A/N: Well hello it's me Kazama again, and I am sorry I haven't updated in a while. I have been and working on a quite a few things since my last post. I was even stuck with a writer's block for a moment, but I got around as well the reviews. I wanted to change up my conversations in the story since they were bland. Adding more actions and expressions was Duncan0Idaho suggestion to me. As well be more descriptive about the things I write.
LinkHelios- Asked is there will be a Link & Lucy pairing. I was aiming towards it, but who knows since I might want to keep the story fresh with another pairing.
KillerSoda thank for the review.
Nalufordays: I understand you like the idea that Lucy and Natsu together is your favorite pairing. But I thank you for input. I am leaning on it, but I can change it if I am convinced. Right now I am focusing on story development.
Jose19- Thank you for the review for saying Link would fit in right now with Earthland's magic since he had to deal with curses, monsters, and magic users during his journey.
Mind you all I wish to add more reviews to this, but these were the first that hit the page. I thank all of you for reading and reviewing my story so far.
Now to explain my a few things that will not happen in the story yet. Link will not join Fairy Tail's guild so soon in the story I have seen it all with the rest. His social experience will be more adult like than children. Yet he isn't one to join people who he doesn't know without a reason. He wants to see if the people are truly good people before he joins them. The Bomber's secret society of Jutisce was one he could join since he loved helping people, though he needed to get the code to enter the observatory near Clock Town in Majora's Mask. Mind you Zelda have leaded Link astray despite good intentions and then spiraled out of control leading to the problem with Ganondorf. Plus he wants to keep a majority of his past a secret seeing that no one will believe his tales of his previous adventure let alone other worlds. I believe Makarov and Porlyusica will believe him, but anyone else will be a lost cause.
Who in their right mind will join any organization or group without doing their homework first? In a since that is what Link feels about the situation, since he needs to learn before he joins anything with a long term commitment. This chapter placed Link in the watch list in the newspaper as well to look out for.
I am having trouble of giving him an Epithet myself so I was wondering what nickname would he get. I think Magical swordsman is a little too generic. So what are your thoughts about any nicknames he will get in the future? Another thing is the fact I would like to hit on characters that don't get any recognitions in the story as well at times so you might see Alzack and Bisca along with a few others. More details later will come in time and I hope you all read and review.
*Story Start*
As the morning sun rose over Magnolia Town, people were opening their shops up for the day. As the Fairy Tail guild was open now and getting ready for the morning rush. As a barmaid with average height and tanned skin danced around playfully inside the guild while she cleaned. She brushed her shoulder length purple hair away from her face as her violet eyes. She went over to a mirror behind the bar to check her appearance. She tightened her orange bikini top to fit her large breasts and did so quickly with her skirt as well. She resembled more of a Hula dancer that stayed on tropical islands. She also wore a pink flower wreath on the top of her head to contrast with her hair. As well as two red stripes bands on both arms and one on each ankle.
"Enno-san, have you seen our cute guest!" a barmaid called out. The purpled haired woman turned to her friend and nodded. She soon turned towards the basement stairs as she noticed the boy wearing the same clothes yesterday. He carried his sword and shield on his back with pride as he made his way to the bar.
"Good morning!" Link shouted with a smile catching their attention as Enno smiled back.
"Good morning Link, I see you are about to head again. Do you want to eat before you head out again?" She asked him only to receive a polite nod.
"Sure, but I didn't catch your name Miss…" Link asked her.
Enno giggled as she covered her mouth. "You are defiantly more polite than the other kids in the guild; you can call me just Enno-san. I work part time as a bar maid or go a job with my friends at times. I specialize in Dancer magic to improve my abilities or my allies." Enno introduced herself.
"Dancer magic…" Link curiously thought back as he tilted his head in confusion.
"I see you are restively new to magic still, Dancer magic can increase my allies' abilities within a 10 meter radius around me or increase my own if I choose to. I can also decrease my opponent's power or inflict certain afflictions. Let me give you a demonstration…" Enno explained as she did quick powerful dance as Link felt energy rush over him. She stopped her dance and smiled at him. "Try pulling out your sword now."
Link drew it instantly from the sheath as he created a small vacuum of wind blow out. He felt a bit stronger as he kept flicking creating small gales of wind. "You increased my strength?" Link asked her as he put sheathed his sword. He finally sat down at the bar to talk to her.
"It seems you are really strong for your age Link. I only managed to multiply your strength by two folds and you were able to produce small bursts of wind." Enno praised as Link blushed slightly. "Ever since last night I wanted to ask you a question about. Do you mind if I ask you a question?"
Link nodded. "I don't mind." He quickly replied with a smile.
"I heard you didn't like being called a mage and opted to be a swordsman. Why is that?" Enno innocently asked him.
"Well in my lands a swordsman is quite revered greatly and despite the fact I can use more than a sword in battle. I may say I am swordsman, but I take other avenue's to win combat. To me a mage dedicates their whole life to magic and use it in their everyday life. Truthfully, I don't want to waste years studying and using solely magic." Link explained to Enno.
"Well I can see why you don't want to spend your time dedicating yourself solely to magic. You are still young and can practically do anything you want if you put your mind to it." Enno enthusiastically told her. She fixed a cup of water for Link and set it on the counter for him along with a menu. "Link you can order off the breakfast menu now since the cooks are here?" Enno asked him as Link looked at it carefully. He began looking at the list as he picked the food he knew how to eat.
She nodded happily as she ordered it for him as Link sat patiently for his meal. Link noticed a blond sitting right next to him. He turned his eyes to meet the guy sitting next to him as he quickly noticed the lightning bolt scar on the right side of the face. He had grey eyes that looked bored as he studied the menu. He wore a long sleeve black shirt under his yellow shirt. He wore long black pants and sneakers. He listened away on his magic earphones as he called out Enno for his order.
