A/N: What's this…another update!? Hello everyone and welcome back; and before you say anything, no, I'm not dead…sorry for the late update…again. So my midterm came to pass but I have two new writing essay's I need to work on; oh joy *sarcasm w/ eye roll*. Things are getting busy again so it's hard to say when I'll be able to update. I love working on this story but my education comes first so I may have to make some sacrifices here and there…oh well, c'est la vie. And now a shout out to you guys:
-4fireking: I'm glad you like my story. I know I said I'd write a review for you soon but I've been a little busy. Rest assured, I will read one of your stories as soon as I can and I will post a review for it. I promise.
-Sesshomaru'sCrazygal: Why does everyone nearly die when they see this updated? Is it really that good?*Embarrassed smile* I'm glad you like this story, I intend to continue on with this till it ends.
-PandaGirl: As always, welcome back. I can't tell you how flattered I am to know that you think my story is almost as good as the anime. It means a lot to me; it really does. As for Saito being good looking, I guess that's a girl thing; seeing as how I'm a guy I wouldn't know, BUT, I get what you're saying none the less. He does take after Gajeel after all.
-Tomoyo10798: Welcome! I'm glad you like this.
Now, onto other matters; taking creative liberties.
In the spirit of things, I've decided to bring some music into the mix here. Like any good anime, there needs to be an OPENING and ENDING theme. And the characters need some themes as well. Below are my main OC characters with their respective theme/themes (standard theme/battle theme). I hope you enjoy the music and feel free to play the song(s) when you think they might fit in! DISSCLAIMER: I DO NOT, I REPEAT, DO NOT OWN ANY OF THE MUSIC/VIDEOS LISTED BELOW. THE MUSIC/VIDEOS BELONG TO THEIR RESPECTIVE OWNERS; THIS IS FOR ENTERTAINMERNT/FAN FICTION PURPOSES ONLY.
-OP Theme: watch?v=VQt7tyCt8Ds
-Ending Theme: watch?v=pFLIRALesjs
-Igneel Dragneel: watch?v=FIya0fxY93o
-Lilly Dragneel: watch?v=OTLzWGIL-iI /
-Sam Fullbuster: watch?v=MjwFe6okyUw / watch?v=Uu4emT6btH4
-Jenny Fullbuster: watch?v=hKCGBv65w_M / watch?v=0DtBVRdVbMs
-Chiara Fullbuster: watch?v=8aOrhl1O1nU
-Saito Redfox: watch?v=X-2yuGgp_U8
- Senna Fernandes: watch?v=dcJUNajLMYA / watch?v=k_ZMmEFA4Q0
I hope the music is fitting for each character. If you like it, or, want to make alternative suggestions for a theme, just let me know in your review.
But for now, let's begin.
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CHAPTER 5: Final Confrontation
The air was tense as Senna Fernandes stared down Deathwing from the end of her katana. She stood poised with her right foot forward, knees slightly bent and elbows angled as she held her sword in a horizontal stance. Her glaring eyes never left her target as she calmly inhaled and exhaled through her nose.
Deathwing in turn held his broadsword at his side as he regarded the blue haired swordswoman with curios interest. She claimed to be the daughter of the two mages he sparred with and as hard as he found the claim to be impossible, he couldn't deny the fact that she strongly resembled Jellal and Erza. She was, for her age, a strikingly beautiful girl. Her hair color, despite the crimson highlights, and tattoo were similar to Jellal, but she looked more Erza. The only difference was that she shared both her mother's and father's eyes; the two brown's having formed a unique amber and chocolate brown mix that possessed an age of someone who was more matured and experienced than they let on…the eyes of a warrior.
"I find your claim to be highly unlikely." Deathwing said as he finally broke the silence," Tell me young lady, who are you really?"
Senna let a small smile grace her features, the corners of her mouth just turning up slightly.
"I am who I am. I care not whether you do or don't believe me."
Senna looked back at Jellal and Erza, the former of the two was being attended to by Meredy. The two mages eyes met the swordswoman's gaze and they instantly felt a strange connection to the girl make itself known from the back of their minds. Senna gave another small smile before fixing her gaze back on Deathwing; her glare returned.
