Lost in another world
Chapter 5 – A lending hand
When we last off, the two thieves had finally begun their attack at the Heartfilia Manor. Luckily Mirajane was able to transform into her Satan form and she quickly took the fight outside. Zoro however was left behind so he quickly ran after them but he had no idea where they were. Mirajane backed them to corner but it turned out that they had a trick up their sleeve and they transformed into their elemental form. Sylphid became the elemental of the wind and Ifrit became the elemental of fire, with both of their power and speed increased drastically , Mirajane had her hands full. And it didn't help that her fever finally kicked in and she was starting to lose consciousness. And now we continue.
Mirajane collapsed on her knees after getting hit by their attack. She had burns and cut covered all over her arms but she wasn't backing down. The two ninjas then started approaching her with their elemental blades.
"It seems as though time has run of out for her brother." said Sylphid as she walked closer to Mirajane.
"Indeed it has sister. We have proven once again that no one can defeat our combined power." said Ifrit. Mirajane was trying to get herself to stand up but she was losing strength rapidly.
"You're still trying to fight? I admit, I'm impressed at your power but right now, you are nothing but joke." mocked Ifrit as he kicked her back down.
"Do not be so careless brother! We have seen her strength and we must finish her now!" said Sylphid. Ifrit just turned to his sister and laughed.
"Sister, why do you worry? What could she possibly..." said Ifrit but then a fist landed on his face sending him crashing through three trees until he finally stopped. Sylphid quickly turned to see that Mirajane had her power again and was ready to fight.
Sylphid quickly flew over to her brother. Ifrit just used his magic to incinerate the debris and trees around him and stood back up again.
"I told you brother." said Sylphid.
"Silence! I will not allow it again! That wench! I will make her pay!" yelled Ifrit with rage as he re-ignited his flame again. The two ninjas then quickly flew back to Mirajane and charged themselves up but didn't attack.
"I'm glad you have stood up again. We expected more of a challenge because we used our elemental form so do not disappoint us." said Ifrit. Just then, Sylphid then teleported behind Mirajane to show her that she was surrounded.
"(Two against one, not the odds that I'd prefer at a time like this but I won't let them win! I have to win for my siblings!)" thought Mirajane as she charged up her magic but she would have to end it quickly as her fever was really straining her.
Ifrit and Sylphid then charge at Mirajane at the same time, Mirajane saw the attack and quickly shot a magic ball in the ground to create a smokescreen. When the two ninaja's had arrived, they saw that Mirajane quickly took to the sky and they followed after her.
"You won't get away!" yelled Sylphid as she blasted a round of wind sickles at Mirajane.
"Indeed, no one can escape our might!" yelled Ifrit as he blasted fireballs at Mirajane as well.
Mirajane looked to see the attacks coming from both sides. She quickly used her magic to create a barrier and deflected all the attacks. As the wind sickles bounced off her barrier, the trees which were unlucky enough to get hit from the ricochet got sliced in pieces. The fire didn't just burn, it turned anything it touched into a crisp.
Sylphid then charged at Mirajane to throw in a punch but Mirajane quickly stopped her punch and grabbed it. She tried to swing her own fist at Sylphid but then Ifrit charged in and punched her back with a fire punch, sending her crashing into a tree. Mirajane quickly stood up again and fired an enormous magic beam at them but the ninjas decided to return the favour and stood back to back as they blasted a spiralling flame towards her.
The magic attacks clashed and neither of them were being pushed back. While the two ninjas were giving it their all, Mirajane then quickly used up her all magic for the final push. The magic blast then enlarged and engulfed both of the ninjas sending them flying back into the sky.
"…..I can't...take much more. But at least it's over." said Mirajane as she collapsed on her knees. She was taking her time to recover but her head was really starting to pound and she couldn't take much more. She then shook of the headache and got on her feet but then she felt something approaching and quickly jumped into the air.
Seconds after she jumped, the ninjas punch the ground, completely destroying it. The punch caused several more trees to fall and a mini crater to form.
"You've gotta be kidding me! They're still standing?!" yelled Mirajane as she looked down to see the ninjas stand up once again.
"Brother, I am getting tired of this. Should we finish this now?!" asked Sylphid in angry tone.
"Indeed Sylphid, this ends now!" yelled Ifrit.
Mirajane then got into a fighting position again getting ready to attack back but then the two ninja siblings stand side by side. They then hold hands and start transferring their powers to each other. Sylphid's arms were spiralling with fire and Ifrit's legs were replaced with a burning tornado.
"Now you will know the power of our combined magic." said Sylphid.
The two ninja's charge at Mirajane with their full force and before Mirajane could block, they quickly rammed into her and pushed her back. Ifrit then went in and threw a punch at Mirajane but she barely dodged the punch. The force of the punch was strong enough to break the tree next to them but Ifrit carried on sending punches.
"(Not...good...losing...consci...)" thought Mirajane but then Ifrit saw and opening and punched her right in the gut. Sylphid then rolled off Ifrit's back and axe kicked Mirajane's head. But just before Mirajane could fall, Sylphid used her flaming fist to uppercut her and sent her flying to the sky.
As Mirajane was thrown up to the sky, Ifrit appeared and elbowed Mirajane's back. She was already unconscious at that point and just slammed on the ground. After she crashed, her transformation wore off and she was in her human form again. She had bruises, cut and burns all over her, it's was miracle that was keeping her alive.