The teenager turned to Link with a bit of amusement on his face. "Never seen a pair of magical headphones before?" He asked Link.
"I am still new to magic and how this country runs still." Link admitted as he wondered what was he was trying to ask him.
"So you have never heard of Fairy Tail until the day before with the old man?" he asked Link as nodded to him. "It's that old man's fault for letting this guild be not noticed by Earthland and the fact people come in with no drive to improving the guild. Letting kids in here with no talent or power come in the guild and freeload off us." He muttered as Link's ears picked up every phrase that came out his lips.
"I am sorry that I am freeloading of you, but I was willing to pay. My name is Link Kokiri and I didn't catch your name." Link asked with a curious tone.
"Laxus Dreyar, so what magic do you use?" Laxus asked the boy curiously wandering what this foreigner's magic was.
"Some would say sword magic, but I can also enchant my arrows, create barriers, and…" Link muttered as he trailed off. "Truthfully I am still learning about magic in general, but right now I am learning about rune magic." Link explained to him.
"Limited knowledge on magic eh…" Laxus thought about it. "Why don't you show a bit before breakfast crowd comes around?"
Link nodded getting up from his seat as he pulled out his Glided Sword. He pointed his body towards the open door of the guild. As a blue aura wrapped around the blades as Laxus eyes widen up in shock.
"Wait a minute…! Can this boy use that?" Laxus thought.
The blue aura turned red. "Hyaa!" Link yelled as he slashed down and sent a wave of energy that soared through the air and out the door as it dissipated safely and harmlessly.
"That was amazing; I have never seen anyone use pure raw magic being used!" A voice shouted on in joy as Link sheathed his sword. He saw Enno had a tray of food along with juice and milk.
"Pure raw magic…?" Link asked as he turned his head in confusion as Laxus slapped his hand on his face.
He looked at him with a frown. "All known magic has to be channeled through a medium, Link. Like light fire, ice, magical items, and even the body itself. Can you even summon that same energy without your sword?" Laxus demanded as Link focused his palm.
He concentrated with his palm as tendrils of magic focused out his left hand. He closed his eyes as the magic began to focus into a small ball of energy.
"Just focus it like Din's fire... into a nice neat ball." Link thought as the orb started increasing in size to fit hit his palm. Link waved it around with his arm and smiled. He let go of his energy as it glimmered away like stardust.
"That was really pretty, despite the fact you don't understand too much magic. Your breakfast is ready now Link." Enno complimented as Link smiled.
He pulled out the money to pay from his pouch to pay Enno. He sat back to enjoy his food as she soon took Laxus's order now. She rang up Laxus's order as she quickly deposited the money in the cash register. Another barmaid came by giving Laxus his food and drink as he sat quietly thinking
Enno smiled as she watched Link eat. "Since you are new in town Link, do you know where you can find a real estate agent to buy a home?" Enno asked him as Link nodded no, while he was eating trying to be polite. "As soon as master gets here I will see if can get me some time off to help you find one. You wouldn't want to be running around with no place to live right." Enno joked.
"Okay that sounds like a wonderful idea, but I don't have any furniture to put anything in." Link told her as he looked a bit confused to see the women was happy.
"How much money do you have on you right now?" Enno asked him.
"I have over 2 million jewels still…" Link told her.
"That is more than enough to pay the rent and get some things for your house." Enno squealed in joy. "I know of a house on the east side of Fiore near the east woods. A friend of mine says it's a simple buy, but it needs a lot of upkeep to keep the property." Enno told him.
Laxus groaned as he caught Link's attention. I will pray for you…" he muttered. "Shopping with women will kill your soul slowly."
Link turned his head in confusion wondering what was wrong with a bit of shopping. Enno spotted the master coming through the door as she ran to him with joy. He turned back to his food to eat before it got cold.
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Hours passed as Link was pushing around a cart filled with furniture, clothes, and other essential things that Enno thought was important. Link looked at his left arm to look at golden bracelet on his wrist.
"I am lucky that I kept some of my old equipment from Hyrule. Luckily this bracelet that Darunia gave increase my strength, otherwise pulling this cart will take all day. From Enno told me about my destination it will only take less than ten minutes to get there." Link thought.
"We are almost there, I have a friend that is the owner of the Villa and he is architect by trade. I called him up earlier to see if he was going to still sell this house. He told me that the property is cheap, but upgrading and refurbishing will cost money. As soon as you get a proper job you can easily pay off the bills for the place." Enno explained as she turned to Link with a curious expression on her face. Link stopped the cart to look at her. "Do you know what job you are going to take?"
Link nodded his head as he scratched his head. "I don't know much besides fighting monsters and helping people with problems." Link admitted as he took a moment to breath.
"Why not join Fairy Tail then?" Enno suggested with a smile as Link stood silent. "Don't tell me you are still cautious around us or the fact you don't know us truly."
"Truthfully, why join when you we are still strangers to each other?" Link told her trying to be sincere. "Just because I know your name doesn't mean we truly know each other. I want to have people around me to understand my goals and that I can stand with morally as well. Personally I don't see why your guild fights so often against each other."
Enno dropped her head as she thought about it for a moment. She looked up at Link now. "Fairy Tail is more of a family than strangers coming in together for work. Master allows fights in the guild because it can help people forge bonds between one another." Enno told Link as she noticed a small frown on his face.
"Can we head over to this place…?" Link asked her as she turned around to lead the way.
"I wonder why he considers fighting with one other is a bad thing…" Enno thought to herself.