"All that matters now is you and me. You tried to kill my parents and for that, I will not forgive you."
Deathwing gave an unamused chuckle.
"You're challenging me? I find that to be unwise. You've seen what I've done to the mages behind you, what makes you think you will not end up like them?"
"Simple."
Senna paused.
"I'm not them."
Before Deathwing could even so much as blink, Senna had burst forward with unprecedented speed; her boots leaving indentations in the cobblestone with each step as her feet glowed with a bright yellow magic. In one fluid motion, Senna switched her blade from horizontal to vertical and struck out with a slash. Deathwing parried the attack but Senna countered by slashing her blade in the direction it had been parried, nearly slicing Deathwing's throat in the process. Deathwing leapt back and Senna followed; her enhanced speed giving her the edge.
"She's fast!" Deathwing thought as he brought his sword down on Senna.
Senna ducked from the attack, spun on her left foot before slamming her right foot into Deathwing's stomach, sending him flying. The Chaos Dragon Slayer flew back several meters before colliding with a building. Deathwing recovered quickly however and decided to go on the offensive.
"Destruction Magic: Multiple Bomb Attack!"
Like he had done earlier with Romeo, Deathwing stomped his foot on the ground but instead of one stone rising, multiple pieces of glowing red stone rose from the ground and flew at Senna. Said swordswoman was prepared, however.
"Heavenly Blast!" Senna said as she wiped her free arm back and countered with Jellal's signature attack.
The sphere of magic collided with the makeshift bombs and detonated with tremendous force. The resulting explosion in turn created a large screen of smoke. With the use of his Chaos Dragon strength, Deathwing burst from one side of the smoke in an attempt of catch Senna off guard. The two blades collided however and the two found themselves deadlocked; each blade pushing against each other for dominance.
"I'll hand it to you girl, you're stronger than you look."
Senna smirked.
"I'll take that as a compliment."
Senna suddenly swept her left foot into Deathwing's legs and deftly kicked off him. Senna then back flipped high into the air and landed atop the steps of the fountain, a good distance away from Deathwing.
"I think it's time I showed you what I am capable of."
Senna brought her sword before her as her body began o glow with light. The sword hovered before her as the kanji inscriptions glowed before seemingly come off the blade, enlarged now, and wrapped themselves around Senna's body.
Erza, whose eye's never left Senna, gasped as she recognized what was happening to Senna.
"That magic…it can't be!"
"Requip: The Knight." Senna said as a set of new armor formed on her body," Heaven's Wheel Armor."
The light instantly faded as the armor seemingly appeared out of thin air on Senna's body. Erza could only gawk in amazement. This girl, a girl that claimed to be her child, had the ability to use her style of magic.
"It…it just can't be."
Erza did notice that Senna's Heaven armor did differ from her own.
Though her hair was still tied up, a helm framed Senna's face and forehead with a T-shaped visor that left her eyes, nose and mouth exposed while curving back to cover her ears in a wing shaped head piece. Her neck was exposed but a bikini style armored chest piece covered her well-developed bust while her forearms and hands were armored. Her upper abdomen and naval were exposed though a piece of armor contoured to her sides much like a one piece bathing suit. Instead of a long and flowing skirt, two billowing pieces of cloth were attached to her waist armor and were tucked into her knee armor which in turn were joined with her armored boots and shin guards. The armor was completed by two wings that seemed to glow in the day light.
It was a stunning display to say the least.
Senna retrieved her sword as one hundred different swords flashed into existence.
"Now it's my turn." Senna said as she grabbed another sword near her. "Blumenblatt."
Senna charged forward and struck out with her dual wielded swords. Deathwing, despite his own strength, found it hard to counter Senna's attacks. Senna suddenly swooped around him and Deathwing found himself attacked by the ninety nine remaining swords as they flew in unison at Deathwing. Deathwing dodged, weaved and deflected the swords that he could but the ones he didn't were able to slice or scratch at him. When the barrage ended, Senna landed on the ground as Deathwing panted and glared at her.
"You." Deathwing snarled, "You insolent little bitch!"
Senna held her ground as Deathwing flared his aura, his Dragon Slayer power becoming visible as dark purple wisps of energy swirled around him. Deathwing pointed his sword at Senna and took a familiar stance.
