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Chapter 1: Fantasia

In a ruined church in the middle of the night, sobs could be heard from afar. A man in suit who was wearing a spectacle was seen reporting to a young lady in dress with a hat in the dark.

"I'm sorry. I failed in my duty. Two lives were lost during the mission." The man in suit bowed in respect to the lady who was currently his owner.

"Why did this have to happen?" The girl cried. The man was taken aback. He did not know how he could console her. He looked down in shame. This was not the first time he failed in protecting his owners.

"Karen was taken down before I noticed and I was ambushed and forced to return. By the time, I was able to make my way back, it was too late, so I…"

"Because of it you break the taboo"?

"I don't care if I will be banished for breaking the taboo. This is for the sake of finding the culprit. It was my fault for being powerless. Until I…"

"Stop! No more excuse! Even though you can't go back now, get out of my sight! The girl pointed to the entrance of the church. "GET OUT!" The man bowed in shame and left. Even so, he would still watch over his owner who was crying really hard alone. Just when he exited, he caught a young man who had overheard their conversation.

"I know you are a member from Milkovich Clan. You had grown up" The man in suit recognized the young man who had been listening to their conversation.

"I will help. I want to retrieve something I had lost" The young man who used to be from the famous Milkovich Clan offered. He came over after hearing some rumours which might link to his past.

"Your memory? I suppose. The few children who survived in the eradication nine years ago mostly had their memories sealed. I know you are one of them. I used to serve the Dragneel Clan after all. If the ones behind intended to go after you guys, I don't think I will ever see you again". The young man did not say anything. He looked at him in determination. The man in suit sighed. He knew he would not be able to dissuade him. He would ended up getting more of the innocent involved.

"The dark mage was resurrected. I'm going to look into it. First on the identity of his new vessel. I will think that my previous owner is aware of his identity". The man pushed his spectacle up as he reported what he had known. He could trust him. "Can I entrust my owner to you, I won't be able to stay with her for quite a while?" He asked. "I'm worried about her as she just lost her husband." The young man nodded watching the sobbing girl who had just dozed off in the church. It was almost dawn by then. With that, the man in suit left the young man to his owner. The young man with spiky raven hair stripped his black jacket consciously to cover her. He wiped off the tears from the corner of her eyes.

"Juvia…" He called her name gently.

A few days later…

Fantasia was an annual Harvest Festival in the town of Magnolia. Every year, members from Fairy Tail would put on their best performance in the parade for the people of Magnolia. The street was so lively with people gathering by the side while the float where the members of Fairy Tail performed on top of it moved down the street where the people cheered for them. No one would have noticed that the very same town was being endangered just a few hours ago.

Laxus Dreyar, grandson of Makarov had decided that the reign of Makarov was over. With the help of his personal bodyguards, Thunder God Tribe, they had prepared a game for the guild to decide who was the strongest in Fairy Tail. To ensure that the guild would play his game, he had prepared the Thunder Palace to threaten the lives of the people of Magnolia.

Members of Fairy Tail went out in search of Laxus and the Thunder God Tribe, Freed Justine, Bickslow and Evergreen. Those who were caught in the runes drawn by Freed Justine of the tribe were forced to fight among one another. Whoever was the strongest would be able to leave the rune and head to them.

Laxus was not as heartless as he thought he was. He felt really confused when he was waiting at the Kardia Cathedral. He had taken advice from someone unknown informing him that this was the good time for him to implement his plan of taking over the guild. He agreed that this was something he always wanted to do by using how they treated his former guild mate Natsu was just an excuse to justify his action. Did they really care about the feelings of their fellow guild mate by deciding everything on their behalf? Makarov excommunicated his father, Ivan even though they were family.

Laxus had wanted to go after the mysterious guy who disappeared before he could react. He sensed dark aura from him. That person had read his mind and knew of his doubts. He decided to test the theory out. He had set up the Thunder Palace which consisted enormous amount of thunder-filled Lacrima orbs, capable of creating a lighting storm strong enough to destroy the whole town of Magnolia. Organic Link Magic was cast on each of the orbs. He wanted to see if his fellow guild mates were willing to sacrifice themselves to save the people of Magnolia. His guild mates had indeed met his expectation.

In order to get Cana out of the rune, Juvia was willing to risk her life by destroying an orb had got herself electrocuted. Cana fought Freed to avenge Juvia but she was easily overpowered by Freed. In the end, it was Mirajane who arrived with her Satan Soul took over the fight to protect Cana and Elfman from being tortured by his magic defeated him. She talked him out of his fight leaving Freed in tears.

"When people realize how lonely it is being on their own, they will become kind".

Bickslow had taken out Gray who chose to protect the children who were watching their fights rather than taking the chance to defeat him. Gray was left unconscious. He could vaguely make out someone was laughing at him for his defeat as he mumbled to himself. This could not go on if he wanted to become an S Class mage.

"Shut up, Tsuna, I will teach you a lesson on how to respect your elder later".

Bickslow was later defeated by the tag-team of Lucy and Leo who appeared on time to save Lucy from harm when Lucy was being attacked by him with their trust with one another.