Sylphid then appeared next to Ifrit in the sky and looked down at Mirajane.
"As expected brother, no one defeat us when we are together!" said Sylphid.
"Indeed sister, but now we shall waste no more time. We have a job to do and we must complete if we are to get paid. But before we go, let us finish this insect." said Ifrit as he charged up a huge fireball.
"I agree brother, this wench has been a thorn on our sides long enough." said Sylphid as he created a giant spiralling wind ball.
"Farewell." said the two sibling as they threw their attacks at Mirajane. The attacks combined and were speeding towards Mirajane. And as soon as it hit, there was a large explosion which destroyed almost everything around them. After the explosion died out, there was a huge burning crater.
"Seems as though our attack was so strong that it completely obliterated the girl." said Sylphid feeling proud.
"Indeed, no one can defeat our...what?!" said Ifrit as he looked down again but he saw Mirajane again but she was held in a bridal style by Zoro. Sylphid also turned to see that Mirajane was still alive.
"Who is that?!" questioned Sylphid.
"That was the boy we saw back in the mansion but how did he get her to safety so quickly?! Our attack was so close there was no way he could've saved her in time!" yelled Ifrit in annoyance.
"Brother, do not forget that he was fast enough to see our attack. This one might be a challenge." said Sylphid.
"Indeed, but like any other challenge we faced, we will overcome them together." said Ifrit. The two then descended to the ground, behind Zoro.
"You two...did this." said Zoro as he looked at Mirajane.
"Yes we did. Does that anger you child?" asked Sylphid in a mocking tone.
"Do you desire revenge?" asked Ifrit as he charged at Zoro with his flame sword. Zoro just turned his head unleashing a killing intent which made Ifrit and Sylphid freeze on the spot. Zoro then went underneath a tree that wasn't damaged somehow, and placed Mirajane underneath the tree.
"No...I don't like for fighting for such a reason." answered Zoro as he stood back up.
"W-w...what?" asked Ifrit as his hands were trembling. "(What is this? Why am I trembling? J-just what did that...boy do?)"
"But..." said Zoro as he took off the black bandana on his left arm and revealed his green Fairy Tail mark.
"Huh...that mark...he's from Fairy Tail too." said Sylphid who was still trembling.
"Now I'm fired up." said Zoro as he tied his bandana around his head. He then took out the Kitetsu and the Shusui and got into a fighting position.
"Is that so? Well then, let's see what you can do. Those swords aren't going to be useful as long as we're in our elemental form." said Sylphid as she took out her wind blade.
"T-that's right. You cannot hurt what you cannot touch." said Ifrit as he charged up his fire blade.
"Before we begin the fight, here's some advice. When fighting a swordsman, never lose your focus for even a split second. Because if you do...you will have sealed your fate." said Zoro as he readied his blades.
"Let's see if you're still talking after this!" yelled Ifrit.
The two then charge at Zoro with their blades hoping to attack Zoro. The two then circle around him trying to distract him, once they were opposite from each other. They charged and swung their swords at him.
"…...hesitation." said Zoro as he pulled up his swords and stopped both of their attacks. Ifrit and Sylphid were at a loss for words when they saw their attacks actually getting blocked. Their weapons were made up of wind and fire so they had no idea how Zoro was able to stop it.
"T-this is impossible!" said Sylphid.
"How can this be?!" questioned Ifrit.
"Whatever is making you hesitate, you better leave it behind." said Zoro as he started spinning and pushed them back. He then got into a stance where his two sword were held in a parallel way, the tips were were pointing to his left side.
"Nitoryu..." said Zoro as he got ready to attack. Sylphid then gasped as soon as she realised who he really was after he said that word.
"Y-you...can't be." said Sylphid.
"NIGIRI TOURO!" yelled Zoro as he swung his sword upwards and sent a dlash projectile upwards to the two ninjas. The two were then sent flying back after the impact of the attack.
"H-he really is." said Sylphid.
"What are you talking about?!" asked Ifrit.
"T-that's Roronoa Zoro, the child Bounty Hunter!" said Sylphid which sent a chill down Ifrit's spine as soon as he heard that name.
"Roronoa Zoro...the one who single-handedly defeated the Black arms?!" questioned Ifrit as he turned to Zoro.
"That's me." said Zoro as he pointed the Shusui at the ninjas. The two were stepping back as soon as they saw the intense stare that Zoro was giving them.
"D-damn it! S-she never said strong mages would come after us." said Sylphid.
"Huh?" said Zoro getting confused at what they were saying.
"No! We cannot let him beat us! We are the Fire Storm Siblings and we will not be defeated." yelled Ifrit getting charged up again.
"B-but he's one of the strongest mages in Fairy Tail. We can't beat him!" said Sylphid getting ready to give up.
"That's enough! I will defeat him by myself if I have to. He cannot attack us if he isn't in range, so as long as he attack him from a distance, he cannot touch us!" said Ifrit as he got his fire sword ready again.
"(Not exactly.)" thought Zoro.
"Take this! Dragon Burst Flame!" as he pointed his flame sword at Zoro. The flame from the sword then took form and turned into a dragon. The dragon flame then charged at Zoro with all of it's power. "Yes! With this, you die!"
"36 desires in one lifetime...72 desires in two lifetimes...Nitoryu..." said Zoro as he held his two swords horizontally above his shoulders.
"Brother, no!" cried Sylphid.