"That stance; he's going to-!" Erza thought as her chest clenched in fear, "Get out of there; GET OUT OF THERE!" Erza screamed.
"Chaos Bea-" Deathwing was cut off, however, when a large pillar of ice shot forth from the ground beneath him. Deathwing jumped back in time to see three newcomers leap from a nearby rooftop.
"WHAT!?"
Senna smirked as Sam, Lilly and Igneel landed next to her.
"You three certainly took your sweet time."
"Sorry about that, we got caught in rush hour traffic." Sam said as he gave Senna a cheeky grin.
"Hmph, smartass." Senna said as she focused her attention back on Deathwing.
"Be careful, he's a Dragon Slayer."
"Wouldn't be the first one we fought." Igneel said as he cracked his knuckles.
"Besides, we've been through worse." Lilly said as she tossed one of her pigtails back over her shoulder.
Senna simply nodded in response. "What's the plan Igneel?"
"Simple…we hit him until he stays down."
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While the four mages dealt with Deathwing, Jenny turned her attention to the wounded as Natsu, Lucy, Gray, Juvia and Happy gathered next to their fallen comrades.
"Can you help them?" Lucy asked Jenny in a deeply worried tone as she gently held Romeo as he writhed in pain from his shattered arm.
Jenny nodded as she placed her palms on the ground while sitting cross-legged.
"I can but I must have absolute concentration to do so. Please, place the wounded next to each other but stay near me"
Jenny took a deep breath and exhaled slowly as a large bubble of water formed around the group.
"Regenerating Bubble." Jenny mumbled as she closed her eyes.
The waters healing properties immediately took effect as the wounded mages injuries began to disappear, but curiously, at a much slower rate.
"Why can't you heal them like you did us?" Gray asked as he watched in morbid fascination as Romeo's arm began to fix itself into its natural shape and position. It was a slow process, but if Romeo felt anything, he didn't show it.
"Your injuries were not as severe as theirs. In order for the wounds to be properly mended, I must slowly heal the wounds…now if you don't mind dad, I need you to be quiet."
Gray flinched slightly when he heard Jenny use the word "dad."
Nearby, the fighting between Deathwing and the four mages began to escalate and a large piece of rock was blasted out of the ground in the process. It went careening towards the protective bubble as the group beneath it watched in horror as it grew closer and closer.
"Look out!" Natsu cried out only to gawk in amazement as not only did the bubble deflect the rock, it shattered it to pieces.
Jenny's brow twitched as she gritted her teeth.
"So long as I concentrate, the bubble will form a protective barrier. However, with each attack, I feel it take a bit out of my magic. I won't be able to hold it forever but it's better than nothing."
The mages in the bubble could only stare at Jenny in awe as they watched her go about her work. It was obvious to everyone present that they were in the presence of a truly gifted mage.
"Look out below!" A voice called out of nowhere.
The mages looked up, while Jenny smiled slightly, in time to see a black clad figure land near the bubble, the ground cratering slightly beneath the force of his landing due to his still active Dragon Skin. Saito rose from his crouched stance, Gajeel and Levy balanced on one arm and shoulder, and surprisingly, Leila held in his other arm. Saito stepped forward and into the bubble, taking care to gently lay his charges on the ground.
"Levy-chan!" Lucy cried out and went to her friend's side. Levy was barely conscious but managed to squeeze Lucy's hand.
It was then that the remaining group members noticed Leila.
"Hey, she's one of those Pain guys!" Natsu snarled.
Jenny, though her eyes were closed, frowned slightly as her brow crinkled.
"Care to explain?" She asked Saito.
"It's a long story, I'll fill you in later. She's not bothering anyone at the moment so keep an eye on her will you please."
Saito then turned around and stepped out of the bubble.
"Wait, where are you going!?" Natsu asked.
Saito looked over his shoulder. Even though he couldn't see Saito's face, his glowing red eye's crinkled slightly in a manner one does when they're smirking.
"To join my nakama; where else?"
With those words, Saito ran towards his comrades.
Natsu was about to call out to him when a voice cut him off.
"WENDY!"
