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"Gaah!" Wendy and Happy cried as they landed on the hard stone floor of the cave. Brain towered over them, a sadistic grin on his face. He chuckled. Wendy grabbed her right shoulder as pain shot through it and she winced. Happy looked up and noticed the dark guild master looming over them and leapt to his feet.
"Hey don't be so rough! She's just a little girl you know!" The Exceed yelled defiantly, pointing his paw at the man towering over him.
"Happy..." Wendy said. A moment later Brain grabbed the tomcat, his hand clenched around his head. He lifted him into the air, Happy struggling as he did so. "Let him go!" Wendy cried fearfully, trying to have some courage. Brain responded by throwing Happy face first at the ground, the blue cat bouncing as he collided with the stone floor. He landed on his stomach and his eyes were spinning. "You're not hurt too bad are you?" Wendy asked, panic clear in her tone.
Happy looked up at her and forced himself up with one of his arms. "Nah, don't worry about me little lady. I'm gonna do my best to find us a way out of here, promise!" Happy said, fist clenched in determination.
"Thank you..." Wendy said softly before she wrapped her arms around Happy and pulled him into a hug. The rest of the Seis were looking at the pair with slight confusion, except for Cobra, who was clutching his temple.
"Damn kid..." He muttered, massaging the sides of his head. Racer turned his head to look at Cobra, a small frown on his face.
"Okay Cobra, what's the deal? You've been acting like that since the fight." Racer said. The snake wizard looked at the other member of the Seis and grunted.
"It's that kid. Garion." Cobra explained, almost spitting the boys name.
"What about him? Does he have a way to defend against your hearing magic or something?" Racer asked.
"If you count a mind so bloody pure it makes me feel sick just thinking about it then sure, he has a way to block my magic." Cobra said as he lowered his arm. "I've listened in on my fair share of people's thoughts, but I've never found one with a mind as pure as that kid. How good and kind he is... makes me wanna hurl. If nothing else, I wanna punch that kid in the face for giving me a headache."
"No." Angel said, intervening in the conversation. "He is mine to deal with. He dares to imitate an angel, and I will punish him for it." She said coldly.
Racer studied Cobra and Angel for a few seconds then shrugged. "Fine by me. Anyway what's the deal with this girl? Why's she so important?" The slowing magic wizard asked, returning to business.
"Does she have something to do with Nirvana?" Cobra asked, reaching up again to massage his temples.
"She doesn't seem all that special to me." Angel commented.
"Is she worth money?" Hoteye asked, slamming his fist into his palm. "You're gonna sell her to the highest bidder right? Oh yeah!" The earth wizard declared enthusiastically.
"You realise that cash isn't the answer to everything..." Cobra pointed out.
"Well I think it is because money can buy everything even love!" Hoteye declared cheerfully.
"Ah give me a break!" Cobra said, sounding exasperated.
Brain, whilst amused by his guild mates antics, decided to fill them in. "She uses what's called sky magic. It gives her the power to heal others." The dark wizard explained.
"Hows that even possible?" Racer demanded.
"Isn't it a lost magic?" Angel asked incredulously.
"One of many practices forgotten long ago... ugh..." Cobra said, and then grunted again, pain jolting through his head again, but now it was significantly less painful than the last one, but still enough to annoy him. Bloody kid... I am definitely punching him in the face next time I see him. Then I'll poison him and leave him for dead, see how he likes constant pain.
"Oh yeah, I can practically smell the money!" Hoteye said, enthusiasm filling him, whilst Midnight snored in the background, clearly enjoying his nap.
"Heh... what good is a healer to us?" Cobra asked. His eyes then widened as he realised what Brain was doing. "Wait... you don't mean...!" The snake wizard trailed off. Brain raised his arms into the air.
"She is the key! With her power, we shall revive him!" Brain declared.
"Who are you talking about!?" Happy demanded, glaring at the dark wizards.
"Look..." Wendy started. "... if you're asking me to help you, forget it!" She declared defiantly. "I'd never do anything for jerks like you!"
Brain smirked. "Yes you will. There's no doubt." he said. Wendy glared at him and he felt a twinge of amusement at the girls attempts to defy him. "Once you find out who it is you'll be more than happy to help." The dark wizard said, causing Wendy's face to change from a look of defiance to one of confusion. "Racer, bring him to me at once." He ordered.
"Will do boss. But it's so far it'll take me an hour to get there and back." Racer said.
"No matter." Brain said, returning his gaze to Wendy. Cobra smirked as he finally caught on fully to Brain's plan.
"I see... once he's revived... we'll be able to find Nirvana in no time! You're doing your name proud sir." Cobra said, a hint of admiration in his voice.
"Cobra. Hoteye. Angel. I want you to continue the search for Nirvana." Brain ordered.
"But why?" Angel asked, a smirk spreading across her face. "It's a waste of time. We should begin the search after he's been revived..."
"Come on! You guys just tell us who you're trying to bring back!" Happy demanded loudly. Obviously he was ignored.
"I would prefer to air on the side of caution. Midnight and I will remain here." Brain explained.
Hoteye gave Midnight a somewhat disapproving look. "Something tells me he won't make very good company." The earth wizard remarked.
"All right you guys, guess we better get going." Cobra remarked, lazily stroking Cubellious' neck as he spoke.
"You boys wanna race me?" Angel challenged, her smirk spreading further. "Who ever's the first to find Nirvana wins a prize-"
"In the amount of one million jewel!" Hoteye declared enthusiastically, a grin spreading across his face as he stood up. "Oh yeah! Count me in!"
"Don't you think a millions a bit much?" Angel asked, unamused by Hoteye's antics.
Whilst the dark wizards were distracted, Happy took an opportunity to talk to Wendy. "Be honest with me... you don't have any idea what these creeps are talking about do ya?" He asked.
"Um... well no." Wendy replied, looking at the Exceed. "Not really..." She then paused before turning her head to look at Brain. "What does Nirvana do? Please tell us that much!" She asked. Brain turned and grinned wickedly at her, a glint in his eyes.
"It's incredibly powerful. It swaps light for darkness!" He stated. Wendy and Happy's stomachs dropped and fear spread through their bodies.
"But I don't understand..." Wendy said.
"Me neither... it doesn't make any sense!" Happy added. His eyes then widened. Wait a second... if it swaps light for dark... what kind of effect is it going to have on Garion!? He thought, now incredibly worried about that idea.
