Hello, everybody. I hope that you are all well. We are ready for the 6th chapter of this Fairy Tail fic, with a plot which is going, among others, to introduce a new Strizer. Good Reading!
P.S.: I still aren't the owner of Fairy Tail. I just own my OC, which is already good.
Chapter 6: return, crisis of nerve and vacancy (?)
- " Three aces. "
- " Straight flush! Give the money ! "
- " Ah the bastard. "
Gray threw his cards on the table, dismayed to have lost once again. He had agreed to play Poker with Cana and Lyon, but the 2 ice mages had quickly lost their will to live, because the card mage was not just able to fight with cards : she could also beat them with playing cards. Somebody knowing the guild which would enter the building at this moment would have a hard time understanding why Gray played poker, but also why the guild, nevertheless crowded was not as lively as usual.
The reason was simple: nobody had the motivation to do anything and for 2 motives.
The first one, it was Happy, whose nobody heard about since his disappearance which occurred shortly after his return from Karista with the other mages who had faced the Strizer of the forest there, Vincenzo, more than 2 days ago. If this absence had struck hard all the mages of Fairy Tail, since Happy had always been some kind of mascot for the guild, ever since his birth, 2 people were more affected than the other by his unforeseen departure. The first one was Charla. While she had spent those last year pushing away the blue Exceed advances, it became harder and harder for her to hide the real nature of her feelings for Salamander's partner, and it was hurting her. And talking about the Salamander, there was somebody who was particularly affected by this disappearance.
After the denial, the anger and the frustration, Natsu was now on the edge of a nervous breakdown. He ate much less than before and it was written all over his face that he had not slept since the disappearance of his partner. Nevertheless, it did not prevent him from continuing to joke, but everybody could see that he was only trying to hide what he really felt. Even Gajeel and Gray were worried for him, especially when he had his 'phases'. This is how the others called the moments when Natsu entered delirious moments, literally, spending his time trying to establish theories, each as farfetched as the others on the disappearance of Happy, under the worried eyes of his companions who looked at him without doing anything, seeing that the only times when they had tried to calm him down, they were violently pushed away. Many though it was because of Lucy and what she said to him at first, since her words were particularly violent, but it only lasted one time. Nobody could bear to see the one who had killed Zeref and Acnologia in this state, but they could only admit that what she had told him was true and had to go out at some point.
Sting, who was granted, in the same way as the other mages hurt by Vincenzo, the authorization to go out of the infirmary, was leaning against the bar, looking at the mages in front of him with a worried expression on his face. Rufus, who had been able to go out too, his skin almost completely healed, was standing next to Sabertooth Master and noticed that he seemed to be thinking.
- " A problem, Sting? I have no memory of having already seen you that worried. " Noticed Rufus.
- " It is just that … I have a bad presentiment. " Answered Sting, a heavy ball in his stomach while he thought about the group who left for Akaruidesu. He was more worried for Yukino. He knew she was strong, but those Strizers were powerful and he could only imagine what their current opponent was capable of. But what made him feel bad the most was Rogue. They had always been very close, like 2 brothers and since they had learnt to mix their magics to go into WHITE SHADOW DRAGON MODE, this link between them deepened. Therefore, he knew that Rogue had problems, like some kind of empathy.
And alas, God had a particularly twisted sense of humor and decided to bring him the answers to his questions concerning his friends.
All of a sudden, a bright light appeared in the middle of the hall, a light that they had no hard time recognizing, since they already saw that kind of light many time before. It was the light which shone every time a stellar spirit key was used. Indeed, when the light finally subsided, the first thing the mages saw was a man's face with glasses and unmistakable spiky red hair. It was Léo. But Sting had quickly returned its attention on a white haired girl who was running toward him. He recognized Yukino, and was shocked seeing wound covered body, in particular massive fist shaped bruises on her stomach as well as multiple burns.
- " Yukino! Are you Ok ? Come on, I'll take you to the infirmary. " He had shouted, clasping his hand on the wrist of the young woman before being held back by the latter.
- " No, wait ! " stopped the white beauty, a light red tint on her face after seeing his concern for her well-being. She freed her wrist from his hand and caught the front of Sabertooth Master's jacket, making him look at her. " My wounds have no importance right now ! But Rogue … He … "
She couldn't manage to finish her sentence, sobbing harder and harder as second passed, tears flowing on her face. Seeing in what state his friend was, he understood that something really bad happened and he turned his head to the rest of the group. Lucy was on her knees, hands on the ground, in the same state as Yukino, as well as Minerva and Frosch. But by looking at the former, Sting thought he was going to die of shock.
