Finally! We're here with another chapter of 'Our Past, His Future'. I want to thank you all for the support on this story, I didn't expect many people to be interested in this kind of storyline whatsoever. But I'm thankful that you're all supporting this! Onward to the chapter!
"My head hurts." Millianna whined, rubbing the top of her head as she trailed behind Kagura.
"You'll be fine, we're nearly at the infirmary. I'm sure they can give you something." the woman in front spoke, her voice stern as she continued on.
The brunette flinched at the harshness in the gravity mage's voice. "I'm sorry we didn't win, Kagura." Millianna mumbled, gripping her arm, eyes casting downward.
They had just finished their two on two battle against Lyon Vastia and Yuka Suzuki from Lamia Scale. The battle had started with Millianna taking the two mage's on by her own, Kagura standing by on the side in case the brunette needed assistance. It had been going well, until Lyon used an ice make mouse to distract Millianna as she ended up going head first into the brick wall, which left Kagura to take the two men on her own.
It wasn't much of a big deal, Yuka was easily taken care of leaving the ice wizard, Lyon. The two went back and forth, before the battle was announced as a draw. A few more seconds and Kagura would have sent the white haired male flying to the ground, solidifying her win.
It wasn't the fact that they hadn't won, Millianna just wanted to prove her her comrade that their training together had paid off, that she had gotten stronger, yet she had failed. Distracted by a stupid plan.
If this wasn't an organised fight, you would be dead.
Kagura's words rung through her mind repeatedly, knowing full well that she was right. If this had been taking down dark guild, she wouldn't even be alive right now.
"Don't worry yourself over it Millianna, it's over and done with now." Kagura spoke again, the harshness in her tone softened as she looked over her shoulder to her friend. "I'm just glad you weren't injured any further. But I am proud of you for holding your own out there for as long as you did, Lyon is a formidable opponent." she added, praising the woman of her hard fought feat.
"Thanks, Kagura!"
The two stopped at the door to the infirmary, Kagura reaching to open the door when she heard two voices coming from down the hallway.
The Twin Dragon's of Sabertooth.
The Mermaid's face hardened into a frown, she could feel her anger flaring up, her grip on Archenemy's handle tightening as she watched the two pass them by. They can't get away with what they've done, or lack of what they didn't do. Not after what that guild had done to Yukino, they deserved worse then what Natsu did last night.
"Go in, I'll be there in a moment."
Millianna looked between Kagura and the two men who had walked by, her eyes widening as she caught on to what her friend was about to do. "Kagura, no-"
"Go, Millianna." Kagura spoke, the stern tone in her voice returning forcing the binding magic mage to enter the infirmary without her. Taking a deep breath she walked, her pace fast as she caught up with the two dragon slayers. "Sabertooth. Sting and Rogue, right?" she questioned causing the two men to halt, turning around to face her.
The blonde scowled at the sight of her as the raven haired slayer stared at her, his expression indifferent. "What do you want? We have a match to get to." the one dressed in blue sleeveless jacket questioned.
Kagura raised a brow at the slight hostility in his voice, "Apologies for interrupting you," she replied with sarcasm causing the blonde's scowl to deepen. "But I thought I'd just let you know that you got lucky last night with Natsu showing up to your guild. If that was me, I wouldn't have held back. Not after hearing what your guild master had her do."
A look of confusion washed on Sting's face until it changed, a smirk tugging at his lips. "Her? Is this about that weak celestial wizard?" he asked, before letting out a chuckle. "Look here lady, what goes on in our guild is strictly between our guild."
"I couldn't care less about your guild ethics, we're talking about the mistreatment of a comrade and none of you did anything to prevent it."
"Comrade? You hear that Rogue, she thinks Sabertooth is based off of friendship." Sting cackled, glancing at Rogue, who's expression was still void, before looking back at the gravity mage. Stepping towards the woman he looked down on her, attempting to intimidate her to back down from continuing this conversation, his eyes widening slightly as he realised she wasn't backing down, levelling his gaze.