The group looked up to see Carla and Pantherlily flying towards the bubble. Within seconds of landing, the two exceed were at their partners sides. Carla gripped Wendy's hand as the barely conscious girl let out pained grunt while Pantherlily stood protectively near Gajeel and Levy as he eyed Jenny with visible suspicion.
"What happened, we heard the fighting from the other side of the city and raced here as soon as we could." Pantherlily asked.
"And who's she?" Carla asked as she narrowed her eyes at Jenny.
"Carla, 'Lily, you guys aren't going to believe this but that's Gray's daughter!" Happy said in his usual ecstatic voice.
"WHAT!?" The two cats said in unison as they gave Gray a wide eyed stare.
"You wouldn't believe me if I told you." Gray said as he defensively held up his hands.
"WOULD EVERYBODY KINDLY SHUT THE HELL UP AND LET ME THINK!" Jenny roared as her eye's, jaw and forehead clenched in in anger, as a large red tick mark pulsed rapidly against her head.
Needless to say, things got rather quiet rather quickly.
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"Yikes!" Sam exclaimed as he ducted back from Deathwing's blade, the point of the sword just barely missing his throat.
"Careful Sam, one wrong move and I might not be able to patch you back up." Igneel warned as he deflected a strike with his hard light tonfa.
"Yeah, no shit!" Sam said as he formed his ice sword and parried another attack.
"We can't hold him off like this, he's getting too close!" Senna said as she tried to strike at Deathwing, who dodged her attack.
"Then let me handle that!" a voice called out.
Saito leapt high into the air as he drew his right fist back.
"Dragon Strength: Seismic Slam!" Saito roared as the runes on his arms glowed a brilliant blue. The three mages leapt away from Deathwing just as Deathwing noticed the newcomer. Deathwing leapt back but not before Saito's fist met the ground. The ground simply collapsed in on itself before it exploded in a massive blast of stone and sand. Deathwing was sent flying and before he could recover, Igneel leapt through the smoke his eyes glowing blue.
"Take this!"
Igneel brought his now glowing hands before him as a beam of pure white energy flew from his palms.
"Shock Blast!"
Deathwing was hit square in the chest and was sent back to earth. As soon as he impacted, Sam placed his hands on the ground.
"Ice Make: Prison."
The cage formed around Deathwing's crater but the five mages kept their distance.
"Think we got him?" Lilly asked.
The ground began to shake as a massive pressure wave flared from the cage causing it to shatter. Deathwing rose from the ground as a waves of dark energy radiated off his body. His tattoo's had increased in their intricacy while his eyes had turned white. He threw his head back and let out a roar of unbridled anger.
"Nope." Saito simply said.
"What's the plan Igneel?" Senna asked as she readied her sword.
Igneel fixed the Chaos Dragon Slayer with a hard glare. He then looked at Lilly with a familiar look and the two mages nodded in silent agreement.
Igneel reached into a small, leather pouch on his belt while Lilly removed a necklace from her undershirt. In their hands, the two each held a beautifully crafted key. One was made of the purest sterling silver while the other was made from white and blue diamond. The two keys, once they were combined, looked like a shield with two crossed swords behind it. Igneel and Lilly stood at arm's length before extending their hands so that the tips of the keys locked together. A surge of energy and light filled the area when the two keys connected.
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Down in the healing bubble, the remaining mages immediately felt the power generated by the meeting of the two keys.
Lucy's head snapped in the direction of the energy and watched as the brilliant display of light and energy swirled about the area. She knew what kind of magic it was; it was a magic she was very familiar with.
"That's…that's Celestial Spirit Magic." Lucy said as she unconsciously took a step or two towards the magic.
Natsu placed his hand on her shoulder, snapping her out of her trance.
"Luce, what are you doing?"
Lucy shook her head to clear it.
"I…I don't know. It's that magic…it means a Celestial Spirit has been summoned."
Natsu frowned.
"Do you recognize it?"
"…No." Lucy said as she returned her gaze back to where the battle was taking place.
"It's a spirit I'm not familiar with…this one is something else entirely."
"This battle is about to come to a close." Jenny said.
"How can you tell?" Pantherlily asked.
"He's been summoned."