Link thought to himself as he looked at the sky. "The Great Deku told me something rather important after I had a fight with Mido one day. Fighting is terrible thing and that it can lead from a simple argument to something worse down the road. When I was finally told the truth about how I was not a Kokiri, but a Hylian my whole world changed instantly. I couldn't go back to the forest seeing I could become a stalfos one day if I die. I couldn't live within the castle walls of Hyrule since I couldn't relate to anyone. I learned what the word despair truly meant in due time. I was sealed within the Sacred Realm for seven years, while Ganondorf had his way with the land. The once vibrant world I knew was bleak and no hope could be seen. I was lead astray by Zelda because she thought she could control the Sacred Realm herself.
By sending me back to the time when I was a child again I lost my best friend as well. I lost even my childhood to her as well, while she remained oblivious to what had gone on in the future. Now I ended up in another land, where I know nothing again, but a few people." Link thought.
"Don't give up Link…" A familiar voice called out as he stopped to think why it sounded familiar.
"Farore…" Link muttered as confused at this possibility.
He heard a small giggle. "I am still connected to you due to the Tri-force silly. I can understand what you have gone through. You stood up to an enemy far greater than you and no can fault you for that. Many don't want to admit their problems to others. Your story is unbelievable to them, seeing they have never seen the dimension you came from. You were daunted by the fact you never got to say anything to your friend Navi. Let alone you struggled to find a place where you belong. Learn that fear is not evil it tells your weakness is and once you understand your weakness. You can become stronger and kinder to others. You fear the fact they can't relate to what you gone through. Plus you fear the fact that magic itself will be used like people like Ganondorf. You will find a people that will love and understand you for who you truly are one day. Remember I am one of those people silly." Farore voice echoed through his head.
Link gave a small smile as silently thanked her as Enno stared at Link in awe. She noticed his magical aura was a golden.
"It feels so warm and inviting; you can feel like you can do anything if you put your mind to it. It feels almost like its holy… I wonder who he truly is." Enno thought as Link turned towards her with a smile.
"We should continue…" Link reminded her as Enno nodded. They continued down cobblestone road as they head up a small hill to see this house was a bit isolated from the others. It was connected to the forest having a huge gate made of iron bars as stone pillars held them up. A fence cornered off the area as they noticed a man sitting there in his thirties.
He had brown hair and piercing green eyes that were covered by glasses. He wore a grey vest over his white collared vest. He wore black slacks and black shoes that gave him an appearance of well educated man. He looked at a clipboard at a piece of paper and then checked his pocket watch.
"I hope we didn't waste your time Mr. Hastings." Enno told the man as he looked up at them and smiled.
"No Enno, you came just in time…" Hastings smiled as he noticed Link soon after. "I see this is the young man you suggested the villa to. My name is Shaun Hastings I am architect by trade and it's nice to meet you." He introduced himself.
Link gave a short bow to the man. "Link Kokiri and I my trade is…" Link told the man he was still confused to what he was going to do.
Shaun laughed confusing Link. "It's okay if you don't have a true profession yet, Link. At least you are not eliminating options by choosing a certain path. Since we have time before I show the property to you, can I ask you a question Link?" Shaun asked as with a bit curiosity in his voice.
"Go ahead…" Link offered as he wondered what the question was.
"I had a friend yesterday on the communication lacrima tell me that a boy wearing green and wielding a sword manage to defeat twenty knights without magic. He even impressed the Acardios a soon be protector of the princess of Fiore yesterday as well. By perchance are you the one that did that amazing feat?" Shaun asked him.
Link blushed for a moment and scratched his head. He nodded slowly to his question. "That was me… it was all just a misunderstanding." Link admitted.
"Really, I never knew he was quite talented with a sword." Enno said in awe as Shaun pull out a newspaper and gave it to Link. He saw an article about himself on the front page as he read the details. Leaving Link speechless as he thought this event would pass over.
"Well it seems you are left speechless by the event… but let's get down to business." He told them.
"The property you are about to buy is little run down, but you can live in it." Shaun explained.
"I thought you said this property was only 50,000 jewels and Link would take it off your hands for you." Enno told him.
Shaun opened the gate with a key as they passed through heading towards the property. They saw two steps leading up to small courtyard that was a practice field. It had some flowers and plants to the side for decoration as well flags of Fiore sticking around the circle of it.
Three staircases led up to the villa as Link saw the state of the building. It was boarded up, run down, and had vines growing along the side of the building. The building itself stood three stories high as it reminded Link of the old forest temple.
"I wish I had more time and money to help make my grandparents dream come true, but I have a life to live." Shaun sighed as he turned to Link. "Okay, now you see why I priced it at 50, 000 jewels it needs little work done to get it back to its former glory. You may want to see the inside before we talk about the full details of the house.
The three walked inside to the main hall was filled with flawless marble floor and white columns. It had a lacrima based chandelier lighting up the room. A large marble staircase occupied the center, leading to the second floor, while a chandelier hung from above. The three noticed there were blank spots on the wall like paintings used to be there.
"I am surprised that you managed to maintain the inside so well. It seemed like there were a lot of paintings here at one time." Enno muttered in awe.
"True, the inside was well maintained compared to the outside. Heck I even managed to modernized the whole house adding electrical, plumbing, and the other necessities. The first floor contains a living room, kitchen, study room, and the armory.
"Armory?" Link asked him with interest.
"Well when the house was built my family had warriors, artists, and architecture living here. Weapons and armors were collected on the left wing are placed there. The second floor itself contained an art gallery, and several bedrooms. The attic also acted like a bedroom or storage space at times. There were plans to include a pool at one time in the backyard. My grandfather wanted a workshop that worked with metals, but he lacked the time, energy, and money to do everything he wanted as well. So let's continue the tour in detail okay and then we can talk details in a bit.
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The three stood inside the main entrance as three walked outside the house. Shaun had a confident look on his face as well Link.