Rogue was spread on the ground, in front of Minerva who held his hand. He was covered with wounds, from the cut to the bruise but especially with burns, which covered his whole body, the skin having taken a deep scarlet shade, almost black on all his back. Some blood was running for his nose and mouth to add to the horror already displayed under the mages eyes. Sting recovered quickly from his shock.
- " ROGUE! "
He threw himself next to his best friend, putting his hands on his neck, searching for his pulse, which he found extremely weak.
- " WENDY ! SOMEONE, QUICK ! "
The mages gathered around them began rushing and shouting all at once, several people rushing to the sick bay where Wendy was. When the young girl saw in what shape Rogue was, she paused for a moment before rushing to his side, using her magic to establish a first diagnosis.
- " Quick, bring him to the infirmary ! His life is in danger ! "
Sting ran, carrying the one that he considered like his brother to the sick bay where he put him down on a bed before being pushed towards the exit by Porlyusica who closed the door whereas the 2 healers worked to put save Rogue's life.
/-A few hours later-/
Sting sat in the corridor in front of the infirmary, a seat he hasn't left since Rogue was locked in there. Next to him sat Minerva, head hanging low, eyes red for having cried too much, Frosch asleep on her knees. Yukino joins them, sitting down next to Sting, placing her hand in his, in a comforting manner. The light mage tightened his hand around her, turning his head to face her with a small smile, the white mage returning it before putting her head on his shoulder.
Sting looked at her for a moment, her and her wounds. The girls were really lucky, at least far more than Rogue, since their wounds, even if they weren't superficial, were not that serious either, meaning they had left the infirmary quite quickly, even if Minerva would have loved to stay inside. She had spent a good hour after being released unleashing all of her feelings, that had accumulated since the fight, on the door which would have been broken if it wasn't for an enchantment casted by Wendy.
Returning to Yukino, Sting was thinking a moment before finally putting an arm around her shoulders, bringing her closer. They stayed still for a moment, until the doors of the infirmary finally opened. Minerva had hardly heard the key turning inside the lock that she had already thrown herself on it,, sending the poor and still wounded Frosch to the ground, almost smashing the poor Wendy's head who had opened. They got ready to go into the room when they were stopped by Porlyusica.
- "If you to go inside, you better behave yourself and not make to much noise. And not for too long, understood ?"
The mages agreed and entered the room, going directly to Rogue's bed, but they had a hard time withstanding what they had right in front of them.
Rogue was cleaned up and as things were right now, he was covered with bandages, as if the 2 healers wanted to make him into a mummy. But the hardest thing for them was to see him connected to a whole lot of machine (Author's note : the same kind of things we have in our hospitals, but a magic version. I'm allowing it), which measured his pulse, to help him breathe, etc. In fact, these machines looked like they were keeping Rogue alive and they hated that. Minerva took a chair to sit down next to him whereas Frosch went to put himself on the bed, close but paying attention to not touch any devices. Sting, eyes locked on his 'brother', asked the nurses.
- "How is he ?"
- " The good news is that we managed to stabilize him, so his life isn't in danger any more. But … " Wendy stopped, slightly lowering her head, not able to speak.
- " But what ? Wendy ? " Pressed Yukino, having a bad feeling.
- " He is in a coma. And we have no idea of when he will wake up, if he ever wakes up. " Revealed Porlyusica.
This revelation cast a chill on the room and its occupants, who looked at Rogue with a solemn look on their faces in silence, until Wendy starts speaking again, tears streaming down her face.
- " I am sorry. We did everything we were able to do but his state was … "
- " Wendy don't cry. You did everything you were able to and even if he is in a coma, at least he is alive. Thank you. " answered Yukino, putting her hands on the young girl shoulders to comfort her.
- " He is tough, he'll recover. " Asserted Sting.
- " Very well, but now, GET OUT OF HERE! " Roared Porlyusica, spinning her famous broom, trying to chase the mages out of the infirmary
" What about the ' not make too much noise ' you asked for ? " Though Sting while he and Yukino tried to avoid the sweeping. But in a slightly too violent broom swing, the old witch struck Minerva, who hadn't moved from her chair, in the head, the broom breaking on the impact. But Minerva didn't moved, staying focused on Rogue.
