" What? I thought Gildarts never took someone with him as he always decline Natsu" Lucy asked her as Natsu frown at that.
" He did but maybe it's because he still blamed himself for what happened to Akari during the mission" Cana said to them as everyone around her fell silent seeing the point. She open another bottle of wine before taking a chug.
" But how did she-... What really happened on the mission?" Gray stops himself from continuing the sentence as Erza gave him a look knowing what he would say.
" I don't really know what exactly had happened on the mission but it's on the day when they are supposed to be back when it happened,i still remember when Gildarts came back alone and her things on his hands..."
FLASHBACK
It's another normal day for the members of the guild, quite excited as it was the day that two of their strongest S Class mage are supposed to be back. Laughter filled their ears with the master sitting at the top of the counter with drink in his hand when the door of the guild flew open hitting the wall. Everyone turn to the new comers but their eyes fell on a mans figure standing at the entrance. Gildarts have a dark and solemn look on his face there is also some bruises on his body and some dirt. The bag on his hands caught their attention.. they had a bad feeling about this.
" Welcome back Gildarts but where is Akari? Don't tell me she's playing some pranks again and let you take her things" the old man says even though there's a bad feeling inside telling him that something happened. Gildarts walk inside the guild before stopping near the old man. Putting the girls backpack on the table he look up at the old man's eyes. There is something in his eyes.
" Akari... She's gone" the whole guild members look at the man bewildered and horrified at what he just said. The master pale at that before a look of anger appears on his face standing at the counter.
" What in the god's name are you talking about Gildarts?! Where is Akari?!" the old man shouted as angry veins pops in his forehead.
" It is what i said master she's gone, Akari is gone"
" What the hell Gildarts?!"
The members starts to shout in anger asking what happened and where is Akari. If this is one of her pranks it really sure is not funny. Fisting his hands Gildarts look at the floor with a dark look on his face. Cana is looking pale and her heart are giving a loud beat.
" Gildarts what happen on the mission?" the master asked a bit calm but still his voice are firm with anger on it.
" We were attacked." he started as everyone fell in silence ready to hear the man.
" The mission is a success and we are just getting ready to come back when someone attack us. I don't understand what happened it was too fast that i didn't have time to see what's really happening as i got pushed on something very dark like a dimension of some sort and someone was there it took me quite some minutes to defeat it and when i did i come back to reality. The person who attack us have their grip on Akari's throat and before i can do anything her body lit up with some light as she scream as if it's hurting her and then she was gone. That person's type of magic is absorbing someone's life with their magic. It absorbs her taking her magic as his before he blasted me with light magic" He finishes as everyone have tears pouring down on their cheeks. Not believing that the girl is gone. The master have a blank look on his face while his hands formed a fist.
" It absorbs her life... What.. what kind of person have that kind of magic power.." Cana felt like her heart just shattered into pieces. How can someone do that to her?
END OF FLASHBACK
Erza and the others felt their jaws dropped a bit. Not believing anything that she said. Absorbing someone's life? What kind of magic power is that? They never encounter someone with that kind of magic.
" How cruel.." Lucy said as her hand covered her lips as some tears appears on her eyes pitying what happened to the girl. She sounds like a wonderful person based on what the master and the others says.
" Y- you're right Lucy how cruel is that person for taking her away from me? Akari is the sister i never had, she always brought joy to everyone in the guild with her pranks though her target is always the old man, master Makarov hahaha and she even pulled some prank on Poluchka one time" the girl said while laughing at the thought with tears on her eyes before taking a sip on the bottle. The others let the girl rants to them as they know the girl needed to let it all out.
" Oh and she also learn one attack that only dragon slayers can do and it causes her to have motion sickness on boats, the master said she learned that breath attack from Laxus as she uses it the first time on Gildarts during the trial"
" Really? How the hell she does that?" Erza asked the card mage surprise as Lucy and Gray did as well, they never heard someone do something like that especially that they are not a dragon slayer but her question got ignored as Natsu become excited at that.
" Woahohoh! She's strong! I want to fight her!" Lucy smack the back of his head after he said it. Cana however laugh at him.
" Hahaha! I'm sure you and Akari would get along if she's here after all both of you are the same when it comes to fighting everyone" she said as she grinned at them. The three deadpan at Natsu when he said his famous line ' I'm all fired up'.
" It's just sad that we never got the chance to meet her" Happy said beside Lucy who's hugging Plue on her lap. Cana hum at him before taking something on her bag.
" Here you can meet her, although it's just a projection of her younger self as it's all i have from her" she said before activating the card. A small figure of a girl appeared she's wearing a black pants white t-shirt and a pair of boots with her gloves on her hands. Her white long hair with some black highlights are tied in a high ponytail with some strings on each sides of her face.
" Ohoho! I see that you've miss me thincan hahaha!" the small figure of Akari said as she grinned at everyone. Cana smiled at the nickname as the others look closer at the small girl taking her appearance who's grinning at them.
" Woah she's cute"
" She's tiny"
" Stupid of course she is it's just a projection!" Lucy said at the blue exceed beside her.
The night continues with Cana telling more stories about the girl as Natsu soon fell asleep on the floor while snoring. Gray gets annoyed by it and put some papers on his mouth that it woke him up as he choke on it, they started to bicker after that. Erza having enough at the two of them holds their heads before bumping it with each other. Lucy and Cana laugh at it before they soon bid their goodbyes as Erza and Cana walks on Fairy Hills.
While walking on the road Erza takes a glance at the girl beside her. The girl still felt tipsy with how many bottles of wine she have drunk.
" Say Cana.." the girl hum at her as they walk.
" That last room in Fairy Hills, is it hers?" she ask the girl as she's always curious about that room. She doesn't see anyone entering it but it is still rented by someone, and the master even forbid them to go inside it.
" Yeah it's her room even when she's gone the master won't let someone enter inside it except from me as I'm the one who cleans it every weekend" the card mage said as they entered the Fairy Hills. She bid goodbye to the scarlet haired woman before going to her own room. Erza watches her before going inside hers, while laying on her bed she starts thinking about the girl, Akari Dreyar, that shields of light it felt warm when it protected them. And also about her other type of magic and the person that absorbs someone's life type of magic. Sighing at that Erza closes her eyes before drifting off to sleep.
