Chapter 13
After Lucy's announcement about Fairy Tail the day continued like any other, the main topic of conversation of course being fairy Tail. That was until Lord Death walked through the front doors wishing to speak to Oliver. After the two exchanged greetings Lord Death said "I'm sorry it's taken me so long but I've finally brought the prize you won at the tournament, "with a slightly surprised look on his face Oliver replied "the tournament...wow, to tell the truth I had forgotten all about it." Chuckling to himself slightly Lord Death reached into his robe and pulled out a long, solid and slightly curved object wrapped tightly in a cloth that appeared to be very old and worn. "A long time ago" Lord Death started "before the discovery of the weapon transformation ability and mysters, reapers fought against the Keyshin monsters using special weapons forged on a unique and extremely powerful anvil using a form of glyph magic. Sadly both the anvil and the secrets of the glyphs needed to forge weapons were lost millennia ago, to this day only a handful of these weapons survive, but because of how powerful they are and the fact that so few people could survive wielding them they were sealed away, within seals and barriers so powerful it's taken me this long to open, get in and re-close them." Realising what Lord Death was holding Lucy stood up and asked, "If that's what I think it is then just how dangerous will it be for Oliver to wield it?" "It's not the wielding that will be dangerous" replied Lord Death, "it's the choosing. You see these weapons are so powerful that it would be potentially disastrous if the wrong person got them, as such they put potential wielders through a test of endurance while the runes scan the persons mind and soul for any traces of corruption and to determine if the individual is worthy. If the person passes both they will be the only person able to wield that weapon, if they fail however and it reflects them it will give off a blast of special energy that will separate the soul of the person from their body and hurt them enough to make them release the weapon." "I see" said Lucy looking down slightly while she pondered, "It's up to you Oliver, personally I believe you can do it but it's your call." Without even thinking Oliver nodded, stepped forward and held out his hand, Lord Death un-wrapped the weapon which turned out to be a jet black katana, with blood red tribal marking on the sheathe and a design that looked like a soul on the hand guard. "This" started Death still holding the sword where it was covered in the cloth, "is Seishin danzetsu meaning 'Sever Spirit', it is said that one cut from this blade severs a corrupted soul from its body, before the body's head is severed from its torso." Death passed Seishin danzetsu to Oliver who grasped it a little under the hand guard, he expected pain and discomfort the moment he touched it but instead there was nothing. For what seemed like an eternity nothing happened making Oliver think Death was joking with them, that was until the sword began to glow and white glyphs snaked their way up his arm, then without warning Oliver was hit by a powerful pressure, the power that the blade exuded pushing down on him like he was trying to lift an elephant or two with one hand. Oliver however, through sheer force of will was able to withstand the pressure and remain standing, though in truth his legs were screaming at him to let them buckle. Suddenly Oliver felt a strange sensation within his mind, as if someone or something was communicating with him by sending instincts into his head, it took a few moments to translate the message which turned out to be two simple words, 'draw me'. He held the sheathe in his left hand, grabbed the handle with his right and with one fluid motion drew the blade, instantly dispelling the pressure in the process, he looked at the blade and saw that runes were engraved into the metal and were glowing but getting dimmer by the second until they were glowing no longer. "It is over" said Lord Death in a happy voice "Seishin danzetsu has accepted you as it's one and only master, congratulations." Oliver smiled with pride as he returned the blade to its sheathe just before his legs finally buckled and he fell down to one knee, he held out his hand to assure the other guild members that he was alright saying he just needed to rest, Wendy helped him to his feet and took him to his room where he fell asleep the moment his head touched the pillow.
Two days had passed and in that time Oliver had recovered and had gone on a mission with Soul so he could get used to using Seishin danzetsu and Jennifer, Maka, Wendy, Liz and Patty had gone on a mission together in order to spend some quality 'girl time' as they put it. It was early evening and the sun was beginning to set over Death City, Lucy was sat on the guilds flat roof watching the sun set while going over things in her head. She was so caught up in her own world that she never noticed someone else on the roof walking over to her until he said "so this is where you're hiding huh?" Jumping when he spoke Lucy looked over to see who it was and said "good god Gray! You scared the crap out of me!" he chuckled as he sat next to her, "sorry but you were in your own little world so not entirely my fault. What were you thinking about anyway?" Lucy looked out into the distance and replied "oh you know, about what has happened, what will happen, what..." she glanced at grey out of the corner of her eye "...Could happen, all kinds of stuff really." Grey nodded and was about to speak when Lucy turned to him and spoke up first, "Grey listen, I know that ever since the tournament you've been running yourself ragged trying to help me and make sure I was okay" "and yet you still managed to keep sneaking off to train with that secret master of yours" Grey interrupted with a smirk making Lucy blush. Regaining her composure she continued, "well...I...I just wanted you to know how much it ment to me, you pretty much were my knight in shining armour," at the last part she began to blush madly and tried to look towards the ground but grey lifted her chin with his finger and said softly, "it was my pleasure, I care about you Lucy, a lot and there was no way I could sit there and watch you struggle." The two were captivated by each others eyes, slowly they began to lean in closer, their lips parted slightly and their eyes began to close, but before their lips met they were forced to jump apart when Laxus shouted "Oi Blondie! You have a visitor." Practically running back into the guild to avoid comments from Laxus they found the remaining guild members meeting the visitor, someone they hadn't seen since the incident with the Orashione Seis (A/N haven't got a clue if that's spelt right or not lol), Iron Rock Jura.