- " I won't leave his side, no matter what you do. I won't move." She simply answered, without turning her head. Seeing the resolution of the girl, Porlyusica sighed, before admitting defeat.
- " Very well, you can stay, but you stay calm or I take care of you, understood? "
Later, after Wendy took care of Minerva's small head wound, several people had come to see Rogue, mainly members of Sabertooth, who were all really affected by his current state. When the visits ended, the girls managed, at the price of many efforts, to pull Minerva out of the infirmary, which she refused to leave. The mages were decided to make her spill the beans : her obsession not to leave the infirmary couldn't be simply due to a simple friendship. They were thus all gathered around a table in a room that they had 'reserved' in the guild.
- " Ok, come on. Spill the beans ! " demanded Cana, a barrel of alcohol under her arms, sitting on the table, addressing Minerva, before receiving a light pat on the head by Lisanna.
- " Cana, don't start. She doesn't need to be assaulted like that. "
- " That being said, I don't think you can deny your feelings for that long now. " Add Mirajane, who turned to Minerva. " Judging by your reactions concerning Rogue health, you cannot like him as a friend. "
The girls turned towards the ebony haired mage, who seemed to be lost in her though. She raised the head, her face red in embarrassment.
- " Even if I was really in love with him, what are the chances for him to return my feeling ? " This semi-statement of her love, coupled with the Minerva's doubt, made the others smiled, which reassured her immediately.
- " Honestly, I am sure that he is as crazy about you that you are about him. But you will never know as long as you kept those feeling for yourself. " comforted Levy. " As soon as he will wake up, go for it. I am sure that you won't regret it. "
- " I wonder if you are that well placed to give this kind of advice, seeing the time you needed to get together with Gajeel. " Teased Cana, who was already drinking her 3rd barrel, which caused a mini-quarrel between the two girls, who quickly drew everyone's attention, Erza trying to calm them down with a sword. Minerva smiles at the show, swearing that when Rogue will wake up, she'll tell him how she feels. She won't stay in the dark about her feeling anymore.
/- Several days later, at Lucy's place -/
Gloomy.
It was more or less the state of mind at the guild, and to be more precise of the mages that were there. Since the return of the group who left for Akaruidesu, there had been no real good news. Rogue's condition had slightly improved, but he still hadn't woken up and the mages were less and less optimistic on his hypothetical awakening. The other cause of concern is that there were still no news about Happy's situation.
Lucy, already almost totally healed, thinking about the disappearance of the Exceed, couldn't help but think about Natsu. She did not regret what she had told him, but she had to admit that to see him in this state, so depressed and almost lifeless, and to know that it was partially her fault, hurt her. After all, she had not totally given up her feelings for him. But she couldn't do a 180 ° on her behavior: she had made a decision and planned to assume it up to the end.
She was at her home, trying to relax after all that happened these last days when all of a sudden, she heard noises outside, not far from her home. She opened the window but saw nothing. She thus decided to go out and, a dozens of meters away, in an alley, she saw Natsu, who seemed to be searching everywhere around him. But Lucy was more surprised by his appearance than his behavior. He was dirty, proof that his last shower was many days old now but especially thinner, she had no memory of seeing him in this shape.
- " Natsu? What are you doing here ? And what happened to you ? "
By hearing the voice of his partner and best friend, he turned to look at her, with a gaze Lucy could only associate to a psycho. He returned without a word to his search, mumbling incomprehensible sentences but where we could discern words as ' Happy ' or 'hide'.
- " You are wasting your time looking for him, Natsu. "
The rain had begun falling when she said those words, Natsu turning around towards her all of a sudden, a demented spark in his eyes.
- " What do you mean, I'm wasting my time ? We aren't gonna find him if we stop looking for him! " Roared the dragon, taking the stellar mage by surprise before she got back to her senses.
- " What I meant to say is that if Happy was still in town, we would have already found him ! He left, Natsu! "
- " AND WHERE WOULD HE HAVE GO, THEN ?! HE HAS NOWHERE ELSE TO GO! "
- " IF HE WANTS TO RETURN, HE WILL RETURN. WOULD IT BE TOO MUCH TO ASK YOU TO TRUST THE OTHERS, SOMETIMES ? "
- " It's not trust problem. " Natsu had turned the volume down, talking between clenched teeth. But Lucy didn't lowered her. She continued, both mages now completely drenched by the rain, falling upon the city in heavy drops.
