Chapter 4: Tower

? P.O.V

"How much farther until we get back?" My mentor asked.

"We'll be there soon don't worry." I said as we continued to walk.

"I'm surprise we made it out alive." He said.

"Are we really bringing this up now?" I asked.

"Why not? It's good to past the time."

"I suppose but yeah it's a miracle we made it."

"But not without a price."

"Yes." I said. "It's better then being dead."

"How do you think Natsu going to take it?" He asked.

"Knowing him he'll try to find him."

"That sounds like Natsu alright."

"..."

"..."

"How much farther until we get back?"

"This is going to be longer then I thought." I said.

Zak P.O.V

"Let go of me!" I yelled as I was grabbed by two men.

"Stop squirming kid." one of the men said.

"Wait until Raijin shows up, you'll be dead you human scum." I said as I struggle to free myself from their grip.

"Keep telling yourself that." the second one said.

"Yeah because you belong to us now." the first one said as they start to drag me.

"Where are you taking me?" I asked.

Before they answer they knocked me out and put a bag over my head.

"To the tower kid. We're bringing back lord Zeref and you're going to help us." the first one said before I lose conciseness but after saying one last word.

"Raijin..."

"Zak do you hear me?"

I open my eyes from my thought about my day to see Leaf flying right in front of me. We were at the guildhall of Fairy Tail and I was sitting at the counters thinking about that day.

"I'm sorry but I wasn't listening." I said.

"What were you thinking of?"

"That day." I said.

"Are you okay?" Leaf asked as he landed on the counter and sat right next to me.

"I'm fine as I'll ever be." I said. "So what were you saying?"

"It was nothing important." Leaf said.

"Whatev-."

I was interrupted when I yawn out of nowhere.

"Are you okay?" Leaf asked again.

"It's nothing, I just been working too much with all the missions." I said. "Just need some rest. I'll be at the forest if you need me."

"See you later Zak." Leaf said as I got up and left the hall to rest at the forest.

I was walking at the end of the town in front of the forest but before I could enter I heard somebody calling my name which made me stop.

"HEY ZAK!" I heard a voice yelled. I turned around and seen it was Natsu with the others.

"Fantastic." I said to myself as I turn to face them. "What do you want? If you want to fight you can forget it."

"You don't have to say it like that. It's been two weeks already, you should learn to act more friendly." Natsu said.

"Two weeks of being in a guild isn't going to make me forget of what I been though my whole life." I said crossing my arms.

"You mention that before. Your hatred." Erza said.

"Congrats you heard me say that. Now I'm leaving." I said in a sarcastic tone turning to leave.

"Why?"

"Excuse me." I said turning back to face them.

"Why do you hate people?" Lucy asked.

"Like I said to her and the master. They put me though hell and it isn't something I'm willing to forgive. The only reason why I'm here is because my master ask me too." I said.

"What exactly happen to make you like this?" Gray asked.

"Many things." I said. "No matter what happens, everything is taken from me."

"Are you talking about your dragon?" Natsu asked.

"One of them. I found out some things while I'm here and one of them is all of the dragons disappear on July 7th. For me it was different." I said.

"What do you mean?" Lucy asked.

"I was taken from my dragon by humans." I said as I watch the shock expression of them.

"You were taken?!" All of them said expect for Natsu who had a terrified face.

"Taken from your dragon...your family." Natsu said.

"Yeah exactly. I was dragged away from him my only family and was force to be a slave. I will never forget that day. That day spark my hatred for humans. Even when I escape humans continued to make my life a living hell." I said as magic build up around me.

A realization hit Erza as she spoke. "You were at the tower."

That took me by surprise as I looked at her. "How did you-"

"I was also at the tower." Erza said.

"Then you understand what I'm getting at." I said. "The hell I been put though. I'm just glad that god forsaken tower is finally gone."

"You know?"

"You tend to hear things while you're travelling around." I said.

"I bet you didn't know we were the ones who took it down." Natsu said.

"I don't care who did it." I said. "All I care about is that it's finally gone for good. You have my gratitude humans."

"Never thought I hear you say that." Gray said.

"Don't get use to it." I said.

"We shall see." Erza said.

"If that's it I'm leaving."

"But before you leave can I ask you something?" Erza asked.

"That depends on the question." I said.

"What was your life in the tower."

"So basically a part of my life story." I said. "It's a long story."

"We have time." Erza said.

"If you must know." I said stepping into the forest.

"Get in there!" a guard yelled as I was thrown into a prison cell.