"Nanajuni Pound ho!" yelled Zoro as he performed a circular swing and launched two air compressed projectiles spiralling towards the dragon. The projectile then took form of a blue phoenix and charged right through the fire dragon. The dragon then disappeared and became nothing but ember in the air.
"My dragon!" yelled Ifrit but then the Phoenix flew right into Ifrit and slashed him. Giving him a diagonal slash on his chest.
"BROTHER!" cried Sylphid as she flew over to her fallen brother. Ifrit then coughed up some blood even though he was in his fire form.
"S-Sylphid...forgive me. I should've...listened." said Ifrit.
"No brother, do not apologise. I will make him pay! I promise you." said Sylphid as she shed a tear.
"Then let us do it...together." said Ifrit as he raised his hand.
"Yes brother. Together, we will defeat this child and show him the true power of the Firestorm Siblings." said Sylphid as she clasped her hand with Ifrit's. Just then, the two were covered in a magic circle.
"W-what are they doing?!" asked Zoro as he looked up to see that the siblings were getting covered in shadows. The light then started to disappear as the shadows were taking over but then the shadow's disappeared and what Zoro saw was unbelievable.
Sylphid was then covered with flames. Her arms were covered in spiralling flame and her lower half became a spiralling tornado. Her eyes and hair were covered in flame and she was creating a tornado.
"What is this?! What happened to them?" questioned Zoro but then Sylphid then quickly opened her eyes. Zoro then felt a force approaching his way and quickly strafed to the right. Just then the boulder behind him got cut in half.
"What the?! She cut the boulder in half with her stare?!" said Zoro as he looked back. He could feel the power that was oozing out of her, she became fully powered once she combined with her brother.
"Impressive, you managed to dodge my attack. But let's see if you can beat the speed of the wind!" said Sylphid in a dark tone as she quickly flew towards Zoro. He then got his sword ready ad started swinging at her but just as the sword was about to touch her, she quickly disappeared and re-appeared behind him. Zoro then quickly swung his sword again but she disappeared again.
"(What the hell?! I can anticipate her attack but I can't keep up with them!)" thought Zoro as he looked around. She kept on disappearing and re-appearing everywher.
"What's wrong? Too fast for you?!" asked Sylphid as she charged at Zoro. Zoro saw the attack and tried to dodge it but with Sylphia's new speed, she was able to get a good hit on Zoro. She carried on attacking Zoro but Zoro was still trying to defend.
"(This isn't good! She's too fast!)" said Zoro but then he quickly placed the Wado Ichimonji in his mouth and got into a battle position.
"Still trying to fight?! Let's see what you can do!" yelled Sylphid as she charged Zoro again with wind caught in her hands. Zoro then closed his eyes as he got ready to attack.
"(To defeat wind, you need a stronger gale. On other words, a tornado!)" thought Zoro.
"Santoryu..." said Zoro as he got ready to unleash his technique. "TATSU MAKI!" Just as Sylphid was about to hit Zoro with her attack, he quickly spinned his swords which created a dragon-like tornado that slashed and blew away Sylphid. She was then covered with cuts all over her body as she fell back and crashed.
"I have to take this chance!" said Zoro as he quickly charged at Sylphid with his three blades. He was finally getting close to her but just as he was about to attack, Sylphid looked up which caused Zoro to stop.
"You fell for it." said Sylphid.
Zoro's arms were then stuck together which revealed a chain surrounding his arms.
"I prepared this trap when I was moving at super speed. I know it was a cheap trick but this will make it so much simpler."
She then charged at Zoro with fire in hands but just as she was about to hit Zoro another fist came in and sent her flying back.
Zoro turned to see that Mirajane was up and fighting again. She was still struggling but she was healing herself but that fever was pushing her down.
"Mirajane?" asked Zoro.
"I can't believe it. You may have been winning but you were getting your butt whooped just because you fell for a stupid trap?! You're pathetic!" insulted Mirajane as she flew towards Syphid. Zoro didn't answer and just used his strength to break the chains. He then quickly ran after her.
Mirajane then began sending a barrage of punches at Sylphid but Sylphid was dodging all of them with ease. Sylphid then charged up wind in her hands and threw it at Mirajane. Mirajane got caught by the attack and crashed to the ground.
"I can't believe you're still fighting. Even after the punishment we gave you, you still have the guts to take us on. Well no more, this is where you die." said Syphid as she was about to attack Mirajane with a wind blade.
"NANAJUNI POUND HO!" yelled Zoro as he sent a spiralling projectile at Sylphid. She then quickly jumped out of the way, barely dodging the attack. However the boulder behind was split in half like butter. Sylphid just growled as she was starting to get angry.
"You just don't know when to quit do you?!" yelled Sylphid. Zoro then quickly stood in front of Mirajane while she was standing up.
"Just go...away...I can handle this!" said Mirajane.
"SHUT UP!" yelled Zoro as he was finally getting annoyed with her attitude. Both Mirajane and Sylphid were actually taken back by the sudden outburst.
"If you haven't noticed, you're at the verge of death. There's no way that you can defeat her in your state. So let me handle it!" said Zoro.
"I've had enough of you two children. I don't care who you are or what guild you're from, I will defeat you!" yelled Sylphid as she sent two wind balls at Mirajane and Zoro. Mirajane was about to jump but then her vision started blurring again. Zoro noticed how she wasn't in her best so he quickly ran over and picked her up.
He then started running off but the wind balls approached too quickly and hit him directly on the back which caused him to drop Mirajane.