"Well I see you are satisfied on the deal I set before you. You will buy the house for 50,000 jewels and you will pay taxes accordingly for two years. If the house isn't being restored to original conditioned or upgraded with new features. It will turn over back to me and you will have to find a new home. Do you accept these terms of the contract?" Shaun asked Link as he handed the boy the contract. Link looked it over as Enno looked it over with him. Shaun soon handed him a pen to write with as he read the contract carefully.
"I have to sign as the witness to the contract?" Enno asked him with curiosity as Shaun nodded.
"Of course, otherwise the contract can be disputed court for false documentation." Shaun casually explained as he noticed Enno pulled him off to the side.
"I know I haven't said much ever since we met up with Shaun. Link do you realize if you can't fix the house up to its original condition or better you will be left with debt as well the taxes" Enno worriedly asked him as Link nodded.
"Of course, I have seen plenty of deeds during my travel. I will just have to fix up the house with magic." Link confidently told her as Enno looked confused.
"You can fix this house with magic?" Enno asked him. She soon saw Link sign the document as she looked at the document with concern before signing after him. She gave him the document as Shaun smiled.
"Well Mr. Kokiri, you are now a proud home owner and here goes the deed as well my contact information. I have information on several companies that can fix this house up quickly." Shaun told Link as he noticed Link pulling out an ocarina from his pouch. Link played a melody that filled the air as the two adults were left shocked. They saw the house's run down condition was being resorted before their eyes. Shaun shifted his glasses on his face.
"No way, he is reversing the damages to the house with magic…" Shaun was left in awe as he looked at the boy who finally stopped his song. He looked a bit drained as he put away his ocarina.
"I fulfilled my end of the contract and all I have to worry about is taxes." Link smiled as he saw Shaun was confused. He saw the man run back around the building and run back inside.
"It seems he flabbergasted that this house can be fixed using magic." Enno giggled as she patted Link's head. "By the way what magic did you just use?"
"Time magic, I made sure to keep the modern improvements inside the house, but restore the foundation as well the rest of the building." Link explained as the waited for Shaun to come back out.
He was still in shock as he soon handed the deed to Link now. "My goodness, well it seems you got the better deal of the day. I hope you enjoy your stay in your new home now. Please contact me if you want to upgrade and add to the house in the future." Shaun told him as he shook hands with Link.
"Soon as I get some more money I will call you up for a job. I might add a pool or workshop to the building in the near future." Link thanked the man as Shaun handed him a business card and keys. Shaun walked away from the scene as Link turned to his cart. He looked up at the sun to see the sun was overhead now. "I still have some time to deliver the package on time…"
"Don't worry Link; I will help you out with unpacking. It was great to see you got one over Mr. Hastings."
"Are you sure Enno-san, I don't want to take up your time…" Link was interrupted with a small bop on his head.
"Master approved that I could take the day off to help you. With my magical ability I can increase our speed, endurance, and strength for a limited time. After that I want to give you something to you personally." Enno winked causing him Link to blush a little. He nodded to her suggestion as began picking up the heavier stuff from the cart as she danced away increasing his abilities.
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The sun was still overhead going towards the west as birds chirped in the air. Makarov and Gildarts were walking down the cobblestone path to Villa that Enno suggested. Makarov was carrying some book with him as Gildarts was carry a box with him in his right arm.
"I would never think that the boy would buy the villa near the east forest. It has been rundown ever since Mr. Hastings grandfather died the building fell in disrepair. From what I heard earlier today it seems he used his time magic to restore the building to its original condition." Makarov explained with smug grin on his face.
Gildarts just laughed it off. "He may not major in magic, but he does have an impressive set of magic under his belt. It seems he got the better deal out of this and only for 50, 000 jewels. Do you think he will become a knight or join a guild in the future?" Gildarts told them.
Makarov shrugged. "I don't know Gildarts, he has a lot potential for his age. Truthfully he doesn't seem like the sort of person to just sit around with a normal job. I bet Enno is trying to recruit him to the guild, but with no success in sight." Makarov explained.
"So you have you noticed that his eyes don't reflect his age at all. I can say he has better manners that Gray with ease and he is not shy as Cana." Gildarts explained as they saw the house within distance. They saw the building looking pristine and clean. "Well it seems he did get a sweet deal after all, but hopefully he can deal with monsters lurking around the forest."
The two made their way upstairs' to see Enno and Link sitting down under umbrella table that had a white umbrella and wooden table and chairs. Enno was placing down plates with food and snacks for four people. She waved over to them with a smile.
"Hello master and Gildarts-san, you are just in time for lunch." Enno happily told the men.
"Good thing we didn't eat lunch yet, but where is Link at?" Makarov asked her as he looked around for the boy
She touched her lip in deep thought for a moment. "Soon as we were undone packing everything he helped me in the kitchen preparing lunch. Then I gave him his house warming gift to put on." Enno explained.
"I see you forced him to buy clothes this morning." Gildarts laughed.
"Link didn't even buy winter clothes and he only bought spring and autumn apparel. I was quite fortunate to sneak the clothes on the cart, while he was trying on clothes in changing room." Enno told them as she noticed Link coming out the house.
They noticed the young man was wearing a vibrant red sleeved jacket with two long twin tails hanging from the back as it hid the black shirt he was wearing underneath. He wore a pair of black gloves that had metal plates covering the backside of his hand. Finally he wore black hakama pants and red steel toed boots that went did not reach his knees. His waist sported a black belt with two grey pouches modified incorporating his pouch's magical capabilities' that he learned from the Great Deku Tree. He also had a strong magnetic clip on the back of the coat for swords.
"Nice new set of clothes Link and a nice house. Come on sit down and eat lunch before you run off on your job." Gildarts suggested as Link happily nodded as they start eating lunch together.
