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Chapter Twenty Four

The Power to change

Rave stood there, his eyes widened in shock at what he was seeing. An actual black dragon that shadowed the skies above him as the great black wings caused large winds to take place around them covering his face.

"Acnologia," he whispered.

Even the name caused some shivers to run down his spine as he stared at the dragon as the creature stared down at them, hovering in the sky before he let out a large roar. The power behind that roar caused the nearby buildings to be blown out and Rave himself was send flying backward as the blast dragon`s very roar destroyed the place around him.

Rave fell down upon his back in pain, sliding backward in the dirt. Coughing, the young man seated back up as he glanced around himself and feel his eyes widen.

"W…What the…?" he whispered.

Everything was gone.

The entire area that was filled with houses and other buildings were all destroyed leaving nothing but barren lands around him. He stood back up and winced as pain surged from his shoulder finding a piece of glass stabbed there. Gritting his teeth, he pulled it out, letting out a gasp of pain before dropping the piece.

The three Dragons from before landed on the ground further behind him as Zeref walked from behind him, his white cloak flying in the wind.

"Zeref," Rave said.

The young man turned his gaze toward him.

"It seems it`s really you Rave," he said, "I am surprised that you have managed to survive that catastrophe…"

Rave was taken aback by the look on Zeref`s face. The face was cold, barely hiding the dangerous intent that he had in his voice. Rave could feel his surprise growing as he stared at his brother…

Zeref, what happened to you, he thought.

The three Dragons breathed in, preparing for a breath attack as Acnologia dropped in front of them just as the breath attack went straight toward them the bright lights covering their visions.

"What magical powers," Rave said, "So this is what a Dragon can do."

"Those are weak," Zeref said, "They are not even worthy of being called Dragons."

The blast was thrown away by Acnologia which pushed toward a nearby mountain causing it to explode from the attack.

"Amazing," Rave whispered, "An entire mountain…"

Then Acnologia charged forward toward the three Dragons and Zeref glanced back toward the castle in the distance, narrowing his eyes a little. Then from the distance large booms echoed as beams of light aimed straight toward them.

"So they are finally fighting back," he murmured putting his hands together.

"What are you…?" Rave asked.

"Nemesis Revenge," he said.

The ground beneath him started to tremble before a large hand burst out following by a horned head and in seconds a large monster was standing right in front of the group as the beam of lights slammed straight into his body.

The creature let out a roar before launching his own blast back at the castle blowing part of it away into rubbles.

"Zeref, what are you doing?" he asked, "Are you really going to…"

"I am only returning the favor of what they have done to us," the young man said coldly, "Dragon Slayers abandoned us when we needed them for protection and because of them, we lost everything in our lives, they answer to the King. That is they all deserve."

He changed, Rave thought in shock, He had changed.

Rave attention was drawn toward the battles that were taking in front of him, his eyes not believing what he was seeing.

The events of that day still remain in my memory, even to this very day. A Festival where everyone was laughing and having a good time had turned into a Festival of demons and dragons. I think that day had been forever etched in Fiore`s memory probably had become a legend of some kind as the years went by…

I think that's where Acnologia gained the nickname of the Black Dragon of the Apocalypse for the destruction he caused, it was like seeing the Apocalypse take place right in front of your eyes…

Present Day

The now female Rave stood in front of the Master of Fairy Tail, a look of utter remorse in her eyes.

"Following those days, Zeref told me of what happened to our parents and what caused our village to be destroyed," she continued, "But I didn't care about that since I was happy about having my brother, so I joined him. With Zeref, we threw Fiore into chaos and people grew to fear my brother`s name in our actions and the demons he created, and soon enough we had these things upon us."

She raised her left arm showing the chains that were there.

"What is it exactly?" Makarov asked her.

"A sealing magic probably," she shrugged, "Didn't have a clue on what it is, but Zeref told us that it was important. It became too much for me in the end I had convinced my brother to stop the killings…but that same day were attacked by the Fiore Army, and it was around then I became separated from him."

She looked up at the old man.