*Elsewhere in the Worth Woodsea*
"So if she's a sky dragon slayer... what does she eat for power?" Natsu asked, directing the question towards Carla. To Carla's ear left was Gray and to her forward left was Garion. The sandy haired boy was keeping his magical sense alert and intently searching for Wendy and Happy's magical signatures. He still felt bad about not being able to keep his promise, and thus he was searching as far and wide as he possibly could. The group was running (in Carla's case flying) through the forest.
"Air of course!" Carla said, responding to Natsus' question.
"Does it taste any good?" Natsu asked, wondering what air would taste like.
"I don't know..." Carla admitted. A small sweat drop formed on the back of Gray's head.
"I don't see how that's any different from breathing..." The ice wizard muttered.
"It sounds really cool..." Garion commented. He then frowned. "Wait... so does that mean she never runs out of power?" He asked.
"Not quite. Whilst it may seem that way, there is only so much air she can consume at once. And if the air isn't clean then she doesn't recover as quickly and might even end up getting weaker instead." Carla explained.
"Guess that makes sense..." Gray murmured, not entirely sure of Carla's explanation.
"You know the only reason she applied for this mission was because she wanted to get the chance to meet you." Carla said, referring to Natsu.
"Why me?" Natsu asked, turning his head to look at Carla.
"Because you're a fellow dragon slayer. There's something she wanted to ask you about." Carla stated.
"Did she tell you?" Natsu asked, his eyes slightly wide.
"Yes. Apparently the dragon who taught her dragon slayer magic mysteriously disappeared seven years ago." Carla explained. "She was hoping that you might be able to tell her its whereabouts."
"I need more info... what's the dragons name?" Natsu asked.
"I believe Wendy called her the Sky Dragon Grandeeney." Carla said.
"Grandeeney... nice name..." Garion said without thinking.
"Sky Dragon Grand-" Natsu started saying.
"WAIT!" Garion yelled, suddenly stopping. Natsu, Gray and Carla all stopped and turned to look at the boy. Gray and Natsu had serious looks on their faces and Carla looked indignant.
"We can't be stopping now we need to-" The white furred Exceed started saying but she was cut off by Gray.
"Bad guys?" Gray asked. Garion nodded.
"A whole bunch and getting close." The boy replied with. He started walking forwards "And then there's... that..." The dual element wizard raised his right arm and pointed at a group of nearby trees which were completely black and surrounded by a strange, dark fog.
"What's happened here?!" Carla demanded, her eyes wide from shock.
"I don't know... but it feels... wrong." Garion said, looking at the trees with a horrified and shocked expression.
"The trees... they're black..." Gray muttered, shocked at what he was seeing, yet alert for any nearby enemies as per Garion's earlier warning.
"Oh man that's creepy!" Natsu commented, looking thoroughly creeped out by the trees.
Garion's eyes widened even more as he felt a large number of magical signatures start moving in around them. "Guys!" He snapped, drawing everyone's attention. "We've got wizards coming in from all around us." the young wizard said, informing them all of the approaching dark guilds members. Natsu and Gray nodded and prepared for action.
"Word on the street is it's caused by Nirvana ain't that right Big Bro Zato?" A tall, monkey looking man said as he emerged from the trees, his voice low and sounding perpetually bored.
"Oh yeah!" 'Big Bro Zato' replied with. Garion frowned as he saw the two, their appearance and the way they talked confused him. "Magic so powerful the planet can't take it. Everything it touches wither's up and dies Big Bro." The afro'd man said. The entire Naked Mummy dark guild was gathered in the trees around the members of the allied forces.
"Oh dear! This is bad, they've got us surrounded!" Carla exclaimed.
"Word on the street is its caused by Nirvana-" Gato started saying before Zato cut him off.
"Would you stop repeating yourself Big Bro Gato?" Zato asked.
"Oh man I didn't even notice Big Bro Zato." Gato replied in his usual dull voice.
"Whoo awesome!" Natsu said excitedly, raising his right fist. "Those two have gotta be the dumbest monkeys I've ever seen!" The fire dragon slayer said, doing a monkey impression as he did so.
"Arrgh! You blockheads are all member of the Fairy Tail guild!" One of the Naked mummy members said, pointing his finger angrily at Natsu and Gray. "You're friends with that blond girl!"
"Oh... I remember 'em now. Their friends with that girl who ruined our plans in Icallifie ain't they?" Gato asked.
"Ohhh! That one there is an angry monkey!" Natsu taunted. Garion gave him a confused look.
"Don't go messing with Naked Mummy! We're with the Oracion Seis!" Gato said, raising his fist.
"That's right! You got a death wish pal?" Zato asked, raising his fist and coating it in a field of purplish-red magic.
"What's this Naked Mummy business?" Natsu asked seriously.
"Are you seriously that stupid? They're the dark guild Lucy told us about the other day." Gray said.
"It was a trap! They tricked us into thinking we'd be facing six wizards!" Carla said, looking around in shock.
"Well I say the more the merrier!" Gray said, summoning ice around his right hand.
"No kidding, bring on the monkeys!" Natsu said, now going overboard with the monkey impersonation.
"What in the world has gotten into you two!? We should run while we-" Carla started.
"DARKNESS WAVE!" Garion yelled, blasting at least a quarter of the Naked Mummy members away with a single massive wave of darkness magic. Carla went wide eyed when she saw just how many members of the dark guild he had knocked out with a single attack.
"...have the chance..." Carla finished slowly, her previous annoyance gone and now replaced with disbelief and shock. She looked at Garion and her eyes widened even further when she saw the determined look on his face. The dual element wizard was breathing deeper than usual, and his breaths were much longer as well.
"Garion!" Gray and Natsu snapped, whirling around to look at the young wizard. "It's rude to start fighting without us! And especially to take out so many of the bad guys on your own!" The duo whined. Garion looked at them.
"We're wasting time guys, we need to hurry up and find Wendy and Happy!" He shot back, and there was almost a note of panic in his voice. "So lets hurry up and get going!"
"Fine by me. Maybe we can beat where their hiding Happy and Wendy out of 'em!"Natsu said. He then started spinning his right arm, his fist coated in fire. "So where are you hiding 'em eh?" He asked.
Gato and Zato were giving Garion incredulous looks which were mixed with a bit of fear. "Y-You think a little fire and darkness is gonna scare us boy?" Zato demanded, but he couldn't keep the shock out of his voice.
"Don't go messing with Naked Mummy! We're with the Oracion Seis!" Gato said, again.
"You already said that dummy!" Natsu yelled.
