Chapter 17
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:
"Let's see if there is another way in." Dakura said. As they were about to turn around to exit the cave white sticky ropes suddenly lashed out and wrapped around all of the Earthland mages immobilizing them. Dakura tried to turn around to see who captured them, but when he turned around he was shocked by what he saw. It was Erza in a very revealing bikini 'armor', and standing next to her was himself in black paladin-esque armor with a shotgun-sword, and a goofy grin on his face.
"Well, well, well. Look what we have here sis. A bunch of Earthland mages trying to sneak into the capital, how cute." Edo-Dakura said with a cheerful tone. Then the entirety of the Royal Guards along with Edo-Erza and Edo-Dakura all kneeled to Carla and Happy as if they were royalty.
"We thank you exceeds for bringing these Earthland mages to us." Edo-Erza said while bowing. Both Happy and Carla have shocked looks on their faces.
Now:
(With Kaito & crew)
Walking forward Kaito noticed a tall, imposing fortress-like structure in the distance, a familiar energy signature within.
"Is… is that Dakura?" He thought to himself before hearing a loud crash behind himself.
"Heh, to think I'd find ANOTHER Earthland mage not long after those dragonslayers." An all-too familiar voice said, although the overall tone was off.
"Dakura, that you buddy?" The albino asked, his voice confusing the Edolas counterpart of his partner.
"Wait… is that Kaito Shinarada? Dear lord why must fate tempt me this way?" Edo-Dakura exclaimed before drawing the long sword at his side and took aim at Kaito. "Well, this will be a pain but it must be done." Pulling the trigger on the handle, he didn't expect what happened next.
"Hey man, that could really hurt someone, you know?" The aviator wearing man said, an evident hole in his cloak but through said hole all that could be seen was pure darkness.
"Wha- what the hell are you?!" The paladin shouted, as an intense buzzing could be heard from the crimson eyed man in front of him, before Kaito revealed said ocular orbs by removing his aviators.
"I'm the one man you don't want to mess with." At that the insect user faded into the ever growing swarm behind him, the buzzing only growing in volume as a line of soldier ants began marching towards the only Edolas native standing there as Raiden and Enkaar left, grabbing Riley so as to stay out of harm's way. "Now, you're going to tell me where you took my friends, or these little guys will shred you. Literally."
"I do-don't know what you're talking about." The soldiers were closer now, only 10 feet from him resulting in him taking shots at the approaching threat but it only slowed them down slightly. Seeing this he began to sweat bullets.
"Oh really? Then why did you say I was at least the third Earthland mage based on the fact that you mentioned multiple Dragonslayers?" 7 feet now, the mandibles of some of the ants glowing red hot from the heat they emitted from being Burn-based soldier ants, their steel-like bodies glinting in the sunlight.
"Earthland mage is a term we use for dark wizards, with dragonslayers being the most powerful." The ants were only 4 feet away, the individual eyes on some being more visible.
"Why am I inclined to not believe you?" The Cheliomyrmex morosus were starting to climb Knightwalker's legs, the heat of the Burn variants mandibles beginning to be felt through his heavy armor. "Time's ticking, better hurry up and confess."
"F-fine, I'll lead you there, just please don't kill me." The black armored man pleaded, resulting in the insects retreating back into the swarm, which then condensed back down into Kaito.
"Good, now let's go."
(With Dakura and co.)
Dakura is currently sitting in a cell, chained to a wall, with an emotionless look on his face. He was still shocked on how someone who looked exactly like his sister could be so cold and cruel. He could hear Natsu talking with Wendy and Lucy trying to cheer them up, but he wasn't really listening. Suddenly he heard guards walking towards their cells. When he could finally see them he saw that they were escorting a short old man about the same height as Makarov. Dakura glared at the short old man sporting a crazed smile.
"Grab the Dragon Slayers. We must start the draining process as soon as possible." The short creepy man ordered of the guards, that opened the cells and grabbed Natsu, Wendy, and Dakura. When Dakura was removed from his cell he glared down at the old man and snarled.
"What do you want with us?" Dakura snarled out his question, which seemed more like a demand.