- " THEN WHAT ? IF YOU TRUST HE WILL COME BACK, WHY ARE YOU BEHAVING LIKE THAT ?! "
- " BECAUSE I KNOW THAT IT'S MY FAULT ! "
Natsu's confession brought a silence in the alley which was interrupted only by the pouring rain. Drenched, they looked at each other, without a word. Lucy was shocked when she saw Natsu breaking down, his eyes going from anger to sadness.
- " Everything is my fault. " he then said with a small voice
Then he fell on the knees, in the middle of the alley, Lucy getting closer to him, kneeling down to be at his level. When she saw the tears stream down on his face, she understood that Natsu was clearly feeling down.
- " You were right. As usual. If I had paid attention to what I say and what I'm doing, he wouldn't have left. And you would have never yell at me like you did the other day. I'm sorry. "
To see Natsu crying in front of her hurt Lucy. She had almost never seen him crying. The last time, it was when Igneel had been killed by Acnologia.
- " I didn't realize that his departure could affect you so much. " She began before being interrupted by Natsu, who looked at her, eyes full of reproach.
- " But Lucy, I found Happy when he was still an egg. I took care of him, I saw him hatching, I always had him by my side. " His voice broke down, while he began sobbing which broke Lucy's heart. " In a sense, he is like my son. "
Lucy opened wide eyes. What Natsu just said hit her like a truck. What kind of idiot was she ? She was so focused on Natsu's mistake, that she had forgotten everything they lived together, up to their origin. She had been particularly selfish. She then took Natsu in the arms, the fire mage's head resting on her shoulder where he let himself go, crying for his missing 'son'. At this moment, Lucy realized that she was wrong and that Natsu was more sensitive than she though. When Natsu began to calm down, the rain had lost in intensity.
- "Come to my place. A good meal and a hot bath will be good for you. "
Natsu agreed without a word and got up, Lucy taking him to her home. After Natsu took a bath and got something to eat (a lot), he got to the door, getting ready to go back home. But before, he turned around to face Lucy.
- " Once again, I'm sorry. I behaved like a moron. "
- " It's nothing. To be honest, we are all tensed with what is taking place. I would like to see the guild and the others act like they were before. "
- " Yeah. That would be cool. "
Without adding anything, they said goodbye to each other and Natsu went back to home.
/-The next day, at the guild-/
Lucy had just opened the door of the guild and went to the bar to have breakfast, observing the other mages, searching for somebody.
- " Where is Levy? Is she sick? " Asked Lucy to Mirajane.
- " Not. She took some holidays, far from what is happening right now. We can't really blame her. She even took Gajeel with her. " Ended the barmaid with a smile. Lucy returned it to her, but suddenly, the door exploded, almost literally, revealing Natsu, who seemed in a great shape, completely different from the one he was these last days.
- " I AM BACK! " Roared the Salamander loudly, as he used to. " I need to punch something. Hey, the ice cube, come here. "
- " You really want to fight, matchstick ? I don't really want to fight against a depressive. "
- " WHO'S THE DEPRESSIVE, SHITTY SNOWMAN ?! "
Quickly, a big fight began in the guild, the tables and the chairs being thrown into the air and looking at it, Lucy wasn't able to refrain herself from thinking that everything had almost become as it was before.
" … I would like to see the guild and the others act like they were before … "
She opened wide eyes suddenly, remembering what she had said to Natsu last evening and turned her eyes to the fire mage, who was in a fight with Gray at the moment.
" Did he voluntarily provoke a fight, just because I wanted the guild to be like it was before? "
Shaking her head to erase the red tint which had risen to her cheeks, she just look at the scene with a smile, happy that for the first time in more than a week, the guild seemed to have found again its real nature.
/-Tetsuga, in the northwest of Hargeon-/
- " Remind we why you dragged me here, shrimp? "
- " To rest. With what is taking place at the moment, I thought that we needed some holidays. "
- " That YOU needed holydays. The more time goes by and the more I want to test myself against one of those dudes. "
Levy and Gajeel had just arrived at Tetsuga, a city renowned for its forges and its experts craftmens. For Levy, leaving Magnolia was enough for relaxing and forgetting her bothers. She chose to come here because she knew that if she wanted Gajeel to follows her, he needed an additional motivation.