"H-huh, this is the end of the line for you Fairies!" Zato said, trying to sound confident but obviously still shocked by Garion's earlier attack. The remainder of the Naked Mummy guild gathered around the three Fairy Tail wizards and the Exceed, most of them looking ready to fight but quite a few looked unsure. Garion began gathering his magic again and a lot of the dark wizards flinched.
"I'm beginning to think these Fairy Tail wizards are completely insane." Carla said, but she only half believed her own words. "Do they honestly think they stand a chance against what's left of this guild!?" She asked.
"It doesn't matter if we do or don't, what matters is we need to defeat them so we can rescue Wendy and Happy!" Garion said, his voice filled with determination. Carla looked at the boy, and then something clicked. Whereas the other two are most likely more interested in fighting, he's more interested in finding Wendy. The Exceed thought .. and the tomcat. She added as an after thought. That must be why he took so many of them out with that attack, he wants to get this over with as quickly as possible. She concluded. She then made a decision that perhaps Garion wasn't as insane as Natsu and Gray.
Without warning the members of Naked Mummy charged towards the Fairy Tail wizards. Carla activated her Aera magic and flew up above the battlefield, not wishing to be involved. Natsu opened up by blasting a large group of the dark wizards away by punching the ground with a fire coated fist. Gray charged forwards and slammed his hands into the ground, knocking up a large group of Naked Mummy members with an ice geyser. Garion released another wave of darkness magic, blasting several enemies out of a tree. He then switched to his light magic and casted 2 rains of light, incapacitating several more dark wizards.
"They're a lot tougher than they look." Gato said as he watched the three Fairy Tail wizards tear his guild apart. "What do you think we should do?" he asked.
"I thought we already talked about this." Zato replied. "Or didn't we Bro?" He asked.
"But they're a lot tougher than they look aren't they?" Gato asked again.
"Yeah, but we can beat 'em Big Bro Gato." Zato said. The two charged into the fight, eager to defeat the Fairy Tail wizards.
*Oracion Seis temporary head quarters*
"Jellal...?" Wendy asked in a quiet voice, disbelief filling her. "I don't understand..." She and Happy currently stood in front of the 'coffin' that the former wizard saint was in, and the sky dragon slayer could barely believe that the man from her childhood was unconscious before her. Racer had recently returned carrying the container that Jellal was in, as per Brain's orders. The dark wizard guild master had then opened it up, revealing just who was inside, shocking the sky maiden and Exceed.
"That guy is bad news!" Happy said, angry and shocked at the same time. "What's he doing here?"
Wendy's eyes widened in alarm and she looked at Happy. "What are you talking about do you know him too?" She asked.
"It's not like we're friends! He tried to kill me, Erza and a bunch of other people! He's the one who got the magic council to fire the Etherion Cannon!" Happy explained angrily. Wendy bowed her head slightly, her hair casting a shadow over her face.
"I know..." She said quietly. "I heard about that..."
"But I thought Jellal was ancient history!" Happy yelled, taking a step forward.
"He is indeed." Brain admitted. "A shell haunted by a restless ghost. Full of miserable ideals." A grin then spread across the dark wizards face. "But also a man who's given you the greatest gift."
"What? He did?" Happy asked. He looked up at Wendy. "What does that mean?"
"This is your opportunity to return the favour and revive him!" Brain said, yet it sounded like he almost was making a demand.
"Don't do it!" Happy quickly said. "No matter what this guy says don't wake him up!" He said. Wendy started shaking, a shadow still cast over her eyes. "Please don't do it." Happy pleaded. The sky dragon slayer didn't reply, she just kept her gaze fixed to the floor. "You can't!" The Exceed shouted. They both heard the sound of a knife being removed from its sheath, and looked up to see Brain brandishing a knife in his free hand.
"So are you refusing?" Brain questioned, moving the knife threateningly towards Jellal's unconscious form.
"No please stop!" Wendy pleaded. Brain slammed the knife into the coffin a mere inch from Jellal's neck. Wendy collapsed to her knees. "Please... I beg you..." She squeaked. Brain let go of the knife and raised his hand, blasting the area just next to where Wendy was with his magic, knocking the girl onto her side.
"Revive him." Brain ordered. "You have the power to do so."
"NO that's the last thing you wanna do! They're planning to use him to steal Nirvana!" Happy yelled, doing his best to try and persuade Wendy to change her mind.
"But I have to repay him..." Wendy said, her voice starting to break up. "I wouldn't be here if it weren't for him..." Tears started running down her face, and she was on the verge of full on crying. She was feeling disbelief, shock and sadness, all at the same time. "He was so kind to me..." the sky dragon slayer choked out. For a while she said nothing, she simply let the tears roll down her face. "I've heard all those horrible stories about what he did..." Wendy forced herself to her feet. "But I don't believe them!" She said defiantly.
"I swear they're true. I was there, I saw it!" Happy explained.
"He's not the kind of person who could do that!" Wendy snapped, her conflicting emotions raging through her mind and body.
"But he did Wendy..." Happy said softly, giving the dragon slayer a sympathetic look.
"Please just... just give me a little time to think about it." Wendy pleaded.
"Why? Tell him no!" Happy yelled. Brain studied the girl for a few moments before he smiled.
"Very well." he said. "You have five minutes."
Natsu... I hope you're on your way... we really need you right now! Happy thought.
Natsu and Gray both let out exhausted breaths and grunts. The entirety of the Naked Mummy guild lay unconscious or semi-unconscious around them. Garion was barely able to stand where he was on the other side of the clearing, about twice as exhausted as the other two, as he'd been using the most magic. "Ah man that was a work out. Not as easy as I'd like but still not that hard." Natsu said.
"They put up one heck of a fight for sure." Gray said. Overall the fight had been relatively medium difficulty for the ice wizard and dragon slayer, but for Garion it had been much harder. He'd practically gone all out to try and finish the battle as quickly as he could, using up most of his magic and leaving him exhausted. He had his wings out to help speed up his recover, something he'd figured out after the Battle of Fairy Tail.
"What kind of idiot thinks taking on an entire guild would be a walk in the park? You were out numbered twenty to one at least!" Carla exclaimed, having landed once the fighting had concluded. Natsu and Gray ignored her, but Garion felt a bit sheepish. It had been a bit of a dumb idea, but they hadn't really had a choice.
"I... yeah... I guess... but we did win... that's at least good right?" He asked. Carla just rolled her eyes at the dual element wizard, not saying anything.