"I could have found him If I wanted to," she said, "But…the guilt of what I have done the past years weighted heavily upon me. I thought that if I return, he will gather the others again and we will fight against the world once more so I stayed in hiding, moving from place to place…and it was on a random night, I have heard a fight going on."

"A fight?"

Rave smiled a little.

"Yeah," she said, "I wasn`t going to interfere at first but, I became aware of a large group of people taking on a blonde girl that was by herself so…I decided to step in and scare them off. That girl was Mavis Vermilion, probably a few weeks before she created Fairy Tail, and that`s how I have gotten in the guild."

Rave stayed quiet for a little while.

"I had hoped to leave today before those three arrived but it seems my past had finally caught up to me," she said running a hand through her hair.

Makarov stayed silent as he observed the girl.

"Maybe this is your chance to make amends," he said drawing Rave`s attention back to him, "You can`t run from your problems forever Rave. From what you`ve told me, you have been running from it for the past the best part of three centuries. Facing your problems and solving them, that`s the first step in making things right again."

Rave looked down at the ground.

"Maybe," she murmured.

"And we of Fairy Tail we will help you accomplish it," Natsu said, causing the girl to glance at him in surprise.

"N…Natsu?" she murmured.

The Dragon Slayer had a large grin on his face.

"You are part of Fairy Tail," he said, "And Fairy Tail protect each other`s back. That`s what make our guild one of the best guild in Fiore."

Rave glanced around at them.

"yeah, we have your back," Gray said, now dressed in his underwear again.

"Gray, your clothes,"

"Gah, what the hell?"

The people around the guilds started to agree as Rave stared at them in surprise. She couldn`t believe that they will easily help her like that. There is no way that they will do that so easily, but as she looked at the people`s face around her she knew that they were dead serious about it.

Just because I am part of the Guild they want to help me? I thought.

"B…But why?" I asked, "Why would you help me?"

Makarov smiled a little.

"Well, technically you had a hand in creating the guild as one of the First Seven Members," he said, "It won`t be right for us if we simply stay there and not help you. As long as you bear the Fairy Tail guild`s insignia, we will have your back after all, every members of Fairy Tail are part of my family."

Everyone cheered around Rave, who had her eyes wide as she stared at them before a smile grew on her lips. She stayed there, watching them as a memory of Mavis came to her instantly…

Flashback

"I think of it as family," she said, "A place where you can always return to when you don't have anywhere to go…to spend times with friends, sharing stories and having a good time. At least, that`s how I think of it."

Harry looked at her.

"You felt that loneliness also don't you Harry?" Mavis whispered, "When you don`t have no one to spend your traveling days with."

She glanced at him seeing that he looked surprised.

"I can see it in your eyes," she said, "That`s how I used to be before I met the others…Michelle and Kleve are brother and sisters and my first friends. Since I always have such a good time in their company, I decide that I don`t want to let go of that feeling."

Harry glanced down.

"You love them," he said.

Mavis nodded.

"And I want to protect them too," she said, "We watch out for each other in the past…and when our guild is created, those good times between us will last till the day we die."

"Our?"

"Everyone back at the tavern," Mavis said, giving him a smile, "It will be our guild…you can be part of it also."

Harry looked away.

"I`m…I can`t," he said.

Mavis was staring at him now.

"Why not?"

"It`s complicated," Harry told her, turning away from her.

Mavis stared at him, a sad smile forming upon her lips. She approached toward him and raised a hand toward his, taking it with hers. Harry glanced down at her, his surprise showing upon his face.

"Mavis…what are you…?"

"You don`t have to be alone any longer," she told him, "That is what life is all about, it`s making friends, continue down the road and forge new bonds. As times progress, the news bonds will strengthen and waver…but will never be broken."

She walked forward, letting go of his hand and arriving beside the Lake.

"As part of the guild and as a friend to me," Mavis said without turning around, "You will never be alone anymore."

Mavis turned back toward him, a wide smile upon her face.

"That way, happiness will wash away that sadness within your heart," she said.

End of Flashback

She stayed silent as she watched the group smiling and looking at her. To her surprise, Rave noticed tears falling from her eyes. She couldn't understand what she was feeling…Looking at them all, it was exactly as Mavis had described to her all those years ago.