"Khehk khehk khehk. We will drain you of all of you Dragon Slayer magic to help Edolas gain unlimited magical power." The short creepy man explained as he started leading the guards, who were forcing along the Dragon Slayers, to a large room with three Large stone slabs with Dragon fossils in them. The two off to the sides were roughly 10 feet tall, but the one in the center was easily double the size of the other slabs. Natsu and Wendy were chained to the two smaller slabs while Dakura was chained to the largest one.
"Don't worry this will only be the most painful thing you'll ever experience." The old man stated as he pressed a button on a control panel. The slabs started to glow blue, then each slab was surrounded with an electrical like yellow energy.
"AAAHHHHH!" Came the unanimous scream from the three Dragon Slayers, with Dakura being the loudest of them all...
(Back with Kaito, and earlier...)
"So, how were you planning to, as you put it, 'drain the Dragon Slayer magic' out of my friends?" Kaito asked of the paladin-esque man chained at his feet with normal soldier ants, a fiery glow in his normally covered eyes.
"Byro claimed that he has some sort of method involving an ancient magic or something. I mostly tuned him out when he explained how it worked to us captains." Knightwalker replied with a bored expression as the beetle user began to drag him towards the imposing castle in the distance with an extension of the chain.
"Well, we might as well get going if I want to save them, won't I?" The cloaked male stated, a look of determination etched onto his features as he marched on.
"Why are you dragging me along then? I know it would be easier for you to dump me here to die in the wilderness. Or kill me yourself for that matter with those parasites of yours." Edo-Dakura asked, trying to turn his head to see where they were but it was hard being face down.
"First of all, they're insects, not parasites, and if I killed you it would wear on me seeing as I killed an entire guild earlier already and I'd rather not go through that again." The annoyed man retorted, looking around. "That, and despite your rough exterior you still are Dakura, if only an alternate reality version of the guy. I couldn't bring myself to harm a frie-" Kaito cut himself off as he looked around with a wild look in his eyes as his pupils contracted severely before he looked at capital in the distance. Having the soldier ants reform with his swarm he began to change into his swarm form which didn't escape Knightwalker.
"Hey, what was with all that buddy-buddy crap you were spouting out earlier if you're still going to just leave me here?!" The noirette shouted not eliciting a response from the swarm before turning to the trio behind him. "You three have any Idea what's up with him?"
"I haven't been around Kaito in a few years, roughly 5 if my memory is correct, so the only thing I could think of causing this would be something involving this other Dakura he speaks so highly of." Riley replied, fearful of what Kaito was doing and why he was leaving.
"Well aren't you just a nice little well of knowled- GUH!" The armored man was cut off by Edo-Raiden shoving his fist into his less armored gut with a visage of rage evident on his face.
"Didn't you hear her? She said she hadn't seen the guy in years, and guess what Dakura, people change! I know you did from when Myself and my brother knew you in grade school. If he were still alive and sane he would be disgusted in the man before him!" The albino yelled out, tears slightly streaming down his face from the memories that were brought up. "Now get up, we're heading out."
"What about Murabba? We just going to let him go like that?" Edo-Dakura asked, holding his injured gut with a wince.
"He knows what he's doing. Unlike the Kaito we knew this guy is a tactical genius among other things, not to mention an absolute powerhouse with his different beetles." Edo-Enkaar explained, gazing off into the distance…
Rage: Man it has been a while since we wrote for this. How long was it?
Blueghast: About a month give or take a week or so.
Rage: It's been that long! Wow. Sorry about not updating sooner school swamped me and we never really got the time to write.
Kaito: Hey, at least we still have some screen time in other timelines!
Blueghast: That's true.
Drake J: I FINALLY GOT MY CHAPTER!
Blueghast: Oi Drake, you ready for the event that's coming up in, oh about 3 years for your timeline?
Drake J: What are you talking about?
Blueghast: Let's just say it will be a Labyrinthian experience.
Rage: *Sigh* That was bad.
Blueghast: Hey, I'm not wrong though, am I?
?: No you aren't.
Rage: Oh hey ? Didn't expect you to show up until later.
Blueghast: I can't wait for your Cameo later either. I still have an entire Volume of work to get through though.
Rage:*Thump* Please just end it before I end you
Blueghast: We both know we're equal in this space, but alright. Read, Rate, Review, and Favorite.
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