"Now it ends! This is for my brother!" yelled Sylphid as the two balls of wind started surrounding Zoro. Zoro tried to escape but the wind was sucking out all the air so Zoro wasn't able to breathe. The speeding wind also started cutting Zoro all over his body but there wasn't anything he could do.
"(Shit! I'm gonna pass out!)" thought Zoro in pain. He then dropped his blades and started losing conscious.
"(Is this...the end?)" thougth Zoro as he started going into a blank.
"(No, it's not!)" said a familiar voice.
"(Kuina?)" asked Zoro. Just then Kuina flew in towards Zoro.
"(Zoro! You can't let her win! You and your friend are going to die if you don't work together so please don't give up!)" said Kuina as she charged at Zoro but then as he snapped back into reality, Mirajane quickly jumped and pushed Zoro out of the wind sphere. Zoro then started gasping for air, his entire body was covered in cuts and started bleeding.
"…...Zoro." said Mirajane as she finally stood back up.
"What?!" asked Zoro in an annoyed tone.
"I'm seriously...getting tired of this bitch!" said Mirajane in an angry tone.
"I agree. So how about it?...thirty seconds?" asked Zoro.
"More than enough." said Mirajane.
Zoro then picked up his three blades and got ready again. Mirajane also stood back up on her feet and clenched her fist.
"I am getting tired of this. This ends now! I will just to use my strongest technique to defeat you two" roared Sylphid.
Sylphid started charging wind on her left and fire on her right. The charges then started getting bigger as she concentrated all her magic on her hands. She started charging wind on her left and fire on her right. The charges then started getting bigger as she concentrated all her magic on her hands.
"So...who's making the first move?" asked Mirajane as she got into a fighting postition.
"Since you're the one with the fever, I guess I better do this first." said Zoro as he got his blades ready.
Sylphid then combined the two elements in her hand and created a flaming sphere with wind spinning around it.
"Now...you...DIE!" yelled Sylphid as she threw the gigantic fireball at Zoro. Zoro was breathing heavily with all the damage that he sustained from earlier. He then closed his eyes as he started feeling the aura around and started planning his move.
"(Both me and Mirajane are too tired...if we don't finish this now. It will be the end for us.)" thought Zoro as he felt the fireball approaching towards him. He then gripped his blades tightly as he got ready to attack.
"(This ends now!) HYUUUUUAAARRGGGHH!" yelled Zoro as he got hit by the attack. A huge explosion occured sending all trees and boulders flying back.
"There is no way they could've surived that." said Sylphid feeling re-assured. But then just as the smoke was starting clear out, she noticed that Zoro and Mirajane were still standing. The only difference was that this time their outfit was completely torn up.
Zoro then surrounded himself with an aura which sent a chill down Sylphids spine. Mirajane then used her magic again to transform into her Satan form.
"Kiki Kyutoryu..." said Zoro. Just then, his anger and frustration began manifesting itself into a dark aura. "…...Asura."
"What...is that?!" questioned Sylphid as she saw Zoro's new form. Never had she seen someone use their frustration to take on a form of a demon.
"It's the power that will defeat you, once and for all. Now you're going to be facing the power of two demons." said Zoro.
"T-this...can't be! How did you survive my strongest attack?!" yelled Sylphid in anger.
Mirajane then took the oppurtunity then flew in close and started sending a barrage of punches at Sylphids face. Sylphid didn't have her guard up since she was still amazed at the power that Zoro had displayed.
"Oh...and this is for earlier!" said Mirajane as she elbowed Sylphid on the head and sent her flying down. After Sylphid crashed, she tried to stand up but then she look up and saw Zoro in front of her with his blades ready.
Zoro then charged at Sylphid with all his power and re-appeared behind her. Sylphid however was stuck in the same spot. Just then, a single line started going down from Sylphids heads, splitting her in half.
"Being strong isn't about having power or moves." said Zoro as he turned back to the split elemental. Just then her two parts started glowing again and she transformed back into her original self and Ifrit had returned as well.
"H-how?!" yelled Ifrit to see that he had returned into his human form again.
"He cut our fusion?!" questioned Sylphid.
"It's about heart." said Zoro
"Now Zoro!" yelled Mirajane as she sweeped down and got ready to attack.
Zoro's blades then started turning black and had a dark aura around them. He then started rushing at the Fire Storm siblings as he was holding his swords at different angles.
"Kyutoryu! ASURA: UGUI!" yelled Zoro as he slashed ifrit with one swift movement. Mirajane then flew closer to Sylphid and slammed her head on the ground with so much force that the ground cracked.
After their attacks were finished, Zoro returned to his normal form and so did Mirajane. However after using up all her strength, she then collapsed and fell to the ground.
"Mi...ra...jane." said Zoro but then he collapsed as well.
The next day
Zoro was then finally waking up to see that he was in a familiar position again. He looked up to see a grand ceiling with a chandeleur, and there were many medical supplies around.
"(Damn it...again.)" thought Zoro as he started getting up.
"You really shouldn't get up too quickly." said Spetto. Zoro then turned to see that the square faced maid was there to nurse him.
"Oh it's you. What happened?" asked Zoro as he was rubbing his head.
"Well, after all the explosions from the forest calmed down. We quickly ran over to see that the two thieve's were defeated and you two were unconcious. Both of you needed immediate medical attention so we brought you back to the manor and took care of you two." said Spetto.
"Where's Mirajane?" asked Zoro.