Mavis, if you can hear me, she thought, You were right…I should have stayed that day instead of leaving you and the rest behind. I should have had the strength to face you with the truth…It`s one of the many regrets that I wish I could amend…

It was then Rave realized something deep within her heart.

She loved the Fairy Tail guild. It won`t matter if it was back then or now, the atmosphere had stayed the same and she so wished things were different.

If only things were different, she thought.

She looked up toward the Third Master that was seating in front of her. She noticed the look on the old man`s face and saw the grandfather like smile he wore. Rave then, knew that she had made the right decision…

"Thank you…," she started.

PAIN!

A burst of pain suddenly took hold of her chained arm causing her to suddenly yell out in pain as the chains started to glow a blinding red color. She heard the group around her, exclaimed themselves in shock and in surprise.

"Rave," she heard Natsu yelling and noticed the Dragon Slayer coming closer.

Then a shield of magic appeared around her body as the Dragon Slayer slammed into it throwing him backward.

Not him, not now, Rave thought as a magic circle appeared below her.

She fell to her knees as a dark form took shape in front of her. It had no face to be distinguished but two glowing eyes stared down at her from beneath the hood.

"Master, what`s happening?" Erza asked, shocked by this turn of event.

Makarov`s eyes widened in surprise. He knew what kind of magic those chains were now. At first, he had light suspicions of what they were, but now he was absolutely sure.

"Living Magic," he breathed out.

Erza glanced at him.

"Living Magic?" she repeated, "You mean like Lullaby was?"

"Exactly," the old man said, "Zeref was well known for those type of magic…but, I don't recognize the spell nor the type of seal magic it could be."

"Is it dangerous?" Mira asked from where she was.

"Not to us at least," Makarov said, "But to Rave…I think this might be the reason why he turned into female."

"You have let love inside your heart," the dark figure in front of the kneeling Rave said, "Now you will face the Judgment as I erase it."

The Dark figure raised a bony hand toward her and then Rave yelled out feeling as if her very magic was being drawn out. She gritted her teeth. This was exactly like last time, except this time, it was more painful.

"RAVE," she heard Natsu yelled as if from far away.

The girl glared up toward him.

"Not this time," she said grunting in pain at her magic being drained.

She slowly stood up from where she was on the ground.

"You try to resist me?" The dark figure said, "It is futile."

Rave glared at him.

"The only reason you ever controlled me it was because I never tried to resist," she said, "I always ran away…ever since I was a child. I kept running away from everything. Even when I grew up and learn magic, all I have done is run away from things."

She then touched the arm that bore the symbol of Fairy Tail.

"But, not anymore," she said, "I have come to a decision. I will make amends on the wrongs that I have done. Even if it won`t be known through history, I will never let you take me away from what I hold dear in my heart. You took me away from Fairy Tail once already; I will not let you do it again."

Rave unleashed her magic power as the pinkish red glow encircled her form, almost as if a bright start had appeared inside the Guild Hall.

"W…What is this Magic?" the dark figure said, "What is this Power?"

Rave glared at the dark figure.

"It`s the power that every human beings have within themselves," she said, "the power to change, something you can never understand since you don't have a heart of your own."

Her cloak of blackness that she always wore around her body was suddenly getting ripped, showing the small shirt she was wearing underneath it as the dark figure let out a scream as Rave`s power overcome it. Then the magical shield around her disappeared as she fell down upon her knees, feeling suddenly tired and out of breath.

Then she looked up around herself, noticing the stares she was getting. Then a fear overcomes her heart. Has she failed? Was she already gone from the memory of the guild?

N…Not again, she thought, feeling tears pooling around her eyes, Not again.

Then a single voice ran out.

"Rave?"

She looked up in shock noticing a small blue haired girl standing in front of her, along with Natsu. She knew who this was. It was the girl she had seen when she first woke up in Fairy Tail, Wendy Marvell. Then everyone started to talk and approached her wondering if she was okay. Still stunned for a few seconds, Rave`s mind instantly knew one thing.

She was free.

Finally free, Rave had overcome the deadly curse.

Next time: Calm before the Storm

Jacques0 out.

R&R.