The crowd was really growing as he looked over his fellow guild members. While the others looked quite happy to stay a little longer, but there was no way he could stay calm. Freed was the only one to truly understand what was going on.
A loud gong was hit and his attention was turned to the stage. He could see both Modd and Knud standing there with their security teams. It looked like everything was taken care of. Maybe he was just over thinking it.
He could always be wrong, Bickslow could be working to keep Knud in office. Just because he wanted a war, didn't mean that he would go after Modd personally. Hell, he knew Bickslow and while he did trust Lisanna, what she had said just didn't match up with the man he knew.
He started to relax, Lisanna was wrong. He was wrong. There was no way that Bickslow would do anything like this.
"Laxus?" He turned and was surprised to find someone that he wasn't expecting.
"Rosa?" Why was she here? "I didn't think you would be out here?" It struck him as odd. There was no reason for one of the King's spies to be here.
She looked up at the stage and he felt restless again. "I came looking for something." She said nothing else. Looking around, as if she was waiting for something.
"You know something." He stated.
He kind of wished that he didn't say anything as the woman turned around to glare at him. "It is official business. Nothing that you would need to know."
That didn't help his nervousness at all. If someone from Fiore was here, then something was going down. "I just wanted to know if you needed …"
Then out of nowhere she just left. Like she didn't have any time to talk to him. If he wasn't on the edge before, now he was. Whatever was going on would not end well.
He chuckled to himself as he got dressed, looking to the clock with an almost demented smile.
Flare still laid there, breathing heavily. "I don't know if I can move."
He looked down at her, putting on a fake smile. "I can take care of it. Just get some sleep, my love."
She smiled at him and turned over onto her side, yawning before she fell asleep.
He stood up and left the room. Now with that moron host of his out of the way, he could do things the way he wanted. He was actually glad that Bickslow had similar magic to himself. It meant that he didn't have to learn how everything worked.
The demon smirked to himself as he teleported to the venue. Not changing or hiding who he was. They would be sure to know who their enemy was.
He looked over the crowd, as he looked for a good target and smirked to himself, as he found the perfect person.
That idiot had been thinking of this all wrong, not realizing the power that he really held.
His eyes flashed a darker red as he watched the blond struggle with him a bit. He could tell who she was, the inner workings of her soul were not that different than what he was used to.
She twitched a little as he pushed through her mind, getting a good look at all of her memories. So Fiore had sent her out after the lost equipment. She was here looking for Flare. He almost laughed. Like she would ever get close to her. No one would get close to her, no one would touch his things again.
He laughed as he had her walk away from Ivan's other son mid-sentence. It had been a long time since he got to play with some toys. It was interesting that Fairy Tail mages were here. He wondered how they would enjoy the upcoming show.
He raised his hand up slowly, controlling what she said as she pushed her way through the crowd. Nothing was going to stand in his way. Nothing.
He couldn't help but feel bad for Lisanna. If he had said something earlier, he could have stopped this.
His parents were also a wreck over this idea. They didn't want him to use that side of him, but they had no choice. The only way to fight Cetus would be to use it.
But really that was the least of his worries right now. Edvin was a mess and Kitt was trying to comfort him. Just because redhead wasn't that close to his father, didn't mean that he wasn't concerned about his safety.
Kitt looked up at him wanting answers. This wasn't the way he wanted them to discover his past.
Edvin seemed like he wanted the same answers. He guessed as much. If he was still working under Fiore, he would be going after Edvin's family. Hell, he was still be going after his own family.
"What do you want to know?" He thought he might as well get this over with.
Kitt gave him a sad smile. "How about you start at the beginning."
Edvin nodded and he took a deep breath. "Remember when I told you that my parents didn't know that I existed." Both of them nodded. "Both my brother and I were born in a government facility in Fiore. We were made to be military grade super weapons." He watched as both of their mouths dropped. "Bickslow was stolen as a baby and I was made at a later date. For most of my life, I lived in a barracks with two girls that were like my sisters and we did what we were told."
"What did that include?" Edvin asked, confusing him as he thought the redhead was still speechless.
He looked down. "We were trained to be monsters. I've hurt a lot of people."
"Did you kill anyone?" Kitt asked.
"Yes. That was part of it." He answered, not wanting to see their faces. He knew that he would be judged when they found out about it.
"So how did you end up with your parents." Kitt asked.
He sighed. "I was sent to kill my grandfather, on my papa's side. During the fight, I was knocked unconscious. I woke up in the Raven Tail guild hall."
"What did you do from there? I don't see you coming over quietly, especially after being indoctrinated at such a young age." Edvin said, stirring his tea.
He felt a hand on his shoulder. "He fought us for a while, but he came around." His father laughed.
He looked up at the man, still feeling ashamed. "Hell, he tried to spit on me." His papa said
"Dad! Pops!" He said mortified.