Gildarts pushed out a wooden case across the table before he started eating. "I hope this will count as house warming gift Link. I heard you had an armory and I noticed you're quite fond of weapons." Gildarts told him.
Link opened the case to reveal a magic gun that a silver-plated revolver It had the word Angel on the side of the barrel. It had a one speed loader that had six magical bullets in a speed loader as it sat in velvet lined box.
Link picked up the gun and inspected as Enno looked shocked.
"You gave him a magical gun Gildarts! That is really irresponsible those things are dangerous." Enno argued as he laughed it off.
Makarov hummed to him as he noticed the gun. "Wasn't that a gift from your late-wife Cornelia?" Makarov asked him.
Link listened to the conversation at hand. Gildarts stopped laughing to address the two adults concern. "Well it was a gift that wasted since I was terrible at using holding magic. She wanted me to use less dangerous magic's instead of my crash magic. I bet Link can even use without any training on the first try." Gildarts explained as he grabbed the gun from Link's hand. The top part of the gun popped open revealing the middle of the gun had a small lacrima crystal. "The Angel Series is Anti-magic principle gun that penetrates magic, damages the body, or temporarily disables their use with magic using these bullets. These bullets are very expensive and hard to make. The gun is a classic six-shot double action with a top break making it easier to reload."
"Holding magic… bullets…?" Link asked them as they group looked shocked.
Enno shook her head. "I knew this was a bad idea… he doesn't know much about magic." Enno muttered in disdain.
"Well Link, there are two main classifications of magic one called "Casting Magic" and "Holding Magic". Caster magic is a magic that is expelled from the body as opposed to magic done through the use of a weapon or outside source. Holding magic is a magic that requires a mage to use an external source to produce the magic. For example your sword would be a holding magic since you can channel magical energy throughout it." Makarov explained.
Link nodded taking back the gun. "By the way why would they make a gun that cannot use magic as bullets instead of physical ones?" Link asked Gildarts with a curious tone.
Gildarts laughed a bit. "Well in the middle of the barrel is called lacrima crystal and once you charge it with your magic. It will make energy based rounds based off the nature of your magic. Go ahead try it out without the bullets." Gildarts suggested.
Link nodded as calmly focused magic into the gun as lacrima crystal glowed. It gave a yellow-white light as the six cylinders were soon filled with it. Link closed the gun and he looked around. He noticed a green and purple giant monkey prowling around the property.
"What is that monkey over there?" Link asked them.
Makarov turned towards what Link was looking at. "A Vulcan forest type named Gorian's they are very dangerous for young children. I think that one has a bounty on its head for trying to kidnap young girls on the East side of the town." Makarov explained.
"Go ahead give it a shot." Gildarts told Link.
Link grabbed his left arm with his right as he looked down the iron-sights. He aimed at the eyes first as he fired twice in quick succession. The Vulcan fell over and slumped to the ground as Gildarts clapped his hands in joy.
"Wow, it's your first time using the gun. You managed to bring down a Vulcan from a couple of hundred yards away with ease. I was right about you being a holding type magic user, though your magical energy feels…" Gildarts praised though he was stuck on a word.
"Holy…" Enno told them as they nodded.
"A very rare attribute to have when using magic... in a since it can cleanse darkness type moves with ease." Makarov noted as Link looked at his left hand with the gun.
"He must be referring to the Tri-force that is within my hand that joined with my magical power." Link thought.
Link gave it four more practice shots as the gun discharged leaving it completely empty. He quickly set it back in the case to sit down with them. "Well this gun almost reminds of me of arrow. Looking down the down the arrow notch to hit the target. I find that this gun makes it terrible for sneaking purposes though." Link muttered.
"No wonder why you are a natural at it… looking down the sights of a bow and arrow does give you that feeling. I would have to tell you that the gun has a slow charge up rate due to the barrels design. Learn to balance the bow and arrow with the weapon for maximum efficiency." Makarov advised him.
"Link, since we are talking about learning things, I think we need to talk about your schooling. You hardly know anything about Earth-land or magic in general. I think it would be wise if I see you to the school in Magnolia above all things after your return from your job today." Enno scolded him.
"School…" Link muttered. "But how I will I pay for taxes on the house or food?"
"Well we figure that out later tomorrow when I go about town." Enno told them.
"Gray, Cana, and Erza are doing fine without going to a school at all." Makarov argued.
"Well I want Link to grow up a proper young man unlike the other men in the guild. Besides that Gorian he killed is the actual job mark I will take the job payment myself and give it to a Link. Subduing a monster is around 70, 000 jewels so it will sustain him for a while along with the reward for his delivery for today." Enno replied angrily.
Makarov and Gildarts sighed as they looked towards the boy. "When a woman argues something like this we feel like the bad guys." They both muttered.
Makarov soon slid a book on the table to Link. "Well I might as well give you something a bit educational and a fun read. The book is called Requip a magic that might interest you if you like to use different types of weapons. It allows the user to store items in a pocket dimension so they can easily summon it at any time." Makarov explained as he quickly noticed a pink hair woman looking up the hill. "It seems like I need to cut this short. I need to take my lunch to go, while I discuss something with an old friend."
Enno nodded as Gildarts noticed the woman too. "Oh, it's about Erza's getting a new eye right from Porlyusica." Gildarts asked him.
"You know she only comes around personally if there is something goes wrong or it's important." Makarov muttered as Enno put his food in a small box as well container for his drink. Makarov took his lunch with him as he ran off to go meet with the woman as Link looked a bit confused.
"What happened to Erza's eyes? Did she lose it playing with swords?" Link asked them.
Gildarts shook his head before sitting his drink down. "No, it's apparently something else that did that, but she rarely talks to anyone within the guild, except master." Gildarts calmly told her.