- " So, it's some kind of festival in the city today, isn't it? " asked Gajeel, walking beside Levy, walking to the center of the city.
- " Yes, the blacksmiths of the city use this day to raise stands through the city to show their creations, make demonstrations to the tourists and even fights to test their best weapons. "
- " Kihihi, you know me well, there no doubt about that, shrimp. "
- " Thank you. AND STOP CALLING ME SHRIMP! "
- " Maybe you'd prefer ' my shrimp ' ? "
The Gajeel's sneaky remark had the effect wanted, making Levy blush heavily, who began stuttering.
- " I-I, uh, yes, well, maybe … "
Gajeel chuckled before sliding Levy's hand in his, pulling her towards him. The blue girl gave him a smile before picking up their pace, under the watchful eyes of a Panther Lily proud and happy at the same time.
/-Later, main square of the city-/
As we could expect it for a festival, the city's central square was crowded, covered with stands where the craftsmen of the city made a demonstration of their talents to the numerous tourists. Many sculptures made of metal were everywhere, tourists going from a stand to the other one with the sound of hammers and other tools used by craftsmen filling the air. Levy did not miss to notice that Gajeel seemed to appreciate the festival, even if it was not necessarily as she thought it would. Indeed, Gajeel seemed more hungry than excited by what he saw. All this displayed high-quality metal was too much for him. However, one of the stands drew his attention in particular. Indeed, on the stand stood a statue of a dragon made in metal. Brass pieces almost gave life to the eyes of this dragon whose look seemed to follow those who looked at him. Around the dragon was many kind of extremely advanced mechanism which seemed to move without any magical intervention. Gajeel even paused for a moment to look at the dragon.
- "Metalicana?" Murmured Gajeel, when Levy noticed, observing the dragon herself.
- "It is true that he looks like him. They almost looked like twins."
- "Twins ? What do you mean ?"
The 2 mages and the Exceed raised their head, to be faced with the man who own the stand. A man as tall as Gajeel, with very short fair hair and grey eyes, which seemed to be made of silver, behind a pair of glasses which he put back in place with his thumb. He was dressed in a grey three piece suit, with a white shirt. The tie was the same grey as the suit and the polished shoes were jet black.
- "On what you based this dragon?"
The tone of Gajeel was sharp. He had to know how this guy had been able to make an exact copy of Metalicana.
- "On my imagination." Answered the unknown with a small backward movement facing the aggressiveness of Gajeel. "I always imagined myself dragons made of metal, like some kind of armor. Is there rules for that ?"
Gajeel was not really convinced, chewing on an object of metal he had in his hand.
- "Hey, wait a minute? What are you eating here ?"
Gajeel stopped and opened his hand, revealing what remained of one of the small machines which was on the stand. Seeing it, the manager opened wide eyes and focused his attention back on Gajeel, who started eating again like he didn't gave a shit.
- "Oh, ok, Don't mind the facty that you are eating my creations. Do you need any salt with that ?" Threw the manager, to which Gajeel answered with the same tone.
- "It's a good idea. Do you have any ?"
- " GET OUT OF HERE, NAIL-HEAD ! AND MAKE SURE I WON'T SEE YOU AGAIN ! "
- " How did you call … Gah ! " Gajeel didn't had time to finish his sentence, cut by Levy who had just hit him in his ribs.
- " That's enough, we are going. Sorry " She bowed before the manager to apologize for what happened and got away with Gajeel.
- " You really have to learn to control your stomach. You are becoming more and more like Natsu in this department. "
- " Do not compare me to this idiot. I at least, I have the ability to know when I love somebody. " These words made Levy blush when Lily intervened.
- " Having that said, there is still the reason on how he could make this statue of Metalicana. I wonder if … "
- " Levy ?! Gajeel !? Panther ?! "
The 3 turned around, surprised when they ended up facing with Jet and Droy, who seemed as surprised to see them as they were.
- " Jet? Droy? " began Levy before being cut by Gajeel, who took a step forward to place himself between Levy and her 2 partners of Shadow Gear, as to establish his dominance.
- " What the hell are you doing here? If you followed us, you are going to regret being born. "
- " No, not at all. We are here on a mission. " Answered Jet, taking a step back seeing the clearly pissed of Gajeel.
