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Whiteelfelder: Controlling ones temper is never a strong suit of a fairy tail wizard. Gray is no exception.
DarkRevie: Thanks for the review and support.
The Big Pickle: Knowing and accepting is two different things. Remember he is a teenager forced from the only life he's ever known. Do not judge harshly for things you don't yet understand.
Gray's POV
Anger coursed through him. Only one kind of magic had that spark. A Celestrial wizard. He snarled immediately moving to put distance between him and everyone else in the room.
The red eyed man was watching him warily while the others had drawn their wands. He growled," A Celestrial wizard. I won't let you near me."
All the men in the room shivered as the temperature in the room a sharp decline. His magic was trying to force its way free. Part of it was his regular ice make magic. The main issue was his Celestrial spirit magic. It interacted with his ice make. It also made it hard for him to control. Especially during times of fear and anger.
The brown haired man raised his hands in surrender and backed away. Gray's eyes followed his movements in mistrust. While he couldn't see any keys that didn't mean the man didn't have them. That was the problem with Celestrial wizards. One could never be sure if they were armed or not.
The red eyed man asked," What is your problem with Lord Knott? What do you mean by a Celestrial Wizard?"
Gray growled as he replied," Wizards that can contract with Celestrial spirits. Officially there are twelve golden zodiac keys. One for each of the signs. Then there are the silver keys of the lesser zodiacs. It is a kind of magic that is passed down through family lines."
His accusing green eyes met the shocked brown ones. No doubt the man was surprised at being outed. Then he looked at the red eyed wizard who nodded.
A dark presence filled the room counteracting his ice magic. The man cut his hand on a knife hidden in his cloak before saying," Atheon come forth."
The magical presence if possible darkened further. Gray could feel the darkness calling to his Celestrial magic. As Loke was the light of the Celestrial World he was the Dark.
A demon that he did not recognize came out of the darkened magic. This was not Celestrial wizard magic. Yet it was very similar. He turned his questioning look to the red eyed man.
The red eyed man said," Benjamin Knott here is a level 4 necromancer. What he summoned was a demon."
The demon called Atheon said looking at him," I have heard of you. You have been banished for what you did. It makes you no better than the rest of us demons."
Gray growled low in his throat. He wasn't a demon. He was a human who had the misfortune to be given the darkness.
Celestrial spirits were not born human. They were born just that Celestrial spirits. When one died another was soon born. Typically a spirit will raise its successor before passing on. Unless of course they died in battle.
The Gate of the Wolf was different. No one was completely sure what the requirements were for one to be born. The next Lupus was never born right away or even with a few years. From what he understood it took decades to hundreds of years for a new Lupus to appear. Every one of them were human and their circumstances different. Some had just been born while others guard access to the magic after a tragic event. The only commonality was that the ones who could remember was that there was a tragic event proceeding it.
He thought before now that he was just born this way. That he was born to be the Celestrial Spirit of Lupus. Now he wasn't so sure. He became less sure ever since his meeting with the spirit king.
Atheon said with a rumble," I was right. You are just like us."
The one called Benjamin said," Enough I release you."
"We will certainly meet again, Lupus. I look forward to seeing what you become," The demon said as it disappeared.
Gray's face had completely drained of blood. That demon knew exactly what he was. It was disconcerting for one who prided himself on keeping his secrets. Luckily these men wouldn't know about the fabled thirteenth gate. Even among Celestrial wizards it was only spoken about in fables.
Benjamin asked watching him carefully," I am still not sure what a Celestrial spirit is but will you trust me?"
Trust? He had to bite back a snort. That was as likely as him willingly making a contract with a Celestrial wizard. It wasn't going to happen. Necromancers were the first steps to creating a Celestrial wizard's. At least that's what the old stories spoke of.
He compromised," I promise not to attack you unless i feel threatened. Trust is earned never out right given."
Knott nodded and said," Understood. Come we need to get you to your meeting with the goblins. My Lord."