Rogue stood silent as he watched the two, deciding to stay out of it, knowing full well she had every right to be questioning the Sabertooth guild's ethics. They wasn't a guild based off of friendship and family, they were a guild who thrived of power and having their name spread worldwide because of said power.
Calling it a guild didn't even feel right to the dragon slayer, not after seeing how Fairy Tail and all the other guilds in the game are.
He could see the unwavering loyalty within each guild, the compassion, the friendship. How the guild masters cheered them on, instead his own guild master would punish you if you lost the match.
The Grand Magic Games were suppose to be a fun competition between guilds to see who the best guild in Fiore is, yet Jiemma saw it as a test to see who remains in Sabertooth and who goes.
"Sting..." Rogue muttered under his breath, warning his fellow dragon slayer not to push this any further, knowing that he would hear him despite having to raise his voice.
The blonde however ignored his friends warning, instead placing his palm on the wall and lowering himself to see the gravity mage eye to eye, almost patronisingly, the smirk still evident on his lips. "Sabertooth doesn't care about friendship. That's the reason why were the number one guild in all of Fiore." he spoke lowly, other hand reaching up to play with the bow of her ribbon, only for her to catch his hand in a tight grip.
"If you want your hand, then I suggest you keep your hands off of me." Kagura spoke in a clear, but lethal tone, one which Rogue picked up on, knowing that this situation could escalate if Sting provoked her any further.
"Feisty little thing, aren't ya?"
"You have no idea what I'm capable of."
"Sting." Rogue warned, his voice echoing throughout the brick halls of Domus Flau.
The blonde rolled his eyes, shaking his wrist from the swordswoman's grip as he stood up straight. "I'm gonna say this once and I'm gonna say it again, stay out of our business."
"Is that a threat?" Kagura questioned, an eyebrow raising.
"I think you're smart enough to know, lady." the blonde scoffed before walking away, "C'mon Rogue, we got a match to win unlike this loser."
Rogue stood there, his eyes cast downwards as he stared at the concrete floor. His own thoughts clouding his mind, the voice of his dragon parent, Skiadrum echoing throughout.
Is this what I taught you to be like, my boy? I'm disappointed in not only you, but Weisslogia's son. We thought better of the two of you. We raised you better than that.
He felt ashamed, ashamed to be apart of a guild what has no honour. Lifting his head he glanced at Kagura, "I apologies for Sting, he can be rude and brash. You didn't deserve that."
Kagura was taken aback by the dragon slayers apology, her hazel eyes widening before letting out a sigh. "You have no need to be covering for another persons actions. It wasn't you." she replied, her voice taking on a more softer tone to the one she was speaking in earlier with the other slayer.
"But still. I would also like to extend my apology towards what Sabertooth to Yukino. It was degrading. No one should ever be made to do what she did. Please, let her know I'm sorry, I deeply regret not doing anything to stop it."
The Mermaid's head tilted to the side as she observed the dragon slayer. He wasn't like the rest of his pitiful guild, he seemed to actually care for his comrades. He understood right from wrong. Maybe there was an ounce of light within that guild's darkness, and it came from the shadow dragon slayer.
Rogue excused himself before setting off, only to hear his name called out by her. He turned around, seeing a rather perplexed expression on her face.
"I don't understand... I don't understand why you're in such a guild. You're different from the rest of them. Why stick around. There are plenty of guilds what actually care for their friends."
Why stick around? He didn't even know the answer to that himself. He didn't care about the prestige the name Sabertooth came with. If anything he was there to give himself and Frosch a place to call home, to look out for Sting and Lector. He couldn't think about leaving them for a minute.
But what if you did? Imagine how free you would feel. No more Jiemma baring down on you, no more watching people you considered friends being beaten up, kicked out. Maybe join a new guild, one what actually cares.
Maybe one day, he could free himself from the Sabetooth name.