"Oh she's in the other room. Don't worry about her, she's doing fine. Her fever was really bad but all she needed was some rest." said Spetto.
"That's good." said Zoro as he took a sigh of relief. But then his face immediately became serious when he turned to Spetto.
"There's something I need to know." said Zoro.
"And what is that?" asked Spetto as she went over to the first aid kit.
"Why did you hire those two to steal from this manor?" asked Zoro. Hearing that, Spetto dropped the first aid box and quickly turned back.
"What are you talking about? I did no such thing!" said Spetto.
"Really? Because on the day we arrived and you saw the job flyer, you became nervous. At first I didn't really care but then I remembered something that the ninjas said. They said that "she" didn't tell them about us, someone who knows the buildings design and where everything is." said Zoro. Spetto didn't answer back and just had her head down after hearing everything that Zoro said.
"Your silence proves that I was correct. So tell me, why did you do it?" asked Zoro.
"Very well but please do not tell Sir Jude. It was because..." said Spetto as she started explaining the truth to Zoro. Zoro then listended to the explanation and realised what it was all for. Though he didn't really approve of her method, he could see what the point of it was.
An hour later, 5 o'clock
Zoro was resting outside of the manor and looking into the sky. He was finally feeling the cool breeze and the view of a sunset after a hard battle but then it was interrupted when he felt someone's presense close by.
"You don't need to hide. Just get over here." said Zoro as he stood up and turned his head. He then noticed Lucy's hair sticking out behind the tree so she just decided to show herself and walk over to him.
"Are you feeling any better?" asked Lucy as she sat next to him.
"Yeah, I'm getting better. Besides, I've had things way worse that this." replied Zoro as he laid back on the ground.
"I'm so glad." said Lucy as she smiled and started shedding tears. Zoro then quickly stood back up.
"Hey, what are you crying for?" asked Zoro.
"I-it's just...when I saw you inside the house...I thought you were going to die. You and your friend were bleeding a-and Ms. Spetto told me that...y-you might not make it." cried Lucy as he placed her head on his chest.
"I didn't want to lose my only friend!" cried Lucy. Zoro then remembered the words that Spetto told him.
"(You see, ever since Ms. Layla passed away, Sir. jude has focused on nothing but his business. He kept himself competely secluded in his office during most of the of the day and refused to have any interactions with others. Including his own daughter.)" said Spetto.
"(Daughter? You mean Lucy, right?)" asked Zoro.
"(Yes, you see, she had to face the loss of her mother all by herself. We as her maids could only do so much to comfort her but what she really wanted was the love of her father. But he would forget everything about her, he wouldn't have dinner with her or even celerate her birthdays. And so, I wanted to do something to let him remember that he has a daughter.)"
"(You hired two powerful ninjas to steal something "valuable" from him.)" said Zoro.
"(Yes, it was supposed to be Lucy but he immediately believed it to be his money. The thieves agreed to my request to kidnap Lucy but not harm her or anyone. However I never thought that he would've called someone from the guild to stop them. Especially two strong mages such as you two.)" said Spetto.
"(I'm not a mage. I'm just a swordsman. And don't ask why I'm in a guild for mages.)" said Zoro.
"(Understood. The day of the plan had almost arrived and no one had agreed to the request. I was hoping it could be done easily but then you two arrived and it caused a bit of a stur and the rest is history.)" said Spetto.
"(I can understand what the point of this was but I gotta say, you method sure was stupid. You hired thieves that promised not to hurt anyone but they almost killed me and my friend. And if you want to know, they attacked us first.)" said Zoro.
"(I understand that I made a big mistake but please understand, I just did it for Lucy's sake. For so long, she has been alone and had no one to talk to. She even came here to visit you when you were recovering.)" said Spetto.
"(Wait, she came to visit me?)" asked Zoro.
"(Yes, she was always asking me if you were going to make it or not. Ever since you had arrived and spoke to her about your adventures, you had been the only thing that she spoke about. She really considered you as her first friend.)" explained Spetto.
Zoro was then in deep thought, he never experienced anything like Lucy did but he could understand the pain of being alone. Zoro then got off the bed.
"(What are you doing? You still need to rest.)" said Spetto.
"(I'll rest outside.)" said Zoro as he left the room with his swords.
And now we return to the scene where Lucy was still crying on his shoulders. Zoro then decided to place his arms around Lucy and comforted her.
"I'm sorry that I worried you. But you don't need to worry because I will always stay strong to protect my friends. Including you." said Zoro. Lucy then raised her head and had a shocked face at what he said.
"Really?" asked Lucy.
"Yep, so stop crying would ya." said Zoro as he wiped off her tear. Lucy then smiled and hugged Zoro.
A few hours later, the two had spent some time talking about each other and their past. Zoro told her about how he was from another world and his story of how he became the world's greatest swordsman. Lucy was interested in the stories that Zoro had told and she also told him about how she wanted to go on her own adventures one day. She had a few celestial keys that her mother left her. But with all good things, it was time for Zoro and Mirajane to leave.
Later
Mirajane and Zoro were finally recovered enough to get back home. Mirajane's fever was finally gone and she was paid 5 million by Jude for her services but she never knew the true purpose of what it all was for. But Zoro thought it was best that she didn't know so he left her out of the loop to be safe.
"So you finally feeling better?" asked Z oro.
"Yeah, the wounds are gonna be here for a while but they'll heal soon." said Mirajane as she picked up her sack.