- " A mission? Here? Of what kind? " Asked Panther, who had settled on Gajeel's head.
- " In fact, it is not here strictly speaking, but " began the speed mage before being to cut by an iron sword appearing suddenly under his throat.
- " You made a detour when you knew that we were there then, right?! "
- " NO ! Let us finish explaining! " Cut Droy who took where Jet had stopped. " In fact, the mission began in a village several kilometers away from here. Apparently, metal objects had begun vibrating, even flying in certain cases. In addition to that, the villagers said they heard strange machine like noises. We found a track and we followed it up to here. "
- " But if we take into account the current situation, this quest might be more complicated than we planned. "
- " How's that? " Asked for Levy, intrigued by the last sentence of the plant mage.
- " The village where we began the mission is situated not far from the forest where the Strizers appeared. "
This news caused different kind reactions on the mages. Besides the surprise, Panther was worried because it meant that he was probably not far away from here. Gajeel exulted like a kid knowing that he was, without a doubt, going to be able to face one of these dudes and Levy was frustrated. She decides to take some holidays, and they had to cross a Strizer? Fate could be cruel sometimes.
/-The evening-/
Nevertheless, the day kept going without any trouble. Gajeel, Panther and Levy were able to relax without real problems while Jet and Droy tried to find some clue for their job. But while the vacationers were on their way to the hotel, they heard a strange noise, like a drill used next to hammers banging on some metal. It would have been completely normal in a city of blacksmiths, but not at one o'clock when it was forbidden to work, risking of being victim of noise complaint. Their fears were confirmed when they saw Jet and Droy rushing to them.
- "Jet, Droy. These noises, it is …"
- "Yes, the same as those whom we investigate on." Cut Jet, understanding what the blue haired mage question were going to be.
- "OK. Let's go see that." Gajeel had answered with a carnivorous smile on his face, pulling Levy by her wrist, taking her against her will.
Arriving at the source of the noise, they were faced a huge building made of red brick, covered with a black metal roof, a metal which could be found on the windows, doors and long chimney from where escaped black and thick smoke, a sign that it was occupied. The mages entered and they knew that they were expected.
There were ovens made of metal, quite an arsenal of tools used by blacksmith, from hammer to crowbar, chains, molds of various forms and sizes. But the problem was that everything was piled up on the sides, near the walls, leaving a vast space in the middle of the foundry. Basicly, it was an arena.
- "It is a trap." Noticed Droy.
- "I wouldn't say that."
Going out of the shadow at the end of the building, Gajeel, Levy and Panther saw the man who owned the stand with Metalicana's statue. He wore the same suit, his jacket opened, the tie slightly undone, hands in his pockets.
- "It's more like, I waited for you."
- "If you didn't necessarily wanted to attract us here, why this statue of Metalicana?" Asked Levy, already on her guard.
- "I wanted more or less to made you doubt. Oh but where are my manners, I didn't even introduced myself. Dmitri Alekseïev ..."
NAIL GUN!
He raised his hand towards the 4 mages and wave of nails of several centimeters rain on them. Jet, Droy and Panther, in its human form, evaded by diving on sides. Gajeel took place in front of Levy, covering himself with metal to protect them both.
- "Strizer of metal. Privyet."
- "Metal, right? It's perfect." Began Gajeel by picking up nails and swallowing them whole. "I felt hungry."
- "Yeah, your talent to eat metal is going to be very problematic. But I'm not only manipulating the metal. I am also the king of machines. Demonstration."
SPRING BOOST!
Changing his legs into springs, Dmitri jumps up on Gajeel, arms covered with metal and they began to exchange blows. But it lasted only one moment. Suddenly, handcuffs appeared on the Gajeel's wrists then chains appeared from a machine nearby, catching him and dragging him towards some kind of armchair, strapping him on it.
- " Have a safe trip. "
Suddenly, the chair began moving forward following a rail, at the speed of a train. Gajeel was immediately neutralized, violent nausea striking him, while the car on which he was strapped disappeared in the foundry. Levy, Panther, Jet and Droy could only stare powerless, while Dmitri turned around towards them.
- " Well, now, it's between you and I. "
OK here we are, I hope that you liked this chapter. See you soon for a new one. See you next time.
Next time: Shadow Gear vs Metal Strizer : hide and seek in the foundry ! Objective : Free Gajeel ! Dragon of steel and Zigurat !