Good day, fellow FanFictioners! It is me, AdamineTerra! Tonight, I'll be bringing you two chapters of King Isaac goodness. Why? Because I have something comedic coming up in the chapter after this one. So, keep an eye out for my second update tonight.
Fallen Angel
"So now what do we do?" Millianna questioned once they'd hauled Isaac back to the guild.
He looked like some kind of tragic statue draped out in their infirmary. Already, guild members had heard rumor of a man, an angel, that had been brought into the building. Their prying eyes could be felt from a mile away, and in this estrogen thick guild it was no wonder they were so curious.
No male had ever seen the inside of Mermaid Heel and survived long enough to even want to talk about it. This was the first time the opposite sex had been in the guild hall without having to sneak in. He was becoming a celebrity, even unconscious. Also, a rumor was spreading like wildfire. Everyone believed that Isaac was some kind of tragic angel that had washed ashore no matter how many times Kagura explained that he was the King of Lancet not a fallen angel.
Once they'd made sure no one could sneak in to get a glimpse of the fallen angel, Kagura and her team had holed up inside of the infirmary.
"We should alert Fairy Tail as soon as possible. Adamine and her cousin need to know that Isaac is here," Kagura explained simply.
"The last time that I spoke to Erza, she mentioned that Adamine was gone on a job with the Raijinshuu. No one knows where Urian is," Milianna replied.
Risley added, "If he was supposed to be going to the contest in Crocus, we could just take him there when we go."
"When we go?" Araña asked.
"I thought we were going. Aren't we going?" Beth piped up.
Kagura weighed her options. While it was true that they could just show up with Isaac, the most proper thing to do would be to tell his relatives that he'd been attacked. Then again, Kagura hadn't decided whether or not to go to that competition. By the looks on her guild mates' faces, they were probably going anyway.
Besides, Kagura wanted to know just what had happened to get Isaac in this state. She glanced down at him with a studious expression on her face. Now that all the blood and dirt was washed off, she could get an idea of what he really looked like.
His hair was a spiky mess so black it tinted blue in the dusk light. Stray strands had fallen into his face, and his lips were still parted to flaunt those fangs of his. He had a straight nose. On either side of that was smooth, flat planes and high cheekbones. He looked just like a fancy, sculpted angel that should have been decorating the exterior of a building or standing in some elegant corridor.
Cuts and open gashes lined his skin when he'd first come in, but as soon as Kagura and Milianna had washed the dirt out of his wounds, they had sealed over instantly. Isaac had a miraculous healing ability. Kagura just couldn't place why he healed the way he did or looked the way he did from his mangled wings to his blackened nails.
For a man with such a grand healing ability, he should have been able to withstand any hit. When the girls had checked for water in his lungs, there had been none, so it hadn't been a drowning. What had happened to King Isaac?
Finally, Kagura drew her line. She explained, "We will tell Adamine that we have her relative. Also, we'll be taking part in the modeling competition. I need a reason to get to Crocus and discuss this incident with Hisui and King Toma."
"Want me to send a letter to Fairy Tail?" Milianna suggested.
"No. A matter this large needs to be spoken about in person. Something happened on Isaac's trip, and I want to ensure that another war isn't about to start." Kagura rose, body language volunteering herself.
Movement had her caramel eyes glancing downwards. Isaac's hand had gone from the side of the bed to his head. His blackened fingernails dug into the sides of his head, and when he opened his one visible eye, all the women leaned in.
"I've never seen him up close," Beth whispered. She leaned particularly close to Isaac, and Kagura couldn't help herself. She was doing it too. They all were, but Kagura was the only one who seemed to be berating herself for it.
Isaac's full lips parted. There was a crease in the middle where his bottom lip got fullest. His voice cracked when he croaked, "Am I in Heaven?"
Heaven? "Why do you think you're in Heaven?" Kagura wondered, backing up to a more proper stance. That phrase got her thinking he just might have been a fallen angel.
Isaac cast her a grin that rivaled the charm of his extremely handsome brother. She felt her face flush slightly. "It's not every day that a man wakes up with five beautiful women hanging over him," his broken voice explained.
Kagura couldn't even think of a response to that. Answering for her was Risley. The larger woman mentioned, "I'll take that as a compliment."