"ALRIGHT you big dumb ape!" Natsu said, lifting Zato by the collar. "Tell us where you're guys hide out is!" He demanded.
"I ain't telling you squat." Zato replied, a grin on his face. He then started laughing and Natsu then head butted him out of annoyance. He then moved onto Gato.
"How about you?!" Natsu demanded as he lifted Gato up, shouting straight into the man's face.
"These boys are so reckless!" Carla said. Garion looked at her and scratched the back of his head, a sheepish smile on his face for a few moments.
"Yeah... sorry... I didn't like it but... it was the quickest way to-" The young boy stopped and his eyes widened. He spun around, head snapping back and forth. Before Carla could ask, he yelled. "I've found her!" He exclaimed cheerfully. "She's that way!" The dual element wizard said, pointing off seemingly at random into the forest. Gray and Natsu whirled around to look at him, and then they both grinned.
"Nice to see your as good as ever Garion." Gray complimented. Garion chuckled nervously and scratched the back of his head.
"Thanks... and I'm not that good..." He said.
"Well what are we waiting for? Let's get moving!" Carla said, summoning her wings. Garion nodded in reply and summoned his as well.
"And where do you think you're going, you pesky little flies?" A voice asked from above the group, prompting them all to look up. Erigor smirked at the group. "I've been sent to come swat you all down, and I don't intend on letting you get away, you pesky insects." he said with contempt.
"No!" Gray said, his expression changing to one of shock.
"Not this guy again!" Natsu added, equally as shocked. Suddenly he raised his arm and a friendly smile spread across his face. "Hey! What's going on cool breeze? Long time no see! How ya been man?" The fire dragon slayer asked in a friendly voice. Erigor just stared at Natsu, unable to actually comprehend what Natsu had just said. Gray just dead panned.
"What!?" Erigor demanded incredulously. "We're enemies you fool!"
"Are you that dense?" Gray asked. "He was behind the plot to take out gramps and the rest of the guild masters with the Lullaby flute remember?"
"Oh yeah!" Natsu said in realization. "He's that windbag I roasted on that bridge right? Talk about a jerk." Garion looked between Natsu and Gray and frowned. Lullaby? What's that? He wondered.
"After the fall of the Eisenwald guild, I used my expertise as an enforcer in the service of the Oracion Seis." Erigor explained, now floating in the air in front of the group. "Biding my time until now. The day I would finally have my revenge! The day Erigor the reaper would rise again!"
"So you've come here looking for a rematch is that it?" Gray asked.
"That sounds like fun to me." Natsu said, slamming his fist into his palm, a grin on his face.
"What?" Carla asked, a small sweat drop on the back of her head. "Those two knuckle-heads are going to fight again? Reckless doesn't even begin to describe it." She commented from her position next to Garion.
"Guys!" Garion cried, drawing the attention of Natsu, Gray and Erigor. "We have to hurry up and rescue Wendy! We can't waste any more time!" He pleaded. The dual element wizard was now extremely worried about Wendy's well being, as he could sense that there was a very powerful magical signature extremely close to her, which he guessed was probably Brain.
"But of course, you're parents had to get in the way." Brain's words echoed in the boys mind. "... they paid for it in the end..." The dual element wizard felt a wave of confusion and sadness wash over him. W-What did he mean!? A-And why was he interested in m-me? Garion had no memories of his parents, in fact he had no idea what they even looked like. Makarov had told him a little, most pointedly that Garion looked a lot like his father, but had the heart of his mother. Strangely enough, the wizard saint had refused to reveal any more than that about them, and the guild master had then gone on to say that he would explain everything when Garion was older.
Garion had been both sad and angry about it, but Makarov had promised to explained everything "When the time is right my boy." Those had been his exact words.
"Sorry, but I'm gonna make this quick! I need to kick your butt fast so I can go and rescue my friends!" Natsu declared before charging forwards, snapping Garion out of his thoughts. Erigor smirked and summoned his magic.
"Not a chance, fly!" He declared before he sent a massive wave of wind towards the fire dragon slayer.
"Ice make: Shield!" Gray yelled, slamming his hands into the ground and creating a wall of ice in front of him, Garion and Carla. The wind buffeted and battered Natsu, but much to Erigor's shock he managed to not only stay on his feet but launch himself off the ground towards Erigor.
"Fire dragon's..."
Erigor's eyes widened and he quickly flew higher into the air to dodge the fire dragon slayers' attack. A smirk formed on his face "Is that the best you can do fly?" He taunted as Natsu passed harmlessly under him. His smirk crumbled when Natsu did a forward roll, landed on his feet, and launched himself into the air towards the wind wizard at high speed, fist cocked back and coated in flame.
"Iron fist!" Natsu finished, hurling the punch at Erigor. The dark wizard was barely able to raise his hand and summon his magic in time to block the attack, and he grunted when the dragon slayers attack connected. Fire spurted out in all directions around the two along with wind. However he wasn't able to keep the stalemate up for long, and sweat ran down his face as he struggled to hold Natsu at bay.
"Fire dragon's talon!" Natsu yelled, delivering a powerful kick to Erigors chest which sent him flying through the air. The fire dragon slayer landed on the ground and looked up at Erigor.
"I see you've stepped up your game little fly!" Erigor said, his voice sounding a little shaky.
"Glad you noticed." Natsu said, surrounding his body in flames as he did so. "But like I said, I don't have time to chat!" He yelled, holding his hands at his side and gathering his magic around them.
"Do you think you can defeat me!?" He demanded, charging towards Natsu. Gathering all his magic, he reared his arms back before he clapped his hands together. "Magic Wind Palm!" He roared, sending the swirling currents of air towards Natsu. The attack struck the ground and caused the ground to shatter and a massive dust cloud to be kicked up. Bits of earth flew out of the cloud, but before Erigor could do anything Natsu flew out of the dust.
"Dragon slayer secret art! Crimson lotus: FIRE DRAGON'S FIST!" Natsu roared as he rained a continuous barrage of flame coated punches on Erigor, his speed increasing with each passing second. With one final powerful punch he sent the wind wizard hurtling off into the forest. The dragon slayer landed and looked at the other wizards and Exceed.
"Which way is it Garion?" He asked. The dual element wizard pointed off into the forest.
"We have to hurry!" The boy said. The eyes of everyone present widened in shock, but it was Carla who snapped them out of it.