"Thank you very much for helping our master." thanked Spetto.
"It's fine. We were just doing our job." replied Mirajane.
"Well, I guess we should get going now. Our train will be here soon." said Zoro as he turned and started walking away.
"Thank you for taking care of us. We'll be leaving now." said Mirajane as she quickly followed Zoro.
The two carried on walking but then they started hearing some noises from the back.
"Zoro!" cried Lucy as she was running towards Zoro. Zoro and Mirajane then turn back to see the little girl run towards them.
"Lucy?" asked Zoro.
"Who's that?" asked Mirajane. Lucy then jumped up and hugged Zoro while crying on his chest.
"A-are you really leaving?!" asked Lucy while she was crying.
"Lucy, I have to go. I've already accomplished my mission here." said Zoro.
"But I don't want you to go! We finally became friends." said Lucy. Zoro then broke off the hug and placed his hand on her head.
"I'm sorry that I won't be able to stick around but I have to get stronger and for that, I need to follow my own path." said Zoro.
"Your own path?" asked Lucy.
"Yes and you should do the same. Don't follow the path that others will lead you but instead follow what your heart wants." said Zoro as he lifted his hand off Lucy's head. Lucy then thought about what Zoro said and realised that he was right.
"And then who knows? Maybe once you're strong enough, you'll be able to have this mark as well." said Zoro as he took off his bandana and showed the Fairy Tail mark to Lucy.
"O-okay! I promise, one day I'll have that mark too! I'll do my best to become strong!" said Lucy as she smiled at Zoro and Mirajane as they were walking away.
"I'll look forward to that day." said Zoro as he waved his hand.
Train ride back
Zoro and Mirajane were finally able to get along and started to speak to each other. Zoro then explained about who he really was and what abilities he's had. Mirajane was also able to open up to him and decided to tell him about her past.
She told him about her parents died and how her family had to live alone. She told the story of how she defeated a demon and took on the creature's appearance. However she was then kicked out because the people believed that she was the monster. Soon enough after getting kicked out, they stumbled upon Fairy Tail and the rest is history.
After a long ride back, they had finally arrived to Magnolia.
"Well, guess it's time to go home. Have a safe journey back." said Zoro as he walked his own way.
"Wait!" said Mirajane.
"What is it?" asked Zoro.
"You didn't take your share of the reward." said Mirajane as she took out of the money.
"Reward for what?" asked Zoro.
"For helping me accomplish the mission. If it wasn't for you, I wouldn't have survived." said Mirajane.
"I didn't go with you to complete a mission, I only did it cos I owed the old man a favour. Besides, you need that money more than I do so just take it." said Zoro.
"W-well, atleast let me repay you." said Mirajane as she got closer to Zoro with a smile.
"I told there's no need for you to..." said Zoro but he was interrupted when he felt warm lips on his. The kiss had lasted for a while but then she broke off the kiss and smiled at Zoro. Zoro was at a complete loss for words and was blushing like crazy.
"Thank you Zoro." said Miajane as she walked her own way. As soon as Mirajane was at a far distance, Zoro snapped back to reality and watched as Mirajane left.
"Ugh...I don't have time for these feelings." said Zoro as he wiped his lips and went to his house.
The Next Day
After all the things that had happened, he was completely disappointed. For three years, he had trained himself to the absolute limit to reach the strength he had when he left with Luffy. He was 18 when he left but he had that strength at 13. He believed that he had really gotten stronger but even after all this, he felt as though nothing had changed.
Just like last time when he fought an enemy, he ended up becoming unconcious and woke up in a room being taken care of. Had it not been for Kuina's words, he would've lost his life in battle.
"(What is wrong with me? Even after all this, even after all these years...I haven't changed a bit. Everytime I get stronger, a new foe arrives who is so much stronger than I am. Their power, their magic and their monstrous strength...I just can't keep up. Is it my training...or is it just me?)
Zoro was inside the guild drinking his juice as usual. But then, Mirajane had arrived to the guild with her siblings. However instead of wearing a robe, she was wearing a tank top, dark boots, shorts. Next to her was her younger brother Elfman who was wearing a blue suit with a red bow tie. There was also Lisanna, the youngest sibling who had short white hair and was wearing a pink dress.
"Sis, are you sure that you should be moving?" asked Elf man.
"It's fine. Injuries like that won't stop me, besides I want to meet someone." said Mirajane as she looked around. She then noticed who she was looking for.
"Alright guys, I'll be right back. Why don't you guys go and get something to drink?" said Mirajane as she passed some money to Elf man. She then started walking towards Zoro's direction hoping to talk to him but then, just as she was getting closer. Erza showed up and hit Zoro's head. Mirajane just froze on the spot when she noticed how close Erza was to Zoro.
"Zoro! What're you doing here?! I thought you said that we would train today!" yelled Erza.
"Come on, I came back from a mission yesterday. Cut me some slack would ya." said Zoro as he finished his drink. He then turned after paying his drink to see that Mirajane was in front of him.
"Oh Mirajane, I didn't know you were here." said Zoro. Erza then turned to see the girl in front of her, this was her first time meeting her.
"Oh, so you're the one who everyone calls Mirajane. Nice to met you, my name is Erza Scarlet. I heard that you..." said Erza but then Mirajane just walked past her and went right towards Zoro.
"Hey Zoro, good to see you too. Say, do you wanna go on another mission with me?" asked Mirajane.