I got the bag off me and saw I was wearing chains on my arms which they must have put on while I was unconscious. I was wearing nothing but rags and I couldn't use my magic to break out. This feeling of hatred and sadness took over me as I looked around to see where I was at.

"Hey there."

I turned to see a small boy with blue hair of my age in front of me. He had a smile and was offering his hand which I refuse and got up on my own.

"You don't seem to talk a lot. My name's Jellal what's yours?" Jellal asked.

I didn't say anything as I turn away from him and sat at a corner by myself. I don't care about them because people no humans took me away from Raijin. The only thing that made me happy after my parents abandon me.

"He seems cold." Jellal said.

"Now now it might seem that way but remember he just got here he's probability scared." a old man said.

"Of course." He said.

I didn't care what they think, I wasn't scared I was angry. Every time I keep my distance from them and was kept to myself while being tortured by the people who run the tower. My anger and hatred grew each and single day. Despite this they still continued to try to befriend me. They tried to give me their names or try to share their food with me but I didn't care.

"Hey new guy." Jellal said to me one day. He called me that since I never gave him a name.

"I just stare at him at he spoke.

"We're going to think of a plan to help us escape this place do you want to help out?" He asked.

"He's right don't you want to escape?" the girl asked.

"She's right we need to do this together so what do you say." Jellal said.

As always I turned away from them and continued to do nothing but wait and let my hatred build up. However a week later everything changed. The guards discover their escape route and threaten to take their leader. The red hair one was taken as they all tried to cover the real one. Jellal manage to escape and tried to free her but when she got back she lost her right eye and Jellal was gone. It turns out Jellal was taken by the guards and the girl raised a revolution in order to free him and escape the place once and for all. I smiled at this but before she left I spoke to her.

"Set me free." I said in a low tone showing her my chain on my hands.

"You finally decided to speak but why?" she asked as I spoke only one word.

"Revenge."

She gave me a look but after a minute of deciding she release me by swinging her weapon at them breaking the chains. I felt my magic energy coming back and the girl left as I give a dark smile. I attack every solider I met with rage from what they did to me. I smiled unleashing my magic on them until I enter a room where I saw Jellal and the red hair girl who was unconscious.

"If it isn't the new guy." Jellal said who had a different tone in his voice staring at me. It was a dark and evil tone. "You're pretty strong knocking out all the useless guards around here tell me who taught you how to fight?"

"None of you business you pathetic human. I said showing him my lightning magic.

"I finally got you to talk but how pointless it is now." He said laughing.

"You're different then before." I said.

"Yes I changed because I seen Zeref and he chose me. I'm going to build this tower the right way and if you want you can help. We can bring Zeref back to life together." He said.

"I don't know who Zeref is but because of him he brought hell to my life there's no way am I going to help you bring him back to life." I said.

"It's a shame really but I'm willing to let you go." He said. "Just so you know I will be taking a different approach of this and will treat the slaves right but you can't tell nobody about this place or I'll kill everybody here."

"I don't care I just want to leave." I said.

"That's good and take that girl with you too I promised her the same thing." He said walking away. "Remember it's our little secret."

And just like that I left the tower not caring about the consequences of telling somebody. I didn't care because all I wanted was to find Raijin and stay away from humans. I was on the boat sailing with the girl and when we crash she woke up.

"Where are we?" she asked.

"Away from the tower." I said getting off the boat.

"But everybody else." she said.

"Look I really don't care I have my own problems right now and I just want to find my father."I said walking off but was stopped.

"Where are you going?" she asked.

"Like I just said I'm going to find my father." I said.

"Can I come?" she asked.

"No you can't come." I said.

"But why not?"

"Because neither him or I would like that. We don't really talk to humans a lot only when necessarily." I said.

"Where am I suppose to go?"

"Isn't there a place you know because it's not my problem."

"There is a guild." she said.

"Great then go there." I said.

"By myself?"

"Yes."

"Why can't you help?" she asked.

"Because I can barely tolerate people right now you're lucky I'm still here talking to you." I said.

"Is that why you're cold and rude towards us?"

"Somebody finally understands." I said.

"Then why are you talking now?" she asked.

"Because I have no options but too. If I just leave you would probability just follow me besides I doubt we'll meet again"

"Can you please at least help me?" she asked.

"If I help will you finally shut up and leave me alone?"

"Yeah."

"I must be crazy but fine lead the way."