"Well then don't dilly dally we have to hurry!" She snapped, summoning her Aera and floating into the air. Gray, Natsu and Garion all nodded. She looked at Garion. "Lead the way." she ordered. The dual element wizard nodded again, and turned to run off into the forest. Garion had one main thought in his mind as they moved to where Wendy and Happy were.
Wendy... please be all right!
"Here!" Garion called out as they reached a massive hole in the ground. The group stopped by the edge and looked down into the hole. Garion frowned slightly when he saw the small huts that were present on the central island, and he looked at the waterfalls as he searched for where Wendy was. His eyes fell upon a cave entrance on the other side of the hole. But before he could say anything, Natsu spoke.
"HAPPY? WENDY?" The dragon slayer yelled, his voice echoing around the hole. A tick mark appeared on Carla's forehead.
"Hey! Quiet!" She whispered angrily. "Our enemy is hiding down there you buffoon!" The Exceed snapped.
*Oracion Seis temporary headquarters*
"HAPPY? WENDY?" Natsu's shout echoed through the cave. Hope surged within Happy, his tail suddenly sticking up.
"Natsu!" He declared in a relieved voice, glad that help had finally arrived.
"Racer. Intercept them!" Brain commanded. Racer stopped leaning on the wall of the cave and smirked.
"Gladly boss." He answered before he vanished. Brain narrowed his eyes once Racer had left.
"Miserable fools." He muttered.
*Edge of the hole*
Garion's eyes widened. "LOOK OUT!" He cried. Before anyone could react however, Racer appeared in the middle of the group, knocking them all flying. Garion managed to land on his feet and looked at the slowing wizard.
"What's this guy doing here!?" Natsu demanded. Garion glanced back at the hole. I could try and get down there and get Wendy and Happy... but their guild master is down there... and someone else... He looked at Racer. As if predicting what Garion would do, the dark wizard vanished and an instant later Garion cried out in pain as a foot slammed into his stomach, sending him crashing and skidding across the ground.
"Still too slow kid!" Racer taunted. He then vanished and reappeared on a high branch of a nearby tree.
*Back in the cave*
"Times up." Brain said. Wendy clenched her jaw, a bead of sweat running down the side of her face.
"Please don't do it Wendy!" Happy pleaded. Brain glared at him and a moment later blasted him with his magic, sending him flying into the wall. The Exceed cried out in pain as he collided with the wall, and he flopped to the ground afterwards.
"Look... your magic... can bring him back!" Brain declared. "So... will you help your friend or leave him like this?" The dark wizard demanded. Wendy didn't reply, a shadow cast over here eyes from her hair. "You must!" The dark guild master snapped, his patience with the sky maiden started to wear thin.
"Jellal..." Wendy muttered, indecision racking her body.
*Back outside*
"I can handle this dude. You two need to get down there and help them." Gray said to Natsu and Garion.
"Got it." Natsu replied.
"Aye." Garion said. Racer smirked as the two other wizards turned away and vanished.
"You'll stay right here!" He declared as he moved downwards. He then slipped and landed rear end first on the ground due to a wall of Ice Gray had made.
"Bust out your wings, come on!" Natsu said, looking at Carla. He then sweat dropped when he saw that she was still dazed from Racer's attack. Before the fire dragon slayer could say or do anything, he was suddenly lifted into the air. Blinking in confusion, he turned his head from side to side several times to see who was carrying him.
"Grab Carla!" A voice said from directly next to his ear. Without thinking Natsu complied and grabbed the Exceed as they flew past. He then realised who was carrying him.
"Garion!?" Natsu asked incredulously. "You know you aren't strong enough to carry me for long!"
"I know." Garion grunted. "But I can carry you to the bottom of the hole, and that's all that matters right now!" He said. Carla snapped out of her daze halfway down and managed to activate her Aera magic and fly by herself, allowing her to reach the bottom of the hole easily. As for Garion and Natsu...
...They crash landed.
Hard.
"Ow..." Garion said as he reached up to rub the top of his head. Natsu stood up and shook himself quickly.
"Man that kinda hurt..." He muttered.
"Well perhaps next time use a safer method to get down!" Carla snapped. Garion winced and lowered his head.
"Sorry..." He muttered. His head then snapped up and he looked around. His eyes settled on the cave entrance. "There! They are in there!" He exclaimed, pointing at the cave where he could sense Wendy. Natsu assumed a determined expression and Carla nodded. The three ran over to where the dual element wizard had pointed, and Garion's eyes widened as he felt not only Wendy's magic power drop, but another powerful magical signature suddenly appear as if from nowhere. When the three reached the entrance to the cave, they stopped, shock covering their faces.
"No..." Natsu muttered, eyes wide from shock and sweat present on his face.
"What?" Carla said, equally as shocked.
"W-Who's... that?" Garion asked.
Before them, Wendy was on her knees near the top of the T shaped coffin, Brain was standing near the base of the coffin, and between the two a blue haired man stood, his back to the cave entrance. Whilst Garion and Carla were confused, Natsu was downright shocked.
"But how?" The fire dragon slayer asked, barely able to believe what he was seeing.
"Natsu..." Happy whined from his location on the floor. Brain glanced over his shoulder at the trio standing in the entrance and he smirked.
"I'm so sorry!" Wendy choked out, her shoulder violently shaking. "Forgive me!" Her shaking grew worse and Garion stared at her in shock. Guilt then ran rampant through him, even worse than it was running through Wendy.
"Jellal..." Natsu hissed angrily. Wendy started rubbing her eyes as she cried.
"Sorry! Sorry!" She cried between sobs, reaching up to wipe away her tears. Garion's heart was twisting in his chest from guilt. "But I had to..." Wendy said, looking up at Jellal. "I owe him..."
"Wendy!" Carla snapped. "You used your healing magic on him? What were you thinking you know what that does to you!" The Exceed cried. Wendy suddenly collapsed to the floor. "WENDY!" Garion and Carla cried out in panic. Jellal turned his head to look at the sky maiden.
"I don't know why you're here or where you came from!" Natsu gritted his teeth in anger before coating his fist in fire and charging towards Jellal. "BUT YOU DON'T BELONG HERE!" He roared. In response, the former wizard saint looked at him with an indifferent expression before blasting the fire dragon slayer into a wall with his magic, which crumbled and covered him in rubble as he collided with it.
"Natsu no!" Happy cried out in worry. Brain walked up next to Jellal, a smirk on his face.