"I heard from Enno that your guild is more like a family? Why would she want to hide the reason?" Link asked the older man with curiosity.
"Not everyone can be brave Link to confront their demons some need time to handle it. Not even you want to say the whole truth about your past. What do you think what fear is?" Gildarts asked the boy.
"Regret and helplessness…" Link muttered trying to pin down the emotion he felt.
Gildarts chuckled a bit. "Well fear is more than, but it is not evil in a sense." Gildarts lectured Link.
"Like the darkness doesn't mean its evil. Fear itself it not evil its shows you have weakness or no strength in a certain area. If it's not in your favor you should just best run away until you away you gain experience, skill, and necessary equipment to fight your foe." Link explained.
"It seems you understand your limits, but I am guessing your weakness would be magic that also has good range capabilities." Gildarts asked as Link nodded.
"Well at least you admit faults than be embarrassed by your helplessness. Gray would never admit such a thing because he lets his pride get in the way." Gildarts explained as Enno giggled.
"It seems Link is a little too grown up to match the other kids' mindsets… maybe I should introduce him to a magic school or a school in general. I don't want the only young gentleman to be a brute in the future." Enno thought as she ate her food. She looked at her watch to check the time as she looked at Link.
"Link, you should finish up your lunch soon so you can catch the train. You don't want to walk home late in the dark or walk home on foot." Enno suggested as Link gave her a quick nod.
…
Link was sitting down in his seat on the train as he was reading his requip book, while using his gale-force reading glasses. He looked up to check for his destination Heartfilia crossroad that intersected with the road. He felt the train making a stop near the crossroads. He closed his book and took off his gale-force reading glasses from his face. He placed them within his pouch as he stood up.
Next stop: Heartfilia Railroads
A speaker went announcing his destination he pulled the parcel from his pouch and place it within his coat pouch. He walked towards the exit of the train and jumped off as he waved bye to train conductor. The train sped away from his destination as Link took out his map from his pouch.
"It seems I am not too far from my destination. I wish I had Epona still…" Link muttered sadly as he walked down the road calmly. He put up his map as he enjoyed the scene around him. The mountain gave the valley a good depth to the town up ahead as he noticed the size almost resembled Magnolia's as he quickly noticed the huge mansion at the end.
It was eerily quiet as he walked towards the mansion it seemed like the people who lived here worked for the mansion. He quickly noticed several knights lying on the ground that either slashed down or encased with ice.
Link walked up to the encased ice as he summoned a bit of Din's fire to help melt the ice. The knight landed to the ground with a thud. He was shivering and started coughing for air.
"Are you okay mister? What is going on?" Link asked him as he pulled his glided sword from his pouch. He attached to the back of his coat as he put the medicine away in his pouch for safety.
The guards eyes looked at Link with disbelieve. "Are you a mage boy?" he asked him.
"If you are referring that I know magic, then yes. The name is Link Kokiri I was supposed to deliver a package from Holly Bridges to a doctor stationed here." Link announced himself.
The knight looked over to the mansion. "We have been expecting you, but can you please deal with the mage that the Junelle Corporation sent. He wouldn't listen to reason and it seems he froze the entrance to the mansion in ice." He explained.
"It's about a trade dispute no doubt…" Link muttered as he theorized what the problem was.
The knight nodded. "Of course it is apparently my boss apparently stepped on someone's Junelle Corporations toes. The mage comes from the Titan Nose guild and he wishes to convince our boss to look for other business avenues'."
"Find a shady spot to hide or help the others if you are fit. I will see if I can handle the problem." Link told him. He ran towards the door pulling out his hero's bow and arrow. He reached the door to the ice heavily encased the door as he quickly enchanted the arrow with fire. The fire arrow struck true as the ice quickly turn to steam as he soon saw people burst out the door in panic. He quickly put his bow away as he walked casually inside.
Some people were looking a bit shocked to see him casually walk in to the building. "What are you doing young man? There is a dangerous mage inside the building." A voice shouted from afar. He looked over to see a short, middle-aged woman with a square-shaped face. She has long, dark purple hair tied in a ponytail behind her head and black eyes.
She wore a long, green dress with pink-colored sleeves with golden edges, complete with larger cuffs, an apron tied around her waist, a small mantle covering her shoulders and simple shoes.
"A guard asked me to deal with the Mage problem since I have magic." Link told her.
"You your just a kid there is no way you could beat a mage of…" she told him only to see Link walk past her.
"No matter where I go people still treat me like I am just a regular child." Link thought. He quickly pulled out his package and handed it to the lady. "Before I go fight this mage, a woman named Holly Bridges sent me to deliver a package meant for Layla-san's doctor." Link calmly explained as he heard yelling upstairs. She took it from him as he ran upstairs to go meet the mage. The woman turned to see a small girl around Link's age who sat behind the woman. She had brown eyes and shoulder length blonde hair that was tied by blue bead ribbon in a small ponytail to the right side of her head with the rest of the hair loose. She wore a pink dress with a small blue tie around her neck. She also wore white socks and brown shoes around her feet. She was staring into Link's eyes as he passed.
"He looked so determined…" the girl thought.
"Lucy, we should leave the mansion and get to safety!" the maid shouted.
The girl turned in worry. "What about papa and mama? That man is still upstairs with them Spetto-san and what about the boy going up there?" Lucy asked the older woman.
"That boy is going to get himself killed trying to fight a mage. The rune knights will come to handle the problem or your father will negotiate something with him to make him leave. Now we must go!" Spetto pulled Lucy to safety.
He quickly located the sound of the yelling to a room at the top of the building where the entrance was located.
"Mr. Heartfilia you have to understand your position you are in now. Your wife is dying and I can easily make her suffer even more before she dies of that disease that will claim her life." A voice called out. Link heard the sounds of coughing coming beyond the door. He got up beside at as he opened it slightly to see what was going on.