Isaac bowed his dark head then adjusted himself on the bed. His large wings draped off either side of it, and when he moved, the agony on his face was obvious. Still, he tried to sit up straighter. His visible, purple eye scanned the room. He looked from the women around him then to the infirmary which was decorated in mermaid statues and powerful female warriors.
"Do you know where I am?" he wondered.
Kagura explained, "You're at the guild Mermaid Heel. We found you washed up on the shore."
Isaac nodded his head slowly as if he couldn't comprehend what she was saying. "And, who are you?" he asked.
Now, Kagura blinked. He had to have remembered Mermaid Heel. Isaac had personally set Kagura and her team to work with a Lancet guild that went by the name of Grimm. Together Mermaid Heel and Grimm had taken out Lancet guards to break down a wall that divided mages and normal humans. She and Isaac had danced in his castle the night he celebrated his victory over the Normans.
Still, she explained, "My name is Kagura Mikazuchi, and this is my team." She gestured to the women behind her.
"Milianna at your service!"
"Risley Law," a larger woman sporting Native American clothing greeted.
"Beth Vanderwood."
"Araña Webb. Don't you remember me?"
Araña leaned closely into Isaac, and she checked him out from top to bottom. Isaac just shook his head.
"No. No, I'm sorry. Have I met you before? If I have, then would you happen to know my name?"
Now, Kagura's eyebrows rose. This was a standard case of amnesia. She definitely needed to get Isaac sent to Fairy Tail now. Adamine and Urian had to know about this as soon as possible.
"Your name is Isaac Grigori von Kaiser. You are the King of Lancet. You personally sent out a request to Fiore for mages of S class rank and higher to partake in the siege of your country," Kagura explained in all authority.
Isaac leaned back to scratch his head. The look was so splendidly boyish that all the girls swooned. "Sounds like I was a pretty important man then." At just that moment his stomach gave a large growl and his boyish grin got even wider. "Excuse me. I must not have eaten before you found me."
Kagura's jaw could have dropped. Must not have eaten. He didn't remember anything! She cast her group a bewildered expression, but they just shrugged. This was awful! He was a king, and he'd been attacked. There could still be people after him, and he wouldn't even know why they were there to harm him. Did he even remember how to fight?
Kagura was about to open her mouth to speak when Milianna chimed, "How about we get you something to eat? Then, we can tell you more about yourself!"
"That would be wonderful. Thank you." Isaac made a move to get up from the bed, but his large wings obviously pained him. They were still broken and bent at odd angles. Of course, they were causing him discomfort. Still, he tried to stand up. As soon as he made a single whimper of pain, all the girls were on him.
"No! You have to stay in bed," Risley scolded. Her hands were on his shoulders to push him gently to the bed.
Milianna appeared with a stuffed cat and rested it in the bed with the man. "Tiggie will keep you comfy."
"Yes, lie down and let us take care of everything," Araña soothed. She picked up his flask. "Nothing a fresh bit of liquor can't help when it comes to pain. Eh?"
"I know exactly what you need! Some vegetable stew will help heal you right up! Gimme a little bit, and I'll have it right out for ya. Okay?" Beth cast him a girlish grin. As soon as he cast her that heartwarming smile, the girl seemed to swoon right out the door.
Kagura put her hand on the doorframe of the infirmary. Well, he was obviously going to be well taken care of. She intoned, "I will get a message out to your cousin about your amnesia." For some reason, she didn't want to leave the king's side. He was in need of assistance, and Kagura felt inclined to protect him. She was the one to find him on the shore anyway. It was her duty.
"Cousin?" he asked.
"Yes. You have a cousin named Adamine Terra, and a brother named Urian Lancet. No one knows where he is at the moment though."
"Why do my brother and I have different last names?"
"He's your half-brother I suspect. Anyway, I'll be back shortly. With you being in the state that you are, I don't want you to not have someone protecting you at all times. With your status, it could spell trouble for your kingdom. Now, if I could just…" Kagura pushed on the door. When it opened just the slightest bit, she figured out what was holding it back. Girls from the guild were trying to peek in at Isaac. One scowl from Kagura, and they all fled like rabbits from a starved wolf.
While she closed the door behind her, she heard Isaac say, "Thank you."
Aw, Izzy is cute when he has amnesia. Everyone needs a little Isaac in their life. He's so adorable.
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