Lame title. If you guys have noticed, I try to make my titles interesting. I didnt want to make it "U.N. Owen was her" because that is too obvious a reference. But going on to the AN:
:( nobody reviewed last chapter. Well, someone favorited two of my stories last night and I got a really good review on Hudson Story. But anyways, what is your opinion on a story that takes place...perhaps a few years after Of Body and Mind? I am pretty sure I am stretching the timeline as it is right now. But in fact, I have everything in terms of history, planned out. If you guys follow me, you know that I drop historical references all the time.
But anyways, I was going to release a one-shot involving Sebastian and Tate but I decided not to, at least not without really introducing the two properly. I didnt want them to fall into the background as "side characters" because every character has a purpose and Tate and Sebastian have not filled theirs yet.
Is it a good thing to have long ANs? I think so. But anyways, here is the chapter. Enjoy.
It seemed as if the entire world was ready for war. The Angkol kingdom had been stockpiling weapons for over a century and their religious beliefs had brought them to a fierce rivalry with the Garlan Empire. However, it was not Garla that stood up to this challenge. It was the Hohenheim Empire that stood up to the Angkols.
The Hohenheims were technically an independent empire but because Lidia was empress, they were still expected to acknowledge Garlan laws and regulations. But the Hohenheims had their own armies and they were willing to go to war against the Angkols. Tate believed that it was time for her empire to show themselves as a powerhouse like Garla. But the Angkols were not afraid.
Meanwhile, Lidia and Hyde prepared for a possible war. They prayed that the war would be avoided through diplomatic relations but they didnt know that this war was put together through manipulation and deceit.
Hemr, Sebastian's balcony
"We will not be afraid of these Hohenheims! They believe that they can easily intimidate us but who are we? Who are we!" Sebastian shouted from his balcony at the thousands of soldiers gathered below.
At least one soldier from each regiment had arrived to hear Sebastian's speech and their blood ran high with the energy that would fuel their war.
"We are Angkol! Our mighty fist drives the word of our god into the forehead of our enemies!" the soldiers bellowed back to Sebastian.
"And who is our god who is so mighty that he created the world while he snored!" Sebastian roared, fierce energy running through him, feeling the energy he was creating in the courtyard.
"Our god is Hamos! The mightiest of the mighty! Keeper of the black sheep!" shouted the soldiers as they dropped to their knees as the mention of their god.
Sebastian nodded as he looked to the sun that hung between two dense and grey clouds. He raised his hands to the fiery ball of light and he watched the sun shimmer.
"Hamos will protect us! Hamos is almighty against these goddesses the Hohenheims believe in! We shall not be defeated! We will crush all those who stand before us and after the Hohenheims lay dead, the heretics strung up along their own castle walls, who do we hunt for!" Sebastian roared, his body trembling as he delivered his fiery speech.
"Garlan blood! We hunt for Garla!" the soldiers in the courtyard below shouted back to him, pounding sword on shield and axe against ground.
Sebastian grinned wide as he looked over the courtyard, feeling as he had when he defeated his siblings for the throne. He spread his arms wide over the soldiers and let out a final shout.
"Now go! We sail soon towards the middle continent! We shall take it in the name of Hamos! Know that their heretic mages wait for your sword to pierce through their head and chest! Eng an spilga!" Sebastian shouted as the crowd of soldiers roared from beneath him.
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"...you did a fine job Lester." Zeref said as he turned from the lacrima that had shown the scene in Sebastian's courtyard.
Lester was smiling as he watched Zeref walk and sit down on a small wooden stool in the room where they sat. There came a small cough and Zeref and Lester looked over at Hades who was standing in the corner of the small furnished room where they were. It was not a large room, large enough for at most four people and three fit nicely. No windows, an old wooden door and wooden walls with scratches. There was a desk but nothing on it besides the small purple lacrima that had just projected the image of Sebastian delivering his war speech. There was a small wooden stool where Zeref sat and Lester and Hades stood. It was not the ideal resting place but they were travelling to their hideout soon.
"What about Jellal and Fairy Tail. They seem to be dead set on finding out the truth." Hades said worried about the group of mages.
Zeref nodded, closing his eyes and sighing. He half wished he could have stayed in his second form as it was much more peaceful. But his third form had come up quicker than he had thought and he had no choice but to embrace it. After all, he was the first Nightmare Mage and as the first champion of Evil, he had been cursed from the beginning with eternal torment.
"Yes Hades, they are a troublesome group. But lets wait. U.N. Owen has made a very uninteresting appearance, exposing herself to the group much to quickly but she was always reckless and even more so now that Gin is dead." Zeref said as he opened his eyes, the pupils now blood red with the trait of the Suicide Eyes. "Yes, we will wait. At least until the group has found Vi'Nay."
Lester and Hades nodded slowly. Knowing that Zeref was right. Rushing in too fast will be bad and they didnt want to give away their plans just yet. But Hades still had a request.
"But when the time comes for us to step in, I will be the one to take them down." Hades said, his uncovered eye looking at Zeref with intensity.
Lester was about to complain but stopped when Zeref raised his hand calmly.
"Very well Hades. You win. But for now, we will wait and keep an eye on the small group but watch with great interest as this little war unfolds. I have not seen much bloodshed in my time so far in my third form and I wish to at least see a little bit of red liquid drop to the fields in this form. But I can thank Lester for setting this up for me. And when everything is ashes, we can easily come in and create the world the fools at the Tower of Heaven envisioned." Zeref explained, getting a nod from Hades.
"As you wish." Hades and Lester said together.