He saw a blonde hair man with a moustache dressed nicely in a brown suit looking frustrated as he sat behind the desk. He saw a beautiful blond hair woman with brown eyes lying on the floor. She wore a plain white kimono as she looked sickly. He quickly saw a man that had white shoulder-length hair and purple eyes. He wore a dark sleeved shirt, grey pants, and sandals. He was carelessly holding a katana over her prone body.
Link reached into his pouch pulling out a deku nut and a bomb to surprise the man. "I will not give into his demands no matter what you say. It's profitable for my business…" Mr. Heartfilia told them as the man laughed.
"Well you care more about your money than your wife… well I was hoping you reconsider without drawing any more blood." He laughed with joy.
"Is he serious he wouldn't save his wife all the sake for the sake of money?" Link thought as pushed the door open and tossed the deku nut in. A blinding flash went off as Link ran into the room towards her prone body. He tackled the man knocking him over.
"What the hell!" he shouted.
He quickly lit the bomb and picked up the older woman over his shoulder. He quickly carried her off towards the door area as fast as he could.
*Boom*
The bomb went off knocking the man away in pain as Link laid the woman on the floor near the door.
"What are you doing? I will make you pay for the damage you done to my mansion!" the man's voice shouted leaving Link confused.
He turned back to see the man at the room yelling at him.
"What is going on here? I save his wife and he yells about the floor being blow away. It seems to me that his greed has taken over his life and his thinking." Link thought.
"You say that now, but your wife was in danger and you talk about the damage to the floor. Are you that obsessed over money than your wife's own life?" Link asked him.
"Do you know who I am?" the dirty blonde haired shouted at Link.
"I don't care who you are? You are a greedy fool that cares for no one." Link replied angrily shocking the man for a moment.
The man with the sword stood up smiling. "Well at least someone has a backbone around here. If you haven't noticed kid this is Jude Heartfilia the head of the Heartfilia Konzern." The man announced.
Link stood there stoically and motionlessly. "Is it supposed to make me care about him because he has status? I don't respect fools like him." Link explained to the main as he motioned for his sword on his back.
"Well kid, since I have been itching for a fight. You are interrupting my mission…"
"A mission to terrorize people for the sake of money is a cowardly job. Holly Bridges asked me to send medicine to sick woman she called her friend…" Link told him.
"So that woman sent you I don't see why my wife insists on talking to people that don't have the same social standing as us." Jude muttered in frustration.
"Well kid you will have to die now!" the man ran forward and jumped into the air. He swung down his blade as Link pulled out his sword as he jumped to side avoiding the blow. Link swiped his sword at him as their blades clashed making sparks. The two clashed blades together two more times as sparks flew. Finally their blades met in a deadlock as they both stared at each other's eyes. The man was struggling to move Link as he noticed his eyes as he smirked.
"Oh, you aren't some regular boy, my apologies. You are quite swordsman for someone so young. What is your name kid?" the man asked with a smile on his face.
"Link Kokiri," Link answered him loudly. Link kicked him back as he back flipped away from him. He lowered his guard as he saw the man relax.
"Well the name is Mangetsu mage of Titan Nose guild. I will have to end this quick with magic so I can get back to the task at hand." Mangetsu told him.
Mangetsu shifted his stance as magic seal formed around his feet. Link's eyes widened as he saw several ice spikes running towards him. He swiftly leapt to the side and red blue aura covered his sword. "Hyaa!" Link shouted a blue and sent crescent shape of energy at him shocking Mangetsu.
"Pure magic!" he shouted in shock. He slammed his sword into the floor. "Ice Shield!" he shouted.
The blade of energy shattered the shield as the man looked surprised. He saw Link already closed the gap as he swiped his sword as Mangetsu blocked it. They passed by each other as Link quickly spun around slashing at his mid-section.
Mangetsu smirked to see it not touch him. "You have to do better than boy!" he shouted mocking him. Green flash covered Link's body as he looked shocked. "Where did he go?"
A green light flashed before him as he was punched in his face by Link. It stunned him for a moment as Link jumped up." Hyaa!" he came down with a jump slash cutting Mangetsu. Blood spilled out from his body as it landed on the floor. He looked shocked to see the floor freeze along with the blood. Link jumped back and landed on the icy floor. He was trying to balance himself as he noticed Mangetsu sliding back spinning as he his chest in pain.
"Damn… a perfect recovery that quick most people would be tumbling on the ground trying to get up." Mangetsu wheezed.
"Well it seems like this battle is over now… give up while you can." Link demanded as he pointed his sword at him.
Mangetsu smirked and nodded his head. "The ice on the floor helps set up the other move… Ice make: Geyser!" he shouted as huge surge magic poured out. A magic circle appeared under Link as he looked surprised. Ice shot up to the ceiling freezing him in place as Mangetsu laughed. He sheathed his sword as he looked towards Jude. "Well since he is out the way. Maybe you should be reconsidering trying to take one of the businesses any more businesses from the Junelle Corporation."
Mangetsu stopped to feel something weird in the air. As he turned around for a moment to see an orange red flame burst out across the room melting the ice. Water vapor covered the air blinding Jude as well Mangetsu placed his hand on his sword now.
"Shit… he can use fire magic too!" he shouted in shock.
"Of course I can use fire magic. I learned that one after I learned how to swing pure magic around." Link's voice called out. Mangetsu created icicles' shooting them towards the voice's direction only to here it hit the wall.
"Damn… I can't see him." He muttered.
"But I can see you quite clearly as day looking a bit frustrated now." Link told him.
Mangetsu felt a slash come across his chest as he doubled over. A strong force kicked his sword out of his arms as he looked shocked. A round object slammed into his chest as he was kicked to the floor. He heard the same sizzling sound as before.
