouted while pointing at Dakura.
"What are you talking about? I just met you." Dakura stated as Lucy looked at Dakura some more and visibly relaxed.
"Sorry you look like someone who has been hunting this guild for a while." Punk Lucy explained.
"And who would that be?" Dakura asked.
"Dakura Knightwalker, along with Erza Knightwalker have been hunting us for sometime. They hunted us for so long that they have been given the name The Fairy Hunters." Punk Lucy revealed to the Earthland mages.
"WHAT?!" They all shouted with surprised looks on their faces.
(Meanwhile, With Kaito…)
"Man, I am SO BORED!" Kaito shouted out, causing some birds in the nearby trees to scatter away in shock.
"Well, I didn't say it would be a short trip, after all." Edolas Enkaar informed the albino, with the scarab king giving him a deadpan glare in response.
"Well, typically when I happen to travel I am either on a train or can fly as a swarm so as to increase the speed, but it seems there aren't any trains around and I can't take organic beings into my swarm safely. Trust me, I've tried." Kaito told the violet haired man, before continuing to walk. "Anyways, what can I expect when we get to this Dark Guild my counterpart runs?"
"Most likely we will be either met with heavy opposition, or none at all if my brother isn't there." Edolas Raiden began, before taking a deep breath. "What will most likely happen after our arrival is that if Kaito is in then we will almost immediately get into a fight with him. I'd recommend taking off your sunglasses and putting on a mask to hide your lower face so as to look more like him. If he isn't in, act like you are bringing us in as prisoners or something, then wait for him."
"Good to know. Got any descriptions of his weaponry so I can mimic it with my beetles?" Kaito inquired, forming a small swarm around himself for show.
"I know he keeps a Flame Lacrima swords on himself at all times, as well as an Ice Lacrima Axe. that's all I can remember though." Edo-Enkaar responded, as Kaito formed said weapons from their respective beetle types.
"Alright, good. Now, how much further is this place anyway?" The insect user repeated, placing the weapons into sheaths made of regular beetles.
"Only about another half an hour or so, maybe more depending on 'traffic'." Raiden told the beetle user, earning a nod from him.
(Meanwhile with Dakura)
"So what you are saying is that the Dakura from this world along with the Erza both are out to kill all of you?" Dakura asked of the punk blonde.
"Yup that seems about right." Edo-Lucy confirmed. Dakura wiped his face with his hand.
"Ok whatever. Now do you know where our friends might be?" Natsu asked.
"Well if I were to guess I would say that they are in the capital and have been transformed into the giant lacrima that is there currently." Edo-Levy answered.
"Ok so what would you say is the best way to get there?" Dakura asked.
"I would say-" Edo-Lucy started, but stopped when the Edolas version of Wakaba came barging in with a terrified look on his face.
"They're coming! The Fairy Hunters have found us!" Edo-Wakaba shouted with fear evident in his voice. The entire guild hall burst into screams of terror as Edo-Levy moved over to a console and started typing away furiously.
"Everyone hang onto something! Things are about to get rough." Edo-Levy shouted as she slammed a large red button down. The entire guild hall started to shave violently, and didn't stop for at least 30 minutes. When everything stopped Dakura and Natsu ran outside to puke because of their motion sickness. When they stopped puking the noticed that they were in a totally different area than before.
"Ok how did that happen? We are in a totally different area than before." Dakura asked out loud to no one in particular. The area they were in now was desert like and stretched as far as they could see. They heard footsteps behind them, and when they turned around they saw Edo-Lucy, Wendy, Carla, and Happy walking out, and Edo-Lucy and Wendy had packs on their backs..
"The capital is not to far from here. I will lead you to the nearest town, but anywhere past that you are on your own." Edo-Lucy said as she started walking in a seemingly random direction. The three Earthland mages and two exceeds looked at each other before shrugging and following the punk Lucy.
(Back to Kaito…)
"Well, this is it, Kaito. Might want to switch over to the suggested appearance we gave you now." The Inverse Enkaar told Swarm King, who removed his sunglasses and pulled up a mask to cover his mouth properly. At the same time, his cloak began to glow for a moment before turning crimson, the hood being pulled into it for the time being.
"Well, here goes nothing." The disguised Earthlander muttered, pushing open the door to the guild his counterpart seemingly owned. As the door opened fully, all the commotion within grinded to a halt as around thirty pairs of eyes turned towards the newcomer, until widening at who it seemed to be. Once this happened, a bald man with eyes that had concentric circles for pupils and dark, arrow like tattoos underneath ran up to him, noticing the two behind his supposed leader.
"Shinarada-sama. So glad to see you, and seems you brought some, ahem, guests." The tattooed man stated, giving a dark chuckle at the end. Going along with the man, Kaito gave off his own dark chuckle.
"Yes. it seems I have. I will personally take them to the cells. Also, could someone do something about that incessant buzzing I hear?" The crimson eyed man asked, walking towards the back doors. As he passed the various tables, cheers erupted at their apparent master's return. Once he made his way through the doors and closed them, Kaito gave a sigh and looked at his partners.
"Man, that was awkward. Now, we need to wait it out somewhere relatively quiet such as in my counterparts personal quarters. Then, we need to-" The silverette cut himself off, noticing the lone person within the confines of the cell. Looking at the woman, he noted her familiar brunette hair, as well as her darker skin. Blinking a few times, the albino slowly walked towards her in a sort of trance, only stopping when he reached the bars.
"Riley? Is it truly you after all these years?" Kaito called out softly, as the brunette slowly looked up with tears in her light blue eyes.