"Jura It's so nice to see you again" Lucy said excitedly to the wizard saint, "and you as well miss Lucy or should I say Master Lucy" replied Jura with a smile, "Lucy is fine Jura so what brings you all the way out here?" Jura composed himself for a moment knowing it may be difficult for some to hear what he had to say first, "as you all know Makarov Drayer, believed to now be the former master of the disgraced Fairy Tail guild," he stopped for a moment as Laxus looked uncomfortable at the mention of his grandfather, "has had his title of wizard saint striped. The council has several candidates in mind and have sent me to speak to two of those candidates who both happen to be part of this guild. The first is a Mister Oliver Revan who I understand is away on a mission at the moment, the other is someone the council has been very impressed by recently and that master Lucy, is you." "ME?!" exclaimed Lucy "yes indeed" replied Jura with a smile, "are you surprised? You recognised the changes in Fairy Tail before any other and got your comrades out of there, made a celestial contract with the legendary blade AND defeated Mr. Revan in a battle." Lucy stood there in shock, it's not every day you get told you could be a wizard saint and she had literally no idea what to say, Grey on the other hand did. He turned her around and brought her into a hug softly saying "you deserve this Luce you really do", as he held her in his arms Lucy began to melt into the hug, she loved the sense of safety and security she got when he hugged her. Eventually they broke the hug and Lucy looked up to see a caring smile on Grey's face, she would've happily stayed there staring into Grey's eyes had Natsu and Laxus not shouted in unison "OH FOR PITTYS SAKE SNOWFLAKE JUST JISS HER ALREADY!" Lucy was about to look away in total embarrassment but instead she found Grey's arm snaked round her waist and his lips locked on hers. It only lasted for a moment before he pulled away a little to say "I should have done that weeks ago, Lucy I...I love you," she stood there in shock, not only had Grey kissed her but confessed as well, she had no idea how long she stood shocked but it must have been too long as Grey was beginning to look down and pull away. Snapping to her senses she grabbed his shirt, which for once in his life he was still wearing and pulled him closer, wrapping her arms around his neck saying "I...I love you too Grey" before locking their lips once more. As they kissed time itself seemed to stand still allowing one moment to last for an eternity, but the moment was eventually broken by wolf whistles and applause from the remaining guild members. The rest of the evening consisted of the remaining guild members and Jura drinking, eating and laughing together, eventually everyone became tired and one by one went off to bed, even Jura who had been offered a room and had gratefully accepted, until only the new couple remained. Both yawning they walked up the stairs until they reached the floor that had Grey's room, he gave her a kiss and made to walk to his room but found Lucy was stood still and wouldn't let go of his hand. She said something so quietly that Gray didn't hear so he asked her to repeat and she said timidly "you could always...ya know...stay with me tonight?" Grey was slightly amazed by how quickly it had come to 'relations' until Lucy blurted out "sleep only!" He chuckled and kissed her on the forehead before agreeing, she led him up more stairs to the master's suite on the top floor, entering the room Grey was amazed by the size, during construction there was a debate as to what size to make it but he hadn't realized they made it this big, it was twice the size of his room if not more. Soon after Lucy came out of the bathroom in her pyjamas which consisted of a pair of comfy boxers and a t-shirt, seeing his new girlfriend like that Grey just stood there mouth open thinking how incredibly sexy she was. Coming to his senses he said "erm...Luce...you realize I don't have PJs, in fact I don't even own any", Lucy just looked at him and said "Grey you strip to your boxers and sometimes further all the dam time, so either strip to your boxers or strip naked and come and cuddle me." Knowing she was right he took his clothes off but left his boxers on out of respect and climbed under the duvet of Lucy's king size bed and laid on his back next to her. Within seconds Lucy had snuggled in resting her head between his chest and neck and her chest on his and his arm wrapped around her. A few moments later they drifted off to sleep feeling comfier and happier than they ever had before.