"Thankfully your condition hasn't diminished your power." The dark wizard commented. In reply, Jellal turned to look at him and with a wave of his arm caused Brain to fall through the floor. He then turned around and started walking towards the entrance, but stopped when he reached Garion and looked at the boy with a blank expression. The dual element wizard tensed up and looked back at the blue haired man.
Whether if it was because Jellal didn't regard him as a threat or if it was because he simply had no interest in the boy, the blue haired man walked past Garion without saying a word. As he did, Garion shot over to where Wendy was, kneeling next to her unconscious form. He felt a massive stab of guilt when he saw the tear tracks on the girls face and he tilted his head down, his hair casting a shadow over his eyes.
... this is all my fault. He balled his hands into fists. I made a promise... and I couldn't keep it! And because of it... He looked at Wendy's face. ...Wendy had to suffer. Wendy... she cried... I... I... I failed. I failed her... I couldn't keep my promise...
"I'm aware that the two of you have some kind of history but our first priority needs to be taking Wendy back to the others as soon as possible." Carla stated. Natsu growled in response. "You do want to save your friend don't you?" The Exceed asked. Natsu looked at Carla, realisation spreading across his face.
"Come on..." Happy said.
"MAN I HATE THAT GUY!" Natsu roared angrily. "But you're right. Lets go kay?"
"Aye sir!" Happy said. Garion stood up.
"Yeah. Lets go." He said, his voice strained. Natsu and Happy looked at him and blinked before their eyes widened slightly. Carla frowned at the boy but said nothing. What's with this behaviour? She wondered. She then grabbed Wendy's unconscious form and the 5 of them flew out of the cave. They rose higher and higher into the air, and Garion remained silent. Carla watched him and then glanced at Happy and Natsu.
The two had concerned looks on their faces as they watched the young boy. She frowned and made a mental note to find the source of this odd behaviour later.
The group reached the trees on the edges of the hole, and Garion seemed to be so engrossed in his thoughts that he didn't notice Racer until it was too late. With a yelp of surprise, Garion was snapped out of his thoughts as he was sent flying towards the ground. He managed to straighten himself out and he looked around in alarm. His eyes widened when he saw Wendy falling and without even thinking shot forwards as fast as he could and grabbed Wendy, unconsciously holding the girl very protectively. He landed and spun around, noticing that Carla and Happy were down for the count.
"Garion!" Natsu yelled, drawing the attention of the boy. "Good, you've got Wendy. Now lets get back to the others!" He said. Garion nodded and adjusted how he was holding Wendy, he was now carrying her bridal style. Natsu picked up Happy and Carla and took off, one under each arm, with Garion following closely behind.
"I told you its the end of the line!" Racer yelled as he charged after the two.
"Ice make: Rampart!" Gray declared, spreading his arms out and creating a massive wall of ice that Racer went head first into and bounced off. Natsu stopped and turned around.
"Got him?" He asked.
"Hurry!" Gray said, his breathing now much heavier than it was before and sweat running down his face. "I said... I can handle this guy by myself!"
"Come on Natsu!" Garion said, drawing the attention of the dragon slayer. "We have to go! Gray can handle it! We have to hurry, Erza doesn't have much time left!"
"He's right Natsu, I got this guy. Now..." Gray took a deep breath. "... hurry and save Erza!" Natsu's eyebrow twitched in annoyance, and he looked at Gray for a few moments.
"AGGH FINE!" He finally said before turning around and running off, Garion following closely behind. "But once we heal Erza we're coming back for you, got it?" The fire dragon slayer shouted back.
"Yeah... I got it..." Gray said with a smile as the two ran off. He then prepared himself for the battle with Racer.
*Later, elsewhere in the forest*
Garion and Natsu were running as fast as they could manage through the forest, Garion in the lead and Natsu trailing behind. Garion would fly, but he didn't want to get ahead of Natsu, plus he would need to conserve his strength, although considering how light Wendy was, he doubted he would have any trouble flying whilst carrying her. He had located Hibiki's and Lucy's magical signatures not too long ago, and thus was in the lead.
He glanced down at the sleeping girl in his arms, a pang of guilt running through him as he remembered that it was his fault she was in this state. As he looked at the girl, he looked specifically at her face. One would hardly be able to tell that she'd been crying a few minutes ago, as she lacked any visible tears or tear marks on her face, and she looked, oddly enough, peaceful.
Garion felt yet another wave of guilt wash through him and looked ahead again. This is all my fault... He thought again. His gaze unconsciously drifted back onto Wendy's face after several moments, and the guilt in his heart seemed to fade slightly. He then looked away, and unconsciously tightened his grip on Wendy. ...all of it...
"Natsu... where are we?" Garion heard from behind.
"No talkin', you gotta try rest up alright?" Natsu ordered in a kind voice.
"But Jellal is out there somewhere..." Happy said, his voice filled with worry. Natsu growled slightly.
"Yeah I know. But don't you worry, I'm gonna make sure he doesn't stick around long." The fire dragon slayer growled. Garion glanced back and frowned slightly. He opened his mouth to speak but then suddenly Natsu screeched to a halt and started looking around, confusion on his face. "What the heck?" He asked.
Garion also screeched to a halt, and gave Natsu a confused look. "What's wrong? Why'd you stop?" He and Happy asked in unison, the little tomcat looking up from his position under Natsu's arm. Natsu stopped looking around and looked at the tree to his right, surprise written across his face.
"This tree is talkin' to me!" He exclaimed, staring at the tree. The dragon slayer stared at it for several more moments before muttering. "Yes great tree." His voice sounding mesmerised. Happy and Garion blinked as they looked at Natsu.
"Natsu? What's going on?" The dual element wizard asked, slightly alarmed by the current situation. He shifted Wendy slightly in his arms as he spoke, making sure that she wasn't about to fall.
"Quiet, the tree speaks to me." Natsu said mysteriously. He then frowned. "You're a ventriloquist?" He asked out loud. He then scowled slightly and looked as though he was listening to something intently. "Yeah Garion's here." Natsu blurted out. He then frowned again. "Whadda mean ya' can't speak to him? He's right next to me." The dragon slayer then looked at Garion. "That one guy from Blue Pegasus is talkin' into my head." He then scowled. "Not sure how that works."
"-rion can you hear me?" HIbiki's voice echoed inside Garions' mind. The boy blinked and looked around.
"Uh... yeah?" He said, not sounding sure.
"Thank goodness. I had some trouble connecting to your mind for some reason. What's your status? Have you found Wendy and the Cat?" Hibiki asked. Garion looked down at Wendy and nodded.