"Kaito? Please don't tell me you're here to hurt me again?" The blue eyed female asked, shocking the cloaked man who slumped slightly.
"I can't believe that the first thing I hear of the beautiful voice would be asking if I would punish its owner. While I can't excuse what has been done to you, I can try to make things right by punishing the true evil here." The white haired man promised, as his companions wisely remained quiet out of respect.
"True evi- Kaito, is it really you? You aren't just the dark clone that has been the source of my nightmares for years?" The quiet woman inquired, as Kaito gave a slow nod.
"Yes, I am here, darling. And I promise that I will help you out of this situation." The albino informed her, before hearing a bit of an uproar from outside the doors he came in through.
"Well, it seems like it's my time to shine. I will come back for you." At that, Kaito walked towards the door, Raiden and Enkaar in tow forming his swarm around himself, he pushed open the double doors as his beetles filled the area around the entryway.
(B.N.: I would play SiIva Gunner's rip of Dark Pit from Kid Icarus Uprising.)
"Well well well, it looks like my dopey brother came to me personally." A venom filled voice called out, not unlike Kaito in terms of inflection and tone. "But, what of this newcomer that looks similar to myself? Or is it that you are truly that foolish to think that a disguise like that would trick my men?" As the much darker haired Kaito taunted the trio, the true Kaito gave a hard stare at his counterpart, bringing his hands up in front of himself.
"I am not the fool here, Shinarada. You are. For you have committed an act so heinous that I can not forgive. For this, you must be punished. Hive Mind Secret Art: Dark Beetle Formation!" With his shout, a much darker version of his usual swarm began to swirl to life around him. After around a minute of this, a dark, imposing figure began to step from the cloud, revealing the white beetle form Kaito has taken on before, but with a bit of a pallete swap. Rather than having an all white carapace, it was covered in black chitin, although the Fairy Tail stamp still displayed on it's left shoulder, albeit in white. As soon as he stepped fully out, both of his Crimson Eyes focused onto Shinarada, before a menacing, somewhat warbled roar came from it's throat as it rushed the grey haired man. Not long after the fanged man pulled out a sword that quickly lit on fire, a feral grin on his face.
"Oh yeah! Come at me!" The battle crazy man yelled when Kaito's horn impacted his sword, pushing the clearly insane man back and cracking the blade he held. Once he stopped moving, the Mage-turned-giant-beetle reared his head back, and took an evidently sharp intake of air. As this occurred, the much darker Kaito put his flame sword away and pulled a light blue battle axe out from behind his back, intending to take a chunk out of his opponent. However he never managed to reach him as the Man-Beetle finished charging his attack, exhaling a dark cloud of energy at the weapon user that caused him to begin to choke. Despite the lack of air reaching his lungs he pulled himself out of the cloud, tossing his battle axe at the Dark Beetle, impacting it's chest and leaving a patch of ice as it clattered to the floor. Grasping his frozen torso, Kaito ripped the ice from his flesh, as it took a small chunk of his carapace with it. As he stood still and regained his breath, the missing flesh began to knit itself back together with a hiss of steam, slightly obscuring the mansect from view. As his chest was fixed, he gave a low growl and his back chitin flashed before becoming a jade green. Giving off a feral roar, Edo-Kaito rushed at the Earthlander, holding a metal club that was sparking with electricity. Swinging at the insect mage, it was blocked with an outstretched forearm. As the sparks died down, the dark beetle reached one of its forelimbs towards the battle-crazed man, grasping his face slowly. As the tension began to rise, it was broken when an explosion was heard and the dark mage's head exploded, blood splattering the floor and walls. As this happened, the rest of the guild came out of their stupor from the fight and charged the beetle man. They never got within five feet as several explosions sounded off around him, killing many in the process. As the last explosion died down, the man who greeted Kaito began pulling himself away from the giant insect, his left leg missing due to an explosion. As he fearfully turned towards Kaito, another swarm formed around himself as he reverted to his normal form. Putting his right hand out, the swarm converged their, forming a khukri. Slowly stalking towards the fearful man, Kaito's face betrayed no emotion as he raised his large, curved blade above his neck, slashing it down and swiftly beheading them man. His knife dispersing, Kaito slowly fell to his knees, the light in his eyes slowly draining as he fell to the floor, unconscious…
Rage: And done.
Blueghast900: I had a large amount of fun, some may say too much fun, writing that last scene out. Granted, it was quite dark for this type of story, but that can happen. I had Kaito pull a Kimblee on killing his counterpart, albeit without the joy that the man would take from it.
Dakura 1: Yeah Kaito went a little far, but I would do the same to anyone who would hurt my sister so yeah.
Artemis Fowl: Butler, what is this strange place we have found ourselves in?
Butler: It seems to be some form of living text, as we are also in the same form.
Artemis: At any rate, we need to figure a way ou- what happened up there?
Butler: It seems to have been some form of mass slaughter.
Drake J: WHERE IS MY FANFIC?!
Rage: I am in the process of writing the next chapter now, and don't try your powers on me, I AM RAGE INCARNATE YOUR POWERS HAVE NOTHING ON MINE!
Colys: Hell, the dude's name is Rage.
Marin: I'm here too!
Drake K: Hey I only have a couple chapters and you don't see me complaining.
Rage: It is really starting to get crowded here with all of the characters.
Blueghast900: Don't worry, I got this. Story Writer Secret Art: Character Teleportation!
Rage: Perfect.
Blueghast: Don't worry. I can teach you the magical ways of this magic. Heh. puns. As always though, Read, Rate, Review, and Favorite.
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