The red eyed man just watched them leave without a word. Something was off about the whole situation but he wouldn't get anymore information for the moment.
Loke's POV
He growled under his breath. No one had seen Gray in over a month. The job he had been on was only supposed to last a week. So where was the dark haired boy?
He climbed up to the others last known location. When he reached the spot he froze. A house at the top of the hill had been burned to the ground. By what was left of it was a grave.
Rushing over to the grave he held his breath as he read the inscription. After a moment he let it out. It was not Gray. In fact it was another wizard. By the markings on the grave marker the person had been a Celestrial wizard.
That left the questions. Where was Gray? And what in the hell happened here?
A glint in sun hidden so that if he hadn't been looking for things out of place he would have missed it. When he examined it he found it was a key. Not just any key either. It was a zodiac key. If anyone knew what had happened it would be the zodiac spirit.
He turned the key over checking to see which one it was. It was the Capricorn. A faint smile appeared on his face. Even after his banishment they had stayed friends.
A frown replaced his smile. It would take up a lot of his magic to even briefly summon his friend. At best he would be given five minutes. Still if to save his friend he would take risk.
Calling forth what little command over the Celestrial spirits he said," Open gate of the sheep. Come forth Ares!"
A familiar sheep girl came out of a yellow magic circle. He almost collapsed with how much the summon and drained him. Gentle hands caught him allowing him to lean for support.
Ares asked frightened," Leo what's wrong? What happened?"
He replied gaining his equilibrium back," Lupus is missing. I can't find him anywhere. Then I found this gravesite and your key. Do you know what happened, Ares?"
Shock filled the girl's eyes as she understood what he had done. She said hurt," You shouldn't have tried to summon me, Leo! You will just shorten the time you have left."
She was right. Even though it was just one summon he could feel the strain it took on his body. Unable to return to the Celestrial World he would slowly fade away. The next Leo the lion would be born once he was gone. He felt bad that it had come to this. He just couldn't let Ares continue to be abused by Karen.
Shaking himself from the thoughts of the past he asked again," Ares, what happened to Lupus?"
She said not meeting his eyes," That wizard was worse than Karen, Leo. He saved me from him but they fought. Lupus didnt mean for it to happen. It was an accident I swear! I tried to tell the king but he wouldn't listen to me. He thought Lupus' friendship with you corrupted him."
She broke out into tears. Loke for his part was trying to process the information. There had been an accident. If the marker was any indication the accident had ended in the wizard's death. No...
Ares began to fade in and out in front of him. He couldn't hold her here any more. He had to confirm what happened!
"Lupus was banished from this world. He was sent," she was gone before she could finish.
The key disappeared from his hand. No doubt that Spirit King had found out what he had done. Still he had more information than when he started. It seemed his friend was in the same situation as himself. Yet it was different. Gray had been banished to a completely different world.
His eyes looked out over the house as he thought,: Gray where are you? Are you safe? Why didn't you heed my warning? Now you are just like me.:
Part of him wanted to get angry. Yet he knew he couldn't. He would have done the exact same thing to protect a friend.
Gray would disappear just like him. One day without a word. In a world he was unfamiliar with he probably would avoid any and all companionship. Still wolves were not meant to be alone. If the loss of magical powers didn't kill him. Depression would.
Gray be safe. Were his his last thoughts as he made his way back home. He would have to be the one that gave the Guild Master the news. It would be better to say the dark haired boy had died. Than to tell everyone the truth. His only worry was Natsu's reaction. No doubt the pink haired boy would deny that his rival had died. Luckily no matter how hard he search he wouldn't be able to find the proof he needed.
Gray's POV
Barely able to stay up right when they arrived in front of a large building with a crack. It was that thing that Lucius had done early. Whatever it was it made him sick to his stomach.
Knott for his part kept a tight hold on his arm as they entered the building. No doubt having heard of his escape earlier and his skill with ice make. Though it would be fun to test out in this setting.
When they entered the first thing he noticed was the small creatures moving about. Many of them were armed with various types of weapons. Some of the weapons had runes inscribed on them.