"Uh...hey, I was talk to you." said Erza as she placed her hand on Mirajane's shoulder.
Mirajane just grabbed her hand and threw her across the room. Zoro just watched as Erza crashed on the table where everyone was drinking.
"...uh...Erza?" asked Zoro. But then Mirajane got closer to Zoro with a dark face.
"Zoro...who was that and why was she getting so close to you?" asked Mirajane in dealy voice.
"Um...she's..." said Zoro but then Erza came running in and slammed Mirajane's head on the ground.
"What the hell was that for?!" questioned Mirajane.
"You attacked me first! I was just trying to talk you!" yelled Erza.
"Well I want to know something. Why were you close to Zoro?" questioned Zoro.
"I'm his partner and we live together!" said Erza which angered Mirajane.
"Oh yeah?! Well, he's my partner too! He went on a mission with me and we worked together to defeat two S-class thieves!" said Mirane.
"So what? I'm still more of a partner to him then you are! I've been training with him for the past three years and we are going to train together today as well! Right Zoro?!" argued Erza.
"Well I..." said Zoro but he got cut off again.
"What are you, his girlfriend? Why do you get to decide what he does?!" questioned Mirajane.
"G-girlfriend?" said Erza as she started fantasizing about herself and Zoro under Cherry Blossom tree. The two were then getting closer and were about to kiss but the dream got cut off as Erza quickly snapped back to reality.
"N-no! I'm just his partner." replied Erza.
"If that's so. Then I guess I have the advantage since after all, we've kissed." bragged Mirajane causing the entire room to go silent.
Erza's dream was completely changed to Mirajane and Zoro kissing and Erza just watching from afar while having a rain cloud on top. She then slowly turned to Zoro with flames in her eyes.
"Zoro...is what she said...true?" asked Erza with death in her voice.
"Um...yeah." said Zoro but he was really nervous since he knew that she didn't want him to have any interactions with other girls.
"Hah, so what do you sa..." said Mirajane but then Erza rushed in and punched Mirajane, sending her crashing to where Natsu and Gray were fighting.
Natsu and Gray were completely knocked out but Mirajane stood up again.
"Oh, it's on now!" said Mirajane as she rushed at Erza.
"Bring it on!" said Erza as she rushed at Mirajane.
The two then started sending punches and kicks towards each other with so hatred that the entire guild started fighting each other.
"What the hell is going on? Why the heck are those two fighting?" asked Zoro.
"You really can't tell?" asked Makarov as he walked closer to Zoro.
"Old man? What're you talking about?" asked Zoro.
"They're fighting to prove who the better partner is for you." said Makarov trying to hint him what he really meant.
"I don't get why they have to fight for it? If they wanted to go on a mission, we could always go together." said Zoro.
Makaro just face palmed himself when he realised that Zoro had no idea why they were really fighting. He was clueless of his own populairty.
The fight raged on causing havoc on the guild but then a giant explosion occured next to the door of the guild. Everyone stopped fighting and turned to the door. Just then a robed man started walking into the guild with a sack on his back.
"Who is that?" asked Zoro.
"Well well, it's Gildarts." said Makarov.
"Gildarts?" asked Zoro.
"He's one of the strongest members of Fairy Tail. He's taken on monsters and bandits that no other guild could ever defeat all by himself." said Makarov.
"He's that powerful?" asked Zoro.
"He is. We consider him the Ace of our guild." said Makarov.
Gildarts then walked over to the bar and met up with Makarov.
"It's great to see you Gildarts." said Makarov.
"Likewise Makarov. It has been a while." said Gildarts as he took off his robe. He was a tall muscular man with shoulder-length orange hair and a stubby beard. He was immediately reminded of Shanks from his world when he saw the similarity that the two had.
"So, I'm guessing you completed your mission with ease." said Makarov.
"No, I have to say it was a bit of challenge this time. After all, 7 elemental titans that were going to destroy the world were pretty strong." said Makarov.
"TITANS?! The masters of the world?!" questioned Makarov.
"Well, they weren't the real titans. The cult just stole a portion of their powers and created weaker versions of the original titans but I defeated them in the end." said Gildarts.
"Even so, the titans have unlimited power so for you to take something like them down is pretty impressive." said Makarov.
"What can I say? I don't like holding in a fight." said Gildarts.
"So what are you going to do now?" asked Makarov.
"I guess I'll take it easy for now. This mission really took it out of me so I'll just be resting for a while." said Gildarts.
"Go ahead, you deserve it." said Makarov.
Gildarts then left the guild. Everyone had finally calmed down and stopped fighting. Erza and Mirajane then stopped fighting and just glared at each other.
"Well...you're not so bad." said Erza.
"You're not bad yourself." said Mirajane.
"Well, whatever. I'm the one who's going to be training with Zoro today!" said Erza.
"Forget it! I'm one who's going to be going on a mission with Zoro." argued Mirajane.
"Well, let's just ask Zoro and find out who he'll pick!" suggested Erza.
"Fine by me!" said Mirajane. The two then ran over to the counter but then they saw that Zoro was gone.
"What the?! Where's Zoro?" asked Erza and Mirajane in unison.
"He left soon after Gildarts left." answered Makarov as he was driking.
Forest
Gildarts was enjoying a cool breeze under a tree while having a bottle of alcohol in his hand. He wanted to relax and just rest but it all ended when he sensed someone approaching his way.
"Oh this isn't gonna be good." said Gildarts as he stood up. He then turned to the direction of the presense. Just then Zoro ran over to the location where Gildarts was resting.
