Chapter 4
After another year
"Light! Light! Where that brat went off to this time?" the black Phoenix grunt as he look around for his student.
"Ra, why are you shouting?" it was Star who lands next to Ra with Alice behind her with foods they just gather. Ra glance at the two with his eyebrow furrowed.
"Its Light, we just finished our training and I told him to rest. I just looked away for a minute and next thing I found, he was gone, and I don't know where he went" Ra said as he growl and glare to an innocent tree.
Star just shrug while Alice giggle as she climb off on Star's back with their food, and place it on the ground. She looked at the two Phoenix and smile at them.
"Ra, don't worry about Light. I'm sure he's around here somewhere hiding from us and having a self-training. You know how Light loves to improve his magic." Alice said to the black Phoenix.
"And that's what I'm worrying about. He just keep on training and when he returns he will be very exhausted," Ra complains.
Star and Alice look at each other and a small smile crept on Star while Alice sigh, then started to walk.
"Well then, I guess I better look for him. It's almost time to eat too anyway," Alice said as she dash and leave the two Phoenix as she go where Light is.
Alice knows very well where Light is and whatever he is doing. These 2 years, she can read Light's movement and expressions easily. Alice knows that Light went to his secret hideout where he can train by himself. They both discovered it a month after they learned the Secret Arts. Light totally likes the place and Alice notice that. It was actually her who suggest for Light to make it his secret hideout and train by himself from time to time. She just didn't expect that Light will go their everyday to train after his training with Ra, though she should know how obsess Light is on magic.
She has her own hideout too, and just like Light, she train there by herself enhancing her offense magic as she already master all her defense magic. Sometimes her martial arts. Alice changed after another year, she's not the shy girl anymore she finally gain confidence and become a little brave and it's all thanks to the two Phoenix.
She noticed that she's getting near on Light's hideout as she can feel his magic outside. She grin as she slow her pace. It was just as well that she had slowed down when she was still hundreds of meters away for not a few seconds later a beam of energy shot down form the sky and vaporized Light's hideout. A second later a monumental explosion rippled from the ruins of the hideout destroying the surrounding two hundred meters of forest and throwing Alice back.
The beam of energy that rippled down form the sky had enough energy that it attracted the attention of the Phoenixes. Both immediately took flight towards the location of the beam strike. Only Ra knew what the spell was. He recognized the style of the spell rather than the spell itself. It was the Lost Phoenix Art Holy Darkness which he guessed Light had accidentally released. Although he thought the strike that had just occurred was simply the priming of the full spell. The priming sequence must have used up all of Light's energy he thought so he had no need to worry about him accidentally releasing the full spell, at least not yet.
He himself could not use Holy Darkness but that wasn't because of a lack of skill or power. It was more due to the fact that he didn't know it, after all it was a Lost Art. Although he did know that Light had primed the spell he would have the black tattoo on his arm that marked the spell being active and ready to use.
The two Phoenixes arrived where the beam came then they found Alice sitting on the ground and trying to stand up. Star quickly went towards her and land next to Alice who is already up and healing her scratches.
"Alice, are you okay? What happened?" Star asked the 11 year old girl with a worried tone. Alice looked up to the gold Phoenix as she answer.
"I dunno. I was just about to go where Light is and then suddenly something beam from the sky and the next thing I know is I was thrown back," she said.
Star looked at Ra with a questioning look but he ignored her and moved into the blast site and over to the fallen body of Light. The boy's body was publishing with energy and up his left arm from his elbow to wrist was an elaborate black tattoo of extreme complexity. Ra knew what it was, the tattoo was the primed Holy Darkness. What troubled him was the Light now had on his arm one of the most dangerous spells he knew of and while he didn't have the power to release it currently he would given a year or so.
Ra lifted the boy's body with his talons and put him on his back before walking back over to Star and Alice and monitoring for them to return to their campsite. The two phoenixes took to the air and flew off, their powerful wings daily lifting them and the two young children through the air.
Alice looked at Light's unconscious figure on Ra's back worriedly as she caught a glimpse on Light's arm where the black tattoo was. She feel that Ra knows something on it and she will ask him later about that.
They finally arrived at the campsite and Ra slowly place down Light on the ground and looked again to the tattoo. Alice climb off on Star's back as she went towards Light checking for any injuries. Ra walk off near Star and halt when he saw her gaze piercing at him.
"You know something Ra. Tell me now or else," Star said with a scary and commanding tone which winced Ra but he didn't let anyone saw that.
"The spell just released by Light was Holy Darkness. The most powerful dark phoenix spell ever created. What Light released was the priming sequence. To my knowledge theirs still two more stages of the spell each more desisting than the one before it. Those black marks on Lights arm are the primed spell. The problem is the longer they are there, the stronger the final form of the spell is, the power loops and builds to a terrific level." Ra explained while Star simply stared at him. "What that means is that right now Light was a weapon capable of obliterating a significant number of beings in one shot on his arm and not even close to the control required to use it."
Star gasped as she can't believe what she just heard then she quickly glance to the two children. Alice continue to check on Light and restrain herself from reacting or at least hide it on the two Phoenixes when she heard Ra's explanation. She don't know what to say on what Light has become, nor what she can do. She looked at Light as tears started to form on her eyes she quickly wipe it and treat his injuries in silence.
A/N: Chapter 4 is done. Next chapter or probably on the next one, the two kids will finally meet Fairy Tail. Look forward to it!
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