"After taking that girl to a guild I left to find Raijin but I failed to find him. I spend the next few years by myself until I had Leaf and two other people but that's a story I don't wish to talk about." I said finishing my story.

We were at the tree I was sleeping at after my story was over. It was in a deep part of it where humans doesn't really adventure in which is why I'm here.

"So you just left the place without any regard for those people who were there?" Gray asked.

"That is correct. Even if I did care there was nothing I could have done to change things." I said

"You still should have at least tried." Natsu said.

"And do what? He'll just kill me or do something else to me." I said. "I regret nothing."

"I know you." Erza said which made me looked at her.

"What?" I asked in disbelief

"Wait a minute you're saying you know him from before." Everybody else said surprised.

"I don't remember you." I said crossing my arms. "Explain how you know me."

"Well maybe because you never told me your name or allowed me to tell you me and my friends name." Erza said.

"You're telling me that your the girl who was at the tower." I said.

"To think this is how you turned out after escaping." Erza said.

"Same can be said about you." I said. "Now that I told you part of my story leave."

"That's it you tell us your story and unite an old friend now you want us to leave." Lucy said.

"First of all she's not an old friend and second yes. The only reason I'm talking to you this long is because you wanted to know my life in the tower and that's all."

"Expect this is a forest which anybody can enter." Erza countered.

"But this part of the forest is my home." I said. "I choose this place because nobody come here to this deep in the forest. Now leave and I don't wish to repeat. I need to rest."

"Very well but I wish to speak to you again sometimes in the future." Erza said before leaving with the rest.

Third Person P.O.V

"He certainly is cold like the others said." Gray said.

"But as somebody who came from the tower I can understand his pain." Erza said.

"Do you think he'll ever warm up? Judging from his story it sounds like he isn't very forgiving." Lucy said.

"Nah I think he will." Natsu said.

"What makes you think that flame for brain?" Gray asked.

"If he really hate people he wouldn't had join this guild or honor his master wish. I bet he's going to learn that not all of us aren't as bad as he thinks." Natsu said.

"Well said Natsu." Erza said.

"Never thought I hear that from you of all people." Gray said.

"What's that suppose to mean?" Natsu said.

"Exactly as it sounds." Gray said.

"You want a go at me ice princess!" Natsu said.

"Any time of the day."

"Enough both of you!" Erza yelled.

Zak P.O.V

It was the next day and I was looking at the request board when I started to hear bells going off.

"Why is there bells ringing?" I asked turning away for the board to look at the others.

However when I looked at them all they had were smiles and begin to talk.

"You know what that means right?" I heard some of them said

"They're here!" the rest cheered.

"They?" I asked walking away from the board and into the middle of the hall.

"One of them is the strongest wizard in Fairy Tail and his name is Guildarts." Mira said who was also standing in the middle of the hall along with Erza and Lucy.

"Whoa are you serious I thought Erza was the top dog around here!" Lucy said surprised.

"All modesty aside I couldn't handle a candle to him but it can go either way when it comes to Jade." Erza said.

"Jade? I never heard that name before either." Lucy said.

"He's the apprentice of Guildarts. He might not use the same magic as him but Guildarts help him practice it." Mira said.

"Then I can see why everybody is going totally nuts." Lucy said looking at the crowd.

"They're that important huh." I said before turning away from the crowd.

"They been gone for a long time three years exactly." Mira said which caught my attention.

"For a mission?" I asked.

That's when Mira explain about the quest along with s quest and decade quest but what really caught my attention was something called centuries quest.

"A mission that can take a hundred year to complete." I said to myself.

I have to admit for two humans to do that in under three years was surprising. However my thoughts were interrupted when the whole guild started to shake. When I look outside it was split into two.

"What's going on here?" I asked to Mira and Erza.

"A measure for Guildarts crash magic." Erza said.

"He destroys everything he touches, it's much better if he steers clear of everybody homes and business." Mira said.

"He's that strong." I said turning to the entrance to wait for the two people to arrive.

A few moments later we all seen two people walk up to the entrance of Fairy Tail as everybody smiled and waited in anticipation while I waited in curiosity.

'Just who are these two humans?'

That's a wrap for Chapter Four. Sorry for leaving it like this but I'm tired and this seems like the best time to end it off since I want the next chapter to introduce Guildarts and my other OC. I decided and the pairing is going to be ZakxErza and if you're not okay with it it's okay since I'm still thinking about the pairing for Jade. A poll will be set up so don't forget to vote or leave a comment in the review also don't forget to review or if you any any questions feel free to ask. Until then see you next chapter