Tugging on his arm kept him moving even though he wanted a closer look at the weapons. They came to what appeared to be a teller. The creature ignored them for several moments.
When it finally spoke it came out angry," What do you want?"
Knott replied," I am here to have a wizard of unknown origin have an inheritance test."
The creature shouted in an unfamiliar language. Another appeared and said," Follow me."
They went through a maze of hallways until they reached two large doors. The creature knocked on the door. After a brief moment they were permitted entrance.
A large desk sat in the middle of the room. A single creature sat at the top of it. He didn't even glance at them. Gray for his part was intruiged about it. They didn't have creatures like this in Fiore. It made him wonder what they were.
When he glanced at Knott the man whispered," They are goblins. They handle everything financial in the Wizarding world. You never want to make one your enemy."
He nodded his acceptance. From what he had seen the weapons they carried could do serious damage. The goblin looked at them sharply. He stiffened but met its eyes easily. He watched as its eyes widened in surprise.
It asked," What do you want?"
Knott said," We are here for an inheritance test."
The goblin said nodding," I will need three drops of your blood on this parchment."
It held out a knife for him to take. Without hesitating Gray took it and slit his palm. He then made a fist watching as his life blood dropped onto the parchment. Once the third drop landed he brought his hand away.
Knott pulled his wand out and whispered something. Immediately the wound on his hand closed up and there was no more pain. He then watched in fascination as words began to appear on the parchment. It read:
Harrison James Potter
Alias: Gray Fullbuster, Lupus
Age: 15
Father: James Charlus Potter
Mother: Lily Potter nee Evans
Adopted Father: Silver Fullbuster
Adopted mother: Mika Fullbuster
Godfather: Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, Frank Longbottom
Godmother: Alice Longbottom, Minerva McGonagall,
Family ties
Heir to the House of Potter
Heir to the House of Black
Heir to the House of Gryffindor
Heir to the House of Lupus
Heir to the House of Pervell
He blinked several times trying to understand. Knott who was reading over his shoulder sucked in a surprised breath. The goblin for its part watched them stoically.
Knott asked finally," Do you have the keys to his vaults? We will also need a list of his properties and anything else he owns."
The goblin said something in its language. Another appeared and they spoke for a brief moment before the second one left. A few moments later the goblin came back with another right behind him.
The new goblin seemed to examine him with cautious interest. Without saying anything it held out several keys. A quick glance at Knott had him taking the keys.
His sense of smell hightened by being Lupus told him they were made of iron. He could also smell the protective magics on them. They were keyed to his bloodline. Something told him that there was more to this than he knew.
He looked at Knott again but the man's face was like a brick wall. It didn't tell him anything about what the man was thinking. After being around expressive people for so long it made him nervous. He held his tongue not wishing to offend the man.
The first goblin said drawing their attention back to him," Mr. Potter show those keys to any goblin teller and they will take you to your vaults. You can only go to your trust fund Potter vault until you come of age. After that you will be able to take up the mantel of Lord Potter. At that time you will also be able to access your family vaults. These are your heir rings. They go on the ring finger of your right hand in this order. Potter, Black, Lupus, Gryffindor, and Perevell."
He did as he was told. When each ring was placed on his right hand he felt a familiar magic react. It was similar to his own yet different. Older even. When he looked back the five rings had formed into one single one. If he rotated the ring it showed the crests of the houses.
The goblin looked sharply at Knott as he said," You will teach Me. Potter his Lord and heir duties..." Gray interrupted," Fullbuster. Just Fullbuster."
The goblin's eyes narrowed before it said," Fine, Mr. Fullbuster. If they do not teach you, you will return here. We will give you what you need."
Knott replied shortly," I'm sure our Lord will set him up with a proper tutor. Come, Mr. Fullbuster it is time for us to go."
Without waiting for a reply the man took ahold of his shoulder and led him out. Before the doors closed he glanced over his shoulder. The goblin was still watching him. The look it had was something akin to fascination. He wondered why.