Evergreen was easily taken out by Erza who did not want to waste her time on her. She headed to the church right away when she noticed the explosion coming from it. She met Tsuna who reached there at the same time as her and there, she had seen with her own eyes that her ex-husband, Jellal Fernandes was alive. Jellal escaped before Tsuna and she could react.

Erza chose to dispose of the Thunder Palace leaving Laxus to Tsuna. She trusted that he could defeat him. Other than Fireball, he was also known as a miraculous boy who often achieved feats which seemed impossible. With the help of Gajeel who did not know how he ended up coming to the church, they defeated Laxus who went berserk with his Thunder Dragon Slayer Magic.

The members of Fairy Tail gathered and with their strong feeling towards protecting their loved one, they took down the thunder orbs one by one and each of them in turn taken damage from the Organic Link Magic which was threatening to their lives. It was funny though. The bonds among the guild mates were strengthened because of that.

The main event of Fantasia, the parade had begun. Various floats with members of Fairy Tail were seen performing on top of it while the floats moved down the street.

Elfman turned himself into a beast while Mirajane was seen emerging from a flower before turning herself into something else which shocked the crowd who were watching.

Lucy, Levy and Bisca were dancing on one of the floats. Lucy who was often out on mission was interacting more with her guild mates and had gotten closer to them ever since she joined the guild.

"Natsu, are you watching? I'm gradually blending into the culture of the guild. No matter what happen, I will face them positively with everyone."

Erza had her swords circling around her. Her mind was on Jellal who was found to be well and alive. To think he was actually the most mysterious mage of Fairy Tail, Mystogan. Just how much things had he kept from her?

"Forget about him for now and concentrate on my performance".

Gray and Juvia combined their magic to create frozen crystal which was lettered "FAIRY TAIL". Gray watched Juvia who seemed to be unaffected from her injuries. He was really worried when he heard from Cana about what she did to protect her.

"I promised to watch over her. I almost failed. "

Tsuna was seen walking down the street spitting fire forming fireworks with the name of Fairy Tail. He was all bandaged up after the battle with Laxus. As expected from an S Class mage even more powerful than Erza. If he could defeat the fake Jellal with a level of a Wizard Saint, this was nothing. The price he paid to defeat "Jellal" was far greater. "Brother…" He shook his head and distracted himself from the thought of his dead twin brother.

"Damn I can't go home like this now, I will never recover from my injuries with Ciel and her torture techniques."

Gajeel who was almost just as badly injured as Tsuna being bandaged from top to toe went up to Makarov to pass him something.

"I had done my investigation as requested. He was indeed manipulated by someone else to come up with this. That person had been watching your grandson. I tried to follow his presence but I don't know why I ended up stalking Tsuna instead. That person had left the town and Mystogan is hot on his heel at the moment."

"Thank you for your hard work. Let this be a secret between you and me. Make sure no one else learns about it. " Makarov who was preparing for his performance turned to his direction.

Gajeel smiled. "Thank you for putting your trust in me after I messed up that mission two years ago. I'm just wondering how did you know that your grandson is not the mastermind?" A hand was placed on his shoulder.

"It's better for you not to know. It's my turn to go onboard. " Makarov acting cheery in his reply to Gajeel and getting ready for his performance. He was cleared by Porlyusica after collapsing from his illness earlier.

Laxus was excommunicated from the guild just as he had expected. He had left words related to what was coming up for Makarov to ponder over. Before he left the guild, he had convinced Freed, Bickslow and Evergreen to stay in the guild despite their protest. He was currently watching the performance afar. Raising a finger, he recalled the time when he was watching the performance with Makarov when he was still a kid.

*Flashback*

"This is a sign. Even if I can't see Grandpa, I will still be watching over you." Young Laxus pointed his finger to the sky.

*End Flashback*

"No matter where you are, I will still watch over you." Laxus smiled. His eyes widened in shock when he turned to his back. His guild mates were all pointing their fingers to the sky.

"We are living under the same sky after all right?" Tsuna thought as he pointed to the sky with his bulky finger.

Laxus found himself bursting in tears watching the scene. He turned and walked away and cried in regret for his action. They would still watch over him despite the trouble he had caused. That was what comrades were for.

On the other hand, Jellal was hot in pursuit to the dark presence he sensed back in the church. He was the mastermind behind this.

The boy in black stopped and waited for Jellal to catch up to him in seconds seemingly waiting for Jellal to challenge him. He spoke up, "You certainly will not give up. Giving up is not found in your dictionary."

"You were behind all this, isn't it, Zeref, the dark mage?" Jellal caught up to the boy and demanded.

"Laxus is rash, he is easily provoked. I wanted to use him to sow discord among the members of the guild. I really didn't expect them to be so united to the extent of risking their own lives to destroy the Thunder Palace even though they know that they will have to take the damage coming from the Organic Link Magic. The pain from the magic was indescribable. I'm actually quite disappointed that he had now repented." The boy commented sarcastically with Jellal watching him warily behind as he continued.

"Nothing good will come out for challenging me. It's better for you not to know too much since you still have the right to fight for your happiness. " Jellal was on defence. He was wary of his magic of death. The boy who was aware of his fear smirked darkly. "Even if you want to challenge me to a battle, I will not lose with the new magic I had gained. I can always show you what I'm capable of even without your guidance, my Teacher."

Jellal looked at the boy in confusion, "Teacher?"