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"Open gate of the Celestial Paladin!" Lilly and Igneel said in unison.
An intricate circle of runes appeared before the two siblings as a figure began to materialize in it. There was a brief flash of light but when it faded, before the two mages stood a man in heavy armor. His face was covered in a protective mask, the only opening being the wide "V" shaped visor that exposed his glowing white eyes. His dark red hair was short but spiky, the bangs covering his forehead. The armor he wore was a polished slate grey and despite how heavy it appeared to be it contoured to his shoulders, forearms, chest, abdomen, and his legs while cloth under suit covered the rest of his body. A White cape with a blue interior hung from his shoulders, the Fairy Tail guild mark clearly marked on the back in a fiery orange. In his left hand he held a large shield that was attached to his forearm while in his right he held a sturdy but intricate claymore sword.
"What is thy bidding my masters?" The Celestial Warrior asked, his calm and composed voice possessing a slight metallic ring to from his mask.
"We need your help Knight." Igneel said.
"So I see." Knight said as he acknowledged Deathwing with a nod of his head. "What do you need me to do?"
"Gear us up." Lilly said.
Knight paused and he slowly looked at Lilly before turning to Igneel.
"…Is he worth it?" Knight said as he cocked his head to the right, his voice filled with underlying caution.
"We wouldn't be asking you if we didn't think it was necessary." Igneel said.
"Igneel, the last time you used the armor, it was under…different circumstances."
"Knight, please…we need to end this and end this now."
Knight let out a deep sigh.
"So it would seem."
With a roar of anger, Deathwing chose that moment to burst forward at a faster speed than he had before.
Knight on the other hand, had anticipated this attack and simply swatted Deathwing away with his shield when he got close enough. The resounding "clang" echoed throughout the square. Deathwing was sent flying again but he summersaulted backwards and landed in a crouch, his nose dripping profusely with blood.
"Hmm," Knight hummed, "interesting, if he were a normal man, that attack would have shattered his neck and skull."
"He's a Chaos Dragon Slayer." Senna added in as she continued to watch Deathwing from afar.
"A Dragon Slayer…that's very interesting."
Knight turned his sword in his hand so that that blade was pointed down. He then gripped the swords extended two handed grip with his left hand and slowly raised the blade so that it was chest level.
"By the power granted to me by the Celestial Spirit King, I bestow the power of the Celestial Warrior to the mages of Fairy Tail as arranged by our contract of camaraderie."
A series of glowing white circles formed under Lilly and Igneel. But they were not the only ones who were affiliated with Knight. Three other circles formed under Sam, Senna and Saito. Motes of light began to dance around the mages as Knight's sword began to glow. A rune formed squarely beneath the tip of the blade.
"I hereby," Knight raised the blade," Knight thee!" and plunged it into the rune.
The circles of light flared and the area was filled light. So much so that Deathwing hand to shield his eyes. When the light faded, the five mages and the Paladin still remained in place but they were aesthetically changed.
Igneel and Lilly had now been donned with armor. Lilly's attire was slightly more revealing than her normal clothing. She now wore and armored plate that covered her upper chest and conformed to her bust. Her shoulders were uncovered but her hands, forearms and elbows were covered in armor. Her abdomen was exposed but her short skirt still remained though it had strips of armor attached to it. Armor which ran from her knees to toes completed her look. Her hair, which had been kept into two pigtails, had now been magically tied into a long braid which reached the middle of her back.
Igneel was now without his dress shirt and vest. In its place, an armor plate covered his chest and abdomen, while his arms were sleeveless. A pair of black, heavy gloves covered his hands. His dress pants had been replaced by a pair of black pants which tapered out at the waist but gradually became baggier towards where they had been tucked into his armored, shin high boots. His eyes glowed slightly behind his glasses.
Saito's look hadn't changed much. Though his Dragon Skin was still active, he now wore a red sash wrapped tightly around his waist while a pair of armored shoulder pads were wrapped securely to his arms. The runes that decorated his body were now glowing as well.