"He planted a bomb!" Mangetsu thought as he panicked in fear.
*Boom*
The explosion went off as the mist vapor blew away as Link stood there with his glided sword sheathed. He held the sheathed katana in his hands as he walked over to him.
Jude noticed the boy's eyes were different. The white of his eyes had a purple tint and the iris was red. The color receded going back to the boy's natural color of blue.
"Well I may not now magic as well as you, but I can hold my own in a battle. It was a nice fight Mangetsu, but you lost the moment you couldn't adapt to the circumstances." Link lectured to him as he looked up at Jude. "It seems Mrs. Bridges was correct to be worried about her friend. A husband that cares more about his money and business than his family is a pathetic sight to see as well sad.
His piercing blue eyes fell on the man as he stood quiet.
"I didn't expect the boy to win the battle let alone lecture me. He doesn't fear even my family's name at the slightest nor care about it." Jude thought as he looked once more into Link's eyes to see it was piercing his soul. Link walked up to his desk calmly.
"You probably want a reward onto on top of the delivering the medicine like requested." Jude asked Link.
"I just want payment for the delivery, but in return tell me how all this became a problem." Link asked him reasonably by looking back at Mangetsu.
Jude sighed. "Fine, there is a reason why I asked you not to destroy the building. You see… I hit a snag with of financial debt. To supplement the loan I put the house and everything here as collateral. I worked hard to get a profitable company under Junelle Corporation to work with me. We had arguments, but now it came to this." Jude admitted as he closed his eyes in embarrassment.
"Then you are living too far above your means. It's best just to live modestly happy then this…" Link lectured.
"I cannot be some broke fool without status running this empire. I may have to make concessions with the Junelle Corporation since you beat up the mage sent to make me reconsider my business avenues." Jude argued as his voice echoed the room as Link didn't flinch. Jude looked unnerved due to Link piercing glare at him.
"Haven't you learned that nothing lasts forever through time itself? If you want to be reimbursed for the damages caused then get it out of the Titan Nose guild instead of me. I will never let money blind me from the good things I have in life." Link told him as he turned around. "You might have to keep me on the scene for awhile Mr. Heartfilia. We don't want anyone else showing up at your doorstep uninvited."
Jude sat down at his desk as he nodded. "Fine you can stay around just in case. I will send a complaint to the guild for the damages caused to my mansion and staff." Jude explained as he quickly was writing a letter.
Link shook his head as he carried the woman. "It seems I was still talking to a fool still, I guess he isn't taking my words to heart." Link muttered in disdain.
He heard a small giggle come from the woman he was carrying. "You are quite the gentleman Mr. Kokiri and a little wise for your age." Layla told him as she coughed.
"So you must be Layla-san, I was asked to deliver some medicine for you." Link told her.
Layla nodded. "So Holly did send you, bless her heart that she still wants to look out for me. I haven't felt well in a while. So I lack some cheery things to say to her as well in my letters, but now I have more enthusiasm to write a letter to her now." Layla softly told him. "Can you take me to my outside to my daughter? She is probably worried about me along with the others."
Link nodded to her request as he walked downstairs carrying the woman to the open doors of the mansion. Link saw the remaining guards guarding the entrance as people sat in front of it. He waved Mangetsu's sword up to them catching their attention.
"It's okay to go inside now I defeated the mage." Link shouted at them. He saw the same guards running up to him. He noticed one of guard he talked to coming straight towards him. He gave out orders to remove the mage from Jude's office.
"Well a lot of people were skeptical that you could get the job done. It's a good thing that I believed you can get the job done. Milady, are you okay?" He asked Layla as she nodded.
"I am okay, I am sorry that you all got caught up in this nasty business. I thought I could reason with Jude and the mage sent." Layla apologized.
"Mama!" a girl's voice shouted out. Layla looked up with a brighter smile on her face. She saw the girl had tears on her face.
"Thank goodness you are not hurt Lucy. I am sorry I have worried you." Layla apologized to her as she pointed at Link. "A magical knight arrived to save the day like in one of your books I read to you. His name is Link Kokiri so please be nice to him."
She giggled as Lucy smiled. "Thank you for saving mama and papa for us!" Lucy cheered as the maids' came together with the doctor.
"So young man, you did actually what you set out to do I am impressed. My name is Spetto and we will take Layla-san back in for her medicine."
"Mama, can Link play with me for a while?" Lucy asked her mama.
She gave her daughter a soft smile and a nod. She was taken away on a stretcher. "Of course he will be around for a couple of more days to ensure not another mage comes around the property." Layla assured her as Lucy jumped up for joy.
"Well I haven't played games in quite a while…" Link muttered as Lucy dragged him by his hand.
"Don't worry I am sure we can find something to play with inside!" Lucy reassured him as she dragged him inside.
Link gave a small smile. "So this is what it feels like to be a kid again…" Link thought.
"Do you have something in mind we can play with first?" Link asked her.
"How about art maybe I can paint you and you paint me a portrait?" Lucy asked him.
"Well sure, I am not good with art, but I know how to play music with some instruments'." Link admitted.
"What instruments can you play?" Lucy asked him.
"I can play a guitar, drums, horn, and ocarina. Right now I am only carrying my ocarina."
Layla just giggled seeing her daughter with a smile on her face. She looked towards Spetto now. "Can you take some pictures of Lucy playing around for me Spetto? It's been awhile since I have seen Lucy actually smile." Layla asked her.
The maid just smiled. "Sure thing, hopefully Mr. Kokiri will not let her play around with those swords of his."
They doctor, guards, and maids help ushered Layla in the doors to give her medicine. Spetto went in to grab a camera. She followed two children to make sure they were having fun activity was safe.