"Honestly, I don't understand either." he replied before turning on his heel and walking off, leaving Kagura alone and even more confused.
Eyes wide and set on the scene before him, Ryō watched his own father fight alongside two men he saw as father figures when his went rogue, quite literally.
The four dragons going head to head in a tag team match, Fairy Tail verses Sabertooth. Ryō had just managed to make it there in time to see his father activate Shadow Drive, Sting respectively activating White Drive.
Feeling someone stand behind him, he glanced up to see Lucy, her hand placed on his shoulder as she stared towards the arenas battlefield. A stray tear flowing down the side of her face at the sight of the four men fighting. Ryō was confused as to why she had shed a tear, always believing that she has been there to see this battle. He was about to question her on it until she spoke.
"Ryō look." she gestured with her left hand.
The boys attention moved to the fight, the feeling of excitement and awe of being able to see the man who passed his magic down to him hone his skills, the shadow dragon slayer's body becoming engulfed with shadows before attacking Gajeel. The iron dragon slayer tried to get the upper hand but his opponent was intangible, his iron sword cutting right through the shadows like it was nothing, only to be elbowed in the face sending him staggering.
"This is insane, it's like they've amplified their power!" the boy heard someone in the crowd say, and he silently agreed. The two dragons of Sabertooth had become more powerful, the spells seeming to have boosted their physical strength, speed and endurance.
The Twin Dragon's tag teamed Natsu and Gajeel, throwing a series of punches, sending them crashing into one another with a kick to the gut before levelling them both with a punch. It was undeniable, their team work was unlike anything he had ever saw, he had heard stories from the two opponents about the grace and synchronisation about their attacks and finally he was able to see it with his own eyes.
"C'mon dad." Ryō mumbled under his breath, cheering his dad on.
Over by where Team Mermaid Heel sat, Risley and Araña observed the hyped up match between the four dragon slayers, Kagura standing in the shade seeming uninterested by the match.
"This is crazy, do you see how fast those punches are flying!" Risley commented.
"Mhmm, I must say dragon slayers are quite the sight to behold." Araña added as she looked on before glancing over her shoulder towards the swordswoman, "Kagura don't you want to see this?"
"Not interested."
The two women exchanged glances before turning their attention back to the fight, Fairy Tail's dragons dominating Sabertooth's own with attacks of their own. The whole crowd was in awe at the comeback of the two dragon slayers, knocking the Twin Dragon's back blow for blow, the two men unable to block their attacks.
You could feel the magic energy surging through out the whole arena, the dragon slayer's power was uncanny and unrivalled. No one in the crowd had seen a match up so intense. There was no doubt about it, this was a once in a lifetime match between Sabertooth and Fairy Tail.
"Wait... what is he-" before Risley could even finish her sentence a blinding white light filled the battlefield before they heard something give way with an explosive bang. The whole arena rumbled with aftershocks from the attack, the air filled with dust and debris.
"What happened?" Kagura asked, voice muffled due as she covered her mouth with one hand and she waved the other around in front of herself, trying to clear the air around her as she made her way over to the balcony, trying to see through the thick cloud down to where the fight was.
"I have no idea, the two dragons from Sabertooth entered dragon force and before we knew it... this." Risley gestured.
Minutes passed before the dust settled, gasps coming from the crowd as the floor of the arena was now missing, all four dragon slayers no where in sight.
Kagura's eyes widened in shock, "What in the world was that attack..."
Ryō coughed, eyes widening as he scanned the floor for any sight of the dragon slayers. "W-where are they?!" panic evident in his voice as he turned towards Lucy.
The woman could only shake her head in disbelief, a lock of her hair falling from her hood as she looked at the now destroyed floor of the Domus Flau. The announcer apologised, saying they will locate the four dragons immediately via video lacrima.
Ryō turned around, wrapping his arms around the woman in a hug, her hand resting on the top of his head, almost trying to console the child.
"Dad... Please be okay."