Sam and Senna had also received a makeover of sorts. Sam was now clad in a full suit of armor made from ice that radiated brightly in the sun light. His eyes were hidden behind the two slits in his face mask. Senna's Heaven's Wheel Amor had changed drastically. The armor plating had become thicker, this time covering the areas that had been previously exposed. Four, crystal like wings were now behind her back while her nose and mouth were covered by an armored half-mask. Her hair was no longer tied up and it flowed freely, drifting about by an invisible wind.
"Let's finish this." Deathwing called out.
"Let's." Igneel said as he and his camrades bolted forward.
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The healing bubble faded as Jenny released a long, tired sigh as she stood. The healing process had been complete. Wendy and Romeo stood, the latter helping the Sky Dragon Slayer to her feet. Romeo began to flex and twist his arm amazed that it was no longer broken in the manner that it had been. Wendy felt her hair and finally noticed the damage that had occurred to it.
"I'll fix your hair later. I'm sorry but my magic only treats bodily harm." Jenny said as she placed a comforting hand on Wendy's shoulder.
Jellal helped Erza and Meredy to their feet. However, he did not keep his distance from Erza.
Jenny began to run up the fountain steps, taking them two at a time.
"Where are you going?" Carla asked as she and the others began to follow.
"To the others." Was all Jenny said.
When they reached the top, the group ducked when a large piece of the fountain was suddenly blasted to pieces. A large shard of ice imbedded in it.
"Looks like my crazy brother is pulling out all the stops." Jenny said as she rose to her feet.
The group watched from afar as Deathwing, too simply put it, had his ass kicked.
Sam had made his Freeze Lancer and thanks to the power Knight had given him, he was able to produce more lances than he'd normally would.
Deathwing, dodged and parried but he was quickly being overwhelmed by the onslaught.
Then out of the corner of his eye, to fast or him to dodge, he saw Saito.
"Dragon's Blade!" A long sword blade extended from somewhere in his arm and past his knuckles.
With a powerful slash, Saito created a jagged slash across Deathwing's chest. Deathwing, reeling from the attack and began to cough up blood. Senna and knight chose that moment to strike. In a simultaneous motion, the two swords masters sliced their blades down Deathwing's forearms. The attack drew a large flow of blood and caused Deathwing to drop his blade. As Deathwing stumbled to his feet, Lilly, made her move.
Spinning her arms in a circular fashion, a series of flames were generated by the motion.
"Crimson Lotus: Exploding Flame Blade!"
The Celestial enhanced attack struck Deathwing and sent him soaring high into the air.
"Finish him bro!" Lilly said.
Igneel formed two wings of light on his back and launched himself into to air. Soaring past Deathwing Igneel paused and intercepted the Dragon Slayer before he could fall back to earth. Time seemed to freeze as the two locked eyes. Igneel extended his left arm forward while drawing his right arm back and high. He closed all but his pointer and middle finger as two points of light formed at their tips.
"Lightcaster Ultimate Technique: Shock Point."
Igneel, in one fluid motion, rolled his shoulder and arm forward and his extended fingers met Deathwings sternum. A massive shockwave sprung forth from the attack as Deathwing was blasted back to earth, the attack creating a sonic boom in the process.
Deathwing impacted the ground with the kinetic energy that rivaled a bunker buster bomb. The explosion was small but it sent debris and smoke across the square. Igneel slowly descended back to earth and landed near the mouth of Deahtwing's crater. Knight soon stepped next to him.
"It is finished my young master." Knight said as Igneel nodded slowly.
"Indeed it is." Igneel nodded slowly and then looked at knight, extending his hand, "Thank you for your help."
The two shook hands.
"Your thanks is not needed. I was merely performing my duty."
Igneel chuckled.
"Humble as always…you are dismissed."
The Celestial Paladin bowed before disappearing in a flash of light and with him the celestial armor; the mages normal attire returning.
Igneel then looked back at the crater and hopped down into it.
Deathwing lay broken in a pool of his own blood.
He coughed violently before noticing Igneel.
"Damn…" he said as his voice came out in a horse croak, "I hate losing…even more than I hate leaving a job unfinished."
"…You are the one who is finished. I suggest you make your peace before you leave this world."
Deathwing gave Igneel a small, rueful smile as he observed the young Lightcaster. He particularly noticed the strength and confidence in Igneel's eyes.