"Oh it's you kid, you were in the guild." said Gildarts as he sat back down.
"You're the one called Gildarts right. The strongest mage in Fairy Tail." said Zoro.
"Yeah, that's me. So what about it?" asked Gildarts.
"My name is Roronoa Zoro and I have a request." said Zoro.
"You want a fight or something?" asked Gildarts but then he started drinking his alcohol.
Zoro then quickly fell to his knees and bowed his head down.
"Please train me!" begged Zoro. Gildarts then spat out his drink when he heard Zoro's request.
"W-what? What did you say kid?" asked Gildart.
"Please train me! I have to get stronger." said Zoro.
"Kid, why would you ask me to train you?" asked Gildarts.
"I have to get my strength back! For the past three years, I've been pushing myself to my absolute best to reach the strength that I had lost but it wasn't enough! Even with all my training, I was in the same position I was three years ago. My sword skills can only reach so much against the power of the mages from this world so I must train myself to overcome them." said Zoro.
"Power of mages? Aren't you a mage too?" asked Gildarts.
"No! I'm just a swordsman." replied Zoro.
"Well kid, I don't think I can help you out there. I'm not really much of a teacher and I would have no idea how to help you get stronger." said Gildarts.
"Please! I don't care what methods you might think of, I don't care if it will kill me. I will gladly accomplish anything to get stronger." said Zoro.
"Kid, there are some things you need to know. Strength can only come to us from the hard work we put in ourselves, we can't expect to get ti through a short cut. You're only human, like others ordinary people who can only do much." said Gildarts.
"I can't allow it." said Zoro.
"What?" asked Gildarts.
"To get stronger, I can't allow myself to be ordinary. I will push myself to be more than just normal human." said Zoro.
"(This kid really is determined.) Well then kid, say that I did decide to train you. Would you really be able to handle it? In case you didn't know, I'm not to be holding back when it come's to things like this. The training could break your bone or even kill you" said Gildarts.
"When I decided to follow my dream, I had already discarded my life. So bring on the hardship, it's preferred in the path to carnage." said Zoro which really impressed Gildarts. Never had he met a child with so much tenacity and vigour.
"I'm impressed kid. You really are one strong kid. Alright then, I'll train you." said Gildarts. Zoro then raised his head and smiled.
"Thank you, I swear I won't let you down." said Zoro.
"Good, because after a talk like that. I wouldn't expect anything else." said Gildarts as he left the drink and stood up.
"Alright then kid, let's see what you got." said Gildart.
Zoro then took off his bandana and wore it around his head. He then proceeded to take out three blades and got into a battle position.
"Interesting. Three blades. Well then let's get started." said Gildarts.
Zoro then rushed at Gildarts with his three swords.
"(I can't fall behind while there are still stronger enemies out there. I will get stronger ad then I'll defeat anyone standing in my way!)" thought Zoro.
Chapter End
(A/N Wow this chapter wasn't as good as I hoped it could've been but I hope you enjoyed it anyway. So for those of you who are thinking "WHAT?! WHY LET HIM TRAIN WITH GILDARTS? HE'S PLENTY STRONG!"
Yes I agree, he's strong but lately I've been watching so many episodes of Fairy Tail and my friends were telling me the cons of Fairy Tail over One Piece. It then made me think, will Zoro really be okay in a world full of mages? So I thought, why not let him train with someone strong like he did with Mihawk to give him a super boost of strength. So please don't kill me for trying.
Time for them review (Not as much compared to last time but I don't care, I still love you guys for it!)
PersonaQeminod1: Thanks for the review. Well I suck at calculating how much damage they made but I'm sure after reading this chapter, you can tell that the damage that was done was way over 9000!
Daxen123: Thanks for the review. Six mores years which will now be cut off and we are going to be going straight for the main canon on the next chapter so watch out for that.
Ultimate-owner: Yes they were but Zoro and Mirajane kicked ass in the end.
DjGinsu13: Thanks for the review, and I'm really glad that you enjoy my story. I will definitely do my best to mke it more interesting for everyone to read and I will make the harem more interesting starting from next chapter. So watch out for that!
Warrior of Six blades: Thanks for the review. Thank you very much, I wasn't really sure how to make the interactions between Zoro and Mirajane but I just went with what I got. Lucy also got the boost of confidence to make her own choice by yours truly and I'm really sorry about the fever. I've had an illness before but it's wasn't anything that bad. Anyways I hope you enjoyed the chapter and carry on reading.
Firebird0315: Thanks for the review. Definitely a good idea, thanks for all the suggestions of the harem members and when the time comes, I will definitely try to make the story more interesting with your choices. I had to make sure that every girl that gets in will have some type of connection to Zoro and I had to think of something for Lucy so why not meet her at a young age to boost her confidence? Thanks for reading and I hope you can stick around for the future.
WolfCerberus: Thanks for the review. No problem, the original author is way better than me. And I'm glad to hear it, hope you stick around for future chapters.
KingSora3: Thanks for the review! Thanks man, I hope this chapter gave you the excitement you were hoping for.
Polyarmory: Thanks for the review. It's true, it kind of became a recurring theme so why not?
Guest: Thanks for the review and I will definitely do my best to update.
Sceonn: Thanks for the review. Yes I can understand that he is supposed to be an expert but I was hoping to give him a bit of a childish attitude while I still could since he is a child but next chapter he's all grown up.
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