"Yeah. Wendy's unconscious but Happy's awake. Carla's out as well, but they're fine." Garion supplied.
"I've got Happy and Carla." Natsu chipped in.
"That's wonderful! Now hang tight, I'm gonna upload a map into your minds, It'll lead you straight to the temporary camp we've-"
"No need great tre-I mean Hibiki. Garion knows where you guys are." Natsu interrupted. "And stay outta my head!" He added.
"What?" Hibiki asked, sounding confused. "How does he know where the camp is?"
"He can sense magic power, and he's pretty good at it too." Natsu offered Garion a grin. "Ain't that right?"
"Umm... y-yeah I guess..." Garion stammered, feeling uncomfortable about Natsu's praise.
"So keep your map, we'll be there soon." Natsu said, slightly wary of the idea of having things uploaded into his mind.
"Got it. Please, be careful, and hurry. I'm afraid we don't have the luxury of time right now." Hibiki said, sounding both annoyed, relieved and worried at the same time. Natsu and Garion looked at each other and nodded before taking off into the forest again, with Happy silently shaking his head. Looks like Garion's gone off the rails too...
At the base camp, Hibiki watched the two dots, one with an angry looking Natsu face next to it and the other with a smiling Garion face, as they moved towards the base camp. He then turned away from the magical interface in front of him with a frown on his face and looked at Lucy, who was leaning over the still unconscious Erza. He can sense our location from where he is? Hibiki wondered. I've never met anyone with a magical sense that good before... Looking at the celestial wizard sitting nearby, he decided to sate his curiosity.
"How much do you know about Garion?" He asked. Lucy turned to look at him, a frown on her face.
"Not a lot." She admitted. "Why?"
"He can sense and determine our location from a great distance away, and yet he's just a kid. Most older wizards I know can't do that, even after training." The Trimens member turned and started working at his magic again. "Does he have some kind of special ability or talent?" He asked.
Lucy thought over Hibiki's question for a few moments before replying. "To be honest? I don't know a lot about him either. Maybe it has something to do with his magic?" Levy probably knows. Lucy thought.
"Possibly, but without more data I can't make a reasonable conclusion. Although his magic is strange..." Hibiki muttered, thinking about Gemini's violent reaction to using Garion's light magic. "...It seems to be totally different from any dark or light magic I've ever seen before. What's it called?" He asked.
"I think it was... Angel's light magic and Demon's darkness magic?" Lucy said, not sounding 100% sure of what she was saying. Hibiki held his right hand out to the side and created another interface, his hand furiously typing away at the magical keyboard.
"Angel's light and Demon's darkness..." He muttered, testing the words on his tongue. After several moments, he glanced to his right and frowned when Archive came up blank regarding the two aforementioned magic's. "Nothing." He said, his tone sounding curious.
"Nothing?" Lucy asked, confused as to what Hibiki meant.
"Archive's got nothing on either of these magic's. No data... no previous mentions of it or previous users... nothing." He frowned, and dismissed the extra interface he had summoned. For some reason he got the feeling that there was much more to the names of the magic's than just relating to the elements they were. "I'll sort it out later. For now, we've just gotta hold tight till Garion and Natsu get here."
Lucy nodded. "Did ya hear that Erza? Wendy's gonna be here soon. Just hold out a little bit longer okay?" Her expression turned serious. "I may not be much of a fighter, but I'll stay here to protect you, promise!" She said in a serious voice. Hibiki stopped working and glanced at her, a smile spreading across his face after a few moments. Lucy noticed and turned to look at him.
"Um... what the heck are you smiling at don't you have some work to do?" She asked, feeling uncomfortable.
"Sorry I didn't mean anything by it. It's just nice to see some light in the darkness." Hibiki said, almost sounding sad. Lucy just gave a quiet chuckle in response.
*Several minutes later, same location*
The nearby bushes started rustling, causing Lucy to look at them in alarm. Hibiki narrowed his eyes and cast his gaze over to the bush. A moment later, Garion burst forth from the bush, and Natsu burst out a moment later.
"Ya miss us?" Natsu asked, a cheerful grin on his face.
"Natsu! Garion!" Lucy cried out in happiness, relief spreading across her face.
"Good to see you." Hibiki said, addressing Natsu. He then turned to face Garion "Is Wendy-" He stopped mid sentence and his eyes widened when he saw just how carefully and protectively Garion was holding Wendy. It almost looked like... he didn't want to let go. Hibiki realised he was staring and coughed. "Sorry, something got caught in my throat." He lied. "Is Wendy alright?" He asked. Garion nodded.
"She's fine, just unconscious." Natsu supplied. He then looked at Garion. "You gonna put her down or what?" He asked after several moments. Garion started and looked at the fire dragon slayer, a shade of pink tingeing his cheeks.
"Oh... Um... yeah..." He stammered. He carefully lowered Wendy to the ground, and when she was on the ground and he removed his arms, Garion's heart felt heavier. He looked down at her face and guilt pinged in his heart again.
"So how do we wake her up?" Lucy asked. Garion frowned slightly.
"I know how." He said.
Without saying anything, he placed his right hand just below her neck. He closed his eyes and his wings appeared, spreading out to their full length. His hand started to faintly glow, and magic started to flow from him into Wendy. After several moments, he opened his eyes, dispelled his wings, and removed his hand from Wendy's chest. Hibiki and Lucy gave Garion incredulous looks but Natsu was just looking at Wendy. After a few moments, the blue haired girls eyes fluttered open, and she blinked several times. Her eyes widened when she saw Garion looming over her and she bolted upright, nearly head butting Garion in the process. She then scrambled backwards several feet, letting out a panicked shriek as she did so.
"I had to do it!" She cried, raising her hands to the sides of her head and closing her eyes. "Sorry!" She cried again, and she started to shake out of fear. Garion's heart twisted in his chest, and he lowered his head.
"No." He said. "You shouldn't be sorry. It was my fault!" The blond haired boy cried. Everyone looked at him, shock written across their faces.
"W-Wha..." Wendy muttered, now confused. Her hands had let go of the sides of her head and were now hovering around her face.
"G-Garion?" Natsu and Lucy asked in unison, now completely confused.
"I'm sorry! It's my fault you got captured and then had to revive that guy... not yours!" Garion exclaimed, shaking slightly, his hands now on the ground. "I made a promise to you and I couldn't keep it! I promised to protect you, but I couldn't stop them from taking you!" His hands started digging into the ground. "I promised I'd protect you... and I couldn't... so please... I know I shouldn't ask anything of you... but please...!" Garion lifted his head, and Wendy's eyes widened at the look on his face. He was completely guilt stricken, and tears were starting to run down his face. "Erza's in serious trouble right now, she was bitten by a poisonous snake and needs help! Please, save her!" The dual element wizard pleaded.