Unh Forest
Before the group could even move, Raymond and the other members of Crime Sorciere found themselves trapped inside a large box made of ice. Only Asura and Azami were outside and U.N. Owen was looking at them with a sick smile. Jellal and the others pounded on the box of ice but they couldnt even make a dent.
Asura and Azami just seemed surprised as they looked behind them to see their friends trapped. How had she figured it out so quickly? The two looked where U.N. Owen was standing but she was gone and suddenly Azami was sent flying back, smashing into the box of ice. Asura looked around, unsure where Owen had gone. Suddenly Asura felt a stabbing pain enter his stomach and then he found himself lying on the ground.
"That was just the slight cut. Next round is much more painful and your friends get to watch. Doesnt seem much like fun but I can tell you how much this is for me." the sadistic voice came from above Asura.
The flame mage slowly got up, glaring at the woman how had attacked them. Azami was up too and she was grabbing her shoulder. U.N. didnt seem worried as she looked at the two mages.
"Hm. Most people would already be out by now. I guess you both have some worth." Owen said as she looked at the them with interest. "How you both managed to defeat Gin, I will never know."
Asura and Azami glared at the woman standing before them and they thought about their friends trapped behind ice. This woman was going down and there was nothing that would stop them. Azami struck first, her swords made of wispy white mist flying towards Owen. The swords were easily dodged as Owen was incredibly fast but one struck her armor as she dodged and the black mage stumbled and Asura saw an opening.
"Fires of the Forge! Flame Shot!" Asura shouted as he sent a shot of flame crackling towards Owen at blind speed.
The flames struck dead on and the two let out a cheer as U.N. rolled on the ground and got back up, glaring at the two. She dusted herself off and looked at the group with a sneer.
"You idiots. Do you really think a sword will do anything? I'm wearing armor!" she shouted as she put her hand on the ground and the ground started to freeze, the icy blue cracks developing in the ground. "Flash Freeze!"
The ice froze everything unnaturally fast, turning the battlefield into a freezing wasteland as the ice suddenly rose up and struck Azami backwards and Asura barely dodging but slipping and sliding across the ice. U.N. laughed at their failure as the ice retreated. Oh the usefulness of ice magic. Everything freezes, does it not? Azami stood up, completely dumfounded at U.N.'s power. She froze things! But there was no water!
"How in the world did you do that! There isnt any water near us!" she shouted as she created a hammer made of spirits to smash into the black mage.
The black mage simply held her hand up at the huge hammer that came crashing down on her and the hammer seemed to whittle away into wispy smoke. But Asura had managed to move around her while she concentrated on Azami's attack.
"Fires of the Forge! Vulcan's Wrath!" shouted the flame mage as he smashed both fists into U.N.'s side.
The black mage let out a shout of rage as she fell to the ground but rolled away from Asura's secondary attack. The Tartaros member slammed her hand into the ground and soon the frosty ground had snapped Asura away, the frost covering his hand. Owen slowly stood, and faced the two mages as they regrouped.
"Well, a flame mage. Seems too coincidental. But no matter, I have weakened your fire power by at least 50% thanks to my Flash Freeze and your spirit attacks are virtually useless against my Grinder unless you conjure something truly awesome which you wont do because you dont want to waste too much energy do you?" the black mage said mockingly to the two mages, being overly cocky.
Meanwhile inside the box of ice, the group of four had shot their magic at the thick ice but each time the ice melted, an entirely new layer would form. Even if they attacked at the same time, their power wasnt enough to completely break through the ice. Raymond spent the entire time feeling useless as he knew he was holding the group back. If only he were stronger...and then he got the idea. What if...he made contact with Vincent again? Last time he used Vincent's power, he had managed to defeat Walther all by himself! So the young boy decided to try it once more, to help out the group.
'Vincent! Please! I need your power!' the young boy thought desperately as Crime Sorciere continued to strike the box of ice repeatedly with their magic.
"No! You do not want to let him into your body again! In your mind is bad enough! Let me lend you MY power!" Julius warned Raymond.
But Julius was overpowered by the incredible force of Vincent as he rushed to "aid" Raymond. Julius could literally see the evil and greedy look on Vincent's face as he spoke to the young boy.
"Oh yes! I will always be there to aid you Raymond! Now let me help you!" Vincent said, leering at Julius.
Raymond nodded halfway and suddenly he started to feel lightheaded. He was surprised how little time it took to receive his new power. Raymond turned to the block of ice, one of his eyes turning red.
"Everyone, step back! If we all hit it one more time we can win!" Raymond said as everyone nodded.
Everyone prepared to destroy the box of ice as Raymond sighed. The red eye seemed to glow with intensity as Raymond looked at the of thick ice.
"Now! Hell's Fountain of Flame!" Raymond screamed as the entire box of ice was shaken as the four mages let loose their spells.
Asura and Azami didnt take notice as the box of ice behind them suddenly rose in temperature. They had already made up their mind. They would use what they had used against Gin. Their strongest spells. With a yell, the two mages ran forward, the Colossus already summoned and smashing its fist towards Owen. And Asura ran forward, his entire body covered in flames, roaring with anger as he left towards the black mage. The insane grin on U.N.'s face seemed to glow as the air between the two mages started to frost and the Colossus' fist came down on her.
Would their attacks be enough? Would they have enough magical power to finish her off? Will the group trapped in the ice be able to break out and aid the group in time?
And there we go. I noticed that my chapters were pretty short so I decided to make this one lengthy with (what I think) is some awesome dialogue involving the members of Snake Fang. Oh and as for Sebastian, ah, one sided love.
Anyways, I hope you guys liked this chapter and there was a hint in this chapter about the future between Vincent and Raymond. I hope you guys enjoyed and please review! FF