"Well you did. But you stopped after you realized the truth. You chose to change. You know how many people would just give up on themselves after finding that out about themselves." His father asked.
"You have nothing to be ashamed of. You had no control over what you were doing." Ivan said.
He finally looked up to find everyone looking at him, not in anger or fear, but with instead of love and acceptance. "I know that, but it doesn't make it hurt less."
"That means that you are human." His father said.
He was about to retort as Lisanna squealed from the living room. Worrying about her safety, they all ran out of the dining room.
"What's wrong?" Ivan asked.
She pointed to the magic screen in front of her. His eyes grew wide. The speech. Would his Cetus strike now?
His eyes scanned the screen and felt his stomach drop. He could see the Fairy Tail mages that he attacked all those years ago and they were talking to a blonde girl. The girl turned around. 32. "She can't be here."
Everyone turned to look at him, wondering what he was talking about. They had to be focused on the mages. Even Lisanna looked confused as to what she he was talking about.
"I have to go!" He said frantically, turning to this father.
Remy sighed. "Can you tell me what this is about?"
"They are talking to 32." He stated.
His father became ridged. "How?"
"I don't know, but there has to be a reason for her to be here. If they sent 32, it must just be an investigation. That or 25 if close and they are planning something." He stated again.
"Do you want to run into them to talk to them or is this something else?" Ivan asked.
"It's as I said before. They wouldn't be here without there being a problem, I think if we go and follow her, we will find Bickslow." He said.
He watched as looks of comprehension came over his parent's faces. "We can try and stop Cetus from making a move."
He nodded.
In a matter of seconds, both of his parents took one of his shoulders. "I would suggest that the three of you find the rest of the guild. Get everyone on alert."
With that they disappeared.
He chuckled to himself as he felt his new arrivals. So his host's family were going to try and stop him. How cute.
He made his way around a stone pillar. He didn't need to be in sight for him to control his new puppet. The blonde girl would do his bidding, whether she liked it or not.
He walked back passed an old library. He wondered if there was any sign of him in there. The people of his country, much to his dismay, had seemed to forget about his existence. But soon they would be forced to remember.
Slowly, he found his puppet coming to him. Answering his call. It didn't take long for her to be in front of him. He smirked. "You know your orders, 32."
Her eyes flashed. "Yes, Lord Cetus."
He passed her the dagger from his side. "Take out Modd first, then go for Knud. Show them no mercy."
"Yes, Master."
"When you are done, He leaned in and whispered in her ear. "You will give your life for me. Is that fine with you?"
The green of her eyes flashed against the red. "I will do everything for you Master."
He chuckled. "Good." He walked by her. "Now go."
He heard her footsteps and turned to watch her leave. He teleported out of sight, to the top of a building. He wanted a good spot to watch the bloodshed.
"Carma, did you get finish the laundry?" He asked.
"Yeah, your uniform is hanging up in the closet." She said from the other room.
He sighed in relief. That was one less thing he had to worry about. Instead, he could focus on building a block tower with Gunner. The small boy was sorting out his blocks by size and color.
He was going to grab one as a loud set of knocks hit his door and he rolled his eyes. He had already told Jose that they were taking some time off. He didn't need him to look after Gunner.
Gunner looked at him with a frown, the boy already expected him to leave. "Don't worry champ. Uncle Jose is not babysitting." The little boy smiled
The knocks became louder and he really wished that he could just pull one of his guns out and take a few shots at the door. Jose didn't need to try and take all of his time from his son.
"Carma, can you get the door?" He called out. She would have to deal with her uncle.
She came into the room, giving him a glare. He already knew that she didn't like the tension between them.
It wasn't like he didn't try; Jose was just difficult. He didn't really want to share his family with anyone.
"Lisanna?" Now that shocked him, as he turned to face a very disheveled Lisanna.
He felt himself start to get up. "What is going on?"
He could already see that she looked like she was crying. "Bickslow…"
"Bickslow? Bickslow what?" His wife asked.
"The demon has possessed him and I don't know what he is going to do." She said quickly, trying to talk through her tears.
His stomach dropped. If Cetus was in control, then everyone was in danger. He told Bickslow on more than one occasion that he needed to have the demon removed. But the seith mage had said that he had everything under control and that Cetus was not a threat anymore. "What do we need to do?"
Carma looked at him worried. As Lisanna continued to cry, he realized what would need to be done. "You need us to use our weapon forms against him."
Lisanna let out a wheal. "Vik believes that it is the only way."
Carma looked like she was also ready to start crying, she knew the price of using that power. "There has to be another way!"
Lisanna shook her head. "There is no time. Cetus is going after the elected officials of Absolon. Vik, Remy, and Ivan have already decided to go after him. I know I'm asking too much of you, but please. Please help me save my husband!"
To Be Continued…
Author's Note
This will be the last calm before the storm, get ready because shit is about to hit the ceiling.