Everyone was just staring at Garion by this point, but Natsu caught on. "Please! Save Erza! We need her now more than ever!" He pleaded, lowering his head in a pleading fashion.
"She's hurt...?" Wendy asked, still shocked and confused, turning her head to look at Erza. She'd been expecting to receive a tongue lashing for helping the enemy, to be yelled at, criticised, perhaps even kicked out the alliance...
...But she had never imagined that she would get an apology.
She looked at the young blue eyed wizard kneeling before her, eyes as wide as plates. H-He took... his promise... to me... that seriously...? She wondered. She'd forgotten his promise, because of everything that had happened. As she thought about it, a faint yet strange feeling wormed it way into her heart. It was an odd, yet warm feeling she'd never felt before, but it wasn't unpleasant. It made her heavy, guilt ridden heart feel a little bit lighter, and her cheeks started burning slightly and gained a tinge of red.
"We need Erza to defeat the Oracion Seis." Hibiki said, breaking Wendy out of her thoughts. She turned her head to look at him. "We don't stand a chance against them without her help."
"Please Wendy!" Lucy pleaded. "We need her more than ever!"
"Please..." Garion begged, his eyes still upon Wendy. Seeing the look on the boys face, the sky maiden could only make one decision. She set her face into a serious expression and balled her hands into fists.
"Yeah! I'll try to save her!" She declared, now filled with determination. "No, I will!" Garion's eyes widened and he felt a wave of relief crash over him.
"Hooray!" Happy declared, still delirious.
"Snap out of it already! You're so pathetic..." Carla snapped.
"Aye~!" Happy replied.
Wendy moved over to Erza and knelt down beside her. She raised her arms and started using her magic, a soft blue glow shining from her hands as her magic worked. I've heard Jellal did terrible things to hurt Erza in the past... Erza's wound closed up, and soon the purple mark on her body faded. ...but that's hard for me to believe. Wendy thought
After half a minute the glow faded and her work was done. "Well that should do it." She turned around and smiled wearily at the group, raising her arm to rub her forehead. Surprisingly she hadn't used up as much magic power as she'd expected to, and had found it much easier than it normally did to heal someone. "I got rid of all the venom, now all we have to do is wait." She explained.
"Wait!?" Natsu, Happy and Lucy demanded. They looked at Erza and after a few moments started pouting and growling. Garion too was watching the S-class wizard, worry etched across his face, but Wendy could see he was still feeling guilty. The strange warm feeling appeared faintly in her heart again, but it was fleeting and soon faded.
"H-Hey Garion?" She said. The dual element wizard blinked and looked at her.
"Yeah?" He asked, his voice sounding strained.
"It's not your fault." Wendy said, trying to sound friendly. She then thought of something to say to try and make the boy feel better. "I-I'm not a-angry at y-you or anyt-thing... I-I know you did your best to try and keep your promise." She stammered quietly, not exactly sure what she saying was the right thing to say, as she'd never been in a situation like this before. A barrage of emotions were assailing her, like worry, guilt, relief and a great deal of confusion.
Garion looked at her, eyes wide. "Really...?" He breathed in a quiet voice. "Y-You're not mad at me?" Wendy slowly shook her head, and Garion blinked. He stared at her for a few moments before a relieved smile broke out across his face.
"SHE'S OKAY!" Lucy, Happy and Natsu declared happily. "Hey give me some skin Lucy!" Natsu said, raising his hand for a high five. Lucy complied and then started crying tears of happiness. Garion gave Natsu a surprised look before realisation spread across his face. He then spun around to look at Wendy, a grin present on his face
"Thanks Wendy! You're the best!" The young boy exclaimed cheerfully, causing Wendy to blush from embarrassment. "Guess we owe you one." He lowered his gaze and his grin settled into a sad smile. "And I'm sorry."
"N-No it's alright I-" Wendy started.
"It's not about that." He said. Wendy blinked in confusion.
"T-then wha-"
"I'm sorry I made you cry."
Wendy started and stared at Garion, eyes wide. Garion looked up at her. "I don't know if I'll ever be able to make it up to you, but I promise... I'll try. As soon as this is all over." He said. The feeling returned to Wendy, but a bit stronger this time, and her face heated up. She had no idea why she felt like this,
"I... Um... err..." She stammered. "T-Thanks!" She said, trying to sound cheerful but came off as extremely shy. The grin Garion directed at her eased her nerves and she felt herself relax somewhat. She then remembered the overall situation and worry assailed her once again. "T-Thanks Garion."
"Excuse me." Carla declared, hands stacked and a serious look on her face. "Now that your friend is healed please don't make Wendy use her sky magic again. She'll insist that she's fine, but I can tell she's exhausted from the look on her face."
"No you've got it all wrong!" Wendy defended. "I'm just worried is all." And I don't feel that tired...
"We're gonna strike back as soon as Erza wakes up. There's no need to worry okay?" Hibiki said, trying to comfort Wendy.
"Yeah! Watch out Oracion Seis!" Lucy confidently declared.
"Aye! We're not gonna let you get Nirvana!" Happy exclaimed, paw raised into the air. A moment later, a massive light started shining from deep within the forest.
"What is that!?" Lucy demanded, her voice now filled with panic. A massive column of black light shot into the sky, and huge black tendrils burst forth from the ground. They swirled and coiled in the air, forming a strange pattern around the pillar.
"A giant pillar of black light..." Wendy muttered as she stared at the column in disbelief, eyes wide from shock.
"No way!" Carla said incredulously. Happy was clinging to her and shaking violently. Garion stared at the pillar in shock, the sheer evil of it greatly horrifying him.
"It's been unsealed!" Hibiki cried, his tone filled with panic. "That's Nirvana!"
Garion swallowed loudly. What was coming next...
...was definitely not going to be good.
Phew that was a big one! And that's the chapter! Thank you all for reading, and please leave a review telling me what you thought! And if I made any mistakes, please point them out!
Ahh yes... now if anyone is worried, no I will not be rushing the romance. It will take time and effort, from both me, Garion and Wendy, but I assure you, I will make it worth the wait. Anyway thanks again for reading and see you next time!
Next Chapter: When Angels clash.