"My employers…will be furious…when they find out…about this…they will hunt you down."
Igneel knew it would not be long before Deathwing expired and tuned his back to the dying mage.
"I know all too well who your employers are…let them stew in their anger. I'll be ready for them."
"…Such confidence." Deathwing said with a raspy chuckle.
"…I look forward to the day…when that confidence…when your strength…is…broken."
And with those words, Mikhail Deathwing passed from the world of the living.
The battle for Crocus had ended.
Igneel did not turn back to the deceased mage. He placed his hands on his hips before closing his eyes with a tired sigh. Cracking his neck, the young mage hopped out of the crater and joined his friends who had now joined up with Jenny's group.
"You did good boss." Sam said as he and Igneel fist bumped.
"Thanks Sam…all of you did an outstanding job today." Igneel said as he addressed the group as a whole.
"We should probably find the Capital Guard; they undoubtedly have questions for us." Senna said.
"Speaking of finding people; where's pipsqueak?" Saito said, his Dragon Skin now gone.
"I'll find her. Jenny, if you would be so kind." Igneel said. Jenny walked over to Igneel and placed her palm on his forehead. Igneel closed his eyes and concentrated.
He was quiet for a minute before smiling.
"There you are; teleport."
There was a flash of light followed by a squeal of joy.
Everyone looked up in time to see a little girl falling from the air. Before anyone could react, Sam extended his arms and caught the child as she began to giggle and laugh.
"Again, Ani-san, again!" The little girl said as she was set on her feet.
"Me and Mister Teddy want to do that again." Chiara Fullbuster beamed as she held up the handmade teddy bear.
Lucy made a mental note as to how the child could pass as a mini Juvia.
She was the height of a typical five year old child, meaning that she was waist high with a little baby fat on her. She had bright blue eyes while her night black hair was tied into a single pony tail that was draped over her shoulder. She wore a little red riding hood style cloak, which was colored blue instead of red, which extended to her knees over a white, short sleeved button down and blue knee length skirt. A pair of black knee socks and kids sneakers completed the look. An interesting aspect of the cloak was that it had been designed with decorative fox ears with white tips on the hood.
The one thought that went through the minds of the girls of the group simply went along the lines of: kawaii. Luckily, the word had been squealed out in the girls heads, thus sparing the rest of the group from having their ears bleed from the high pitched mind squeals.
"Sorry kiddo, I don't think your big sis would appreciate that." Sam said as Jenny cracked her knuckles threateningly while Chiara pouted by puffing out her cheeks cutely.
It was then that Chiara noticed Gray and Juvia and the little girl let out an excited gasp. Her eyes became wide as a large smile formed on her face.
"Mommy, Papa!" Chiara squealed as she flew at the two mages, tackling them in the process. For one so small she was amazingly strong. (A/N: I think I just made a Phil Collins reference (?))
"Wh-what!?" The two mages exclaimed as the little girl tried to wrap her arms around her parents.
Natsu, who's mind had finally been pushed over the edge by all of the daily and recent events, stomped his foot down and tossed his arms into the air.
"Okay, that's it! Will someone please explain to us just what the hell is going on here!?" The Fire Dragon Slayer roared as sparks flew from his mouth.
"You read my mind exactly." A voice called out.
The group turned to see Captain Tenembaum and a large contingent of guardsmen move up the steps of the fountain and to the group.
"Are you in charge?" Igneel asked.
"I am." Tenembaum said as he observed the boy.
"Do you have somewhere we can speak privately…I have some things I need to discuss with you."
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A/N: And there you have it people. Whew, that took me longer than I had hoped for. I once again apologize for this being so late but I have a busy schedule. Things are going to get hectic with me next week because A) I have college work I need to focus on and plan out my spring schedule, B) Halloween is this coming Thursday (ONE OF MY FAVORITE HOLIDAYS!) and C) Battlefield 4 and Call of Duty: Ghosts are coming out soon and being the gamer that I am, I preordered a copy of both games…I need to spend some time with my Xbox. I'll try to update when I can but just be patient with me, please and thank you.
I hope you enjoyed this chapter, feel free to leave any questions you have in your review. I wish you all a very happy and safe Halloween and I'll see you guys next time.