Chapter 8: Phantom Lord Pt. 1
Sasuke finally made it back to his apartment as he placed his cloak down.
Once everyone was done at the dinner, they said there goodbyes to the people of Galuna Island and headed back to Fairy Tail.
Once at Fairy Tail, the members of the guild was surprised to see so many new members. They were very surprised to see the long thought dead wizard Ur, but they explained what happened. They were still scolded by Makarov though, but this time he let them off the hook, saying what they did was the right thing to do. Makarov and the guild welcomed the new members with kindness.
Once stamped, Ultear said she had to go, saying she had something to take care of. Lyon, Yuka, Toby, and Sherry went to go do some exploring around Fiore. Sasuke himself, took Ur to go rent her an apartment. Which didn't really take long.
Now here he was, finally back in his apartment. He sat down on his couch. It was a long day, but Sasuke was glad of the work he put in.
He remembered that he had a new gamer skill and Exceed Egg, so he pulled up the gamer skill screen first.
[New passive gamer skill unlocked!] :
[Special Celestial Spirit Mage] : This legendary skill chooses random deceased comrades from your past to come to your aid and help you. Unlike regular Celestial spirits, they are completely loyal to you and have no ties to the regular spirit world. Therefore, the Celestial Spirt King have no power over them, but they can still visit the spirit world if they want to. They are connected with you. Your strength multiplies their strength. Your power multiplies their power. They can use both Chakra and Magic.
[The game offers a free Celestial Spirit Key. Would you like to use it?] [Yes] or [No]?
Sasuke was speechless to say the least. After so much time, he can finally see someone from his past again. He wondered who it would be.
"You excited Sasuke-kun?" Tinkerbell asked him.
"It depends on who it will be to say the least." Sasuke responded.
Sasuke pressed yes and a glowing diamond Celestial Spirit key appeared in his hand. "Well here goes nothing." He said. He brought the key forward and watched as words popped up.
[Activating Random Celestial Spirit...]
[20%]
[55%]
[86%]
[100%]
[Activation Done!]
A bright green light came upon the room, blinding them temporarily.
Once the light went away, Sasuke's eyes widened upon seeing who it was.
[New Celestial Spirit Acquired] : The Teleporter, Shisui Uchiha
Sasuke remembered Shisui as clear as day. He was like another older brother to him besides Itachi. He tried to stop the Uchiha from going to war with Konoha, but Danzo took his eye and then he gave his other to Itachi. After, he took his own life.
He looked different though. He looked around Sasuke's age, but he had on similar clothes Sasuke remembered he used to wear. He even had his familiar tanto he fought with. Both of his eyes were restored. The only thing missing from him was the Leaf Village headband.
Shisui looked at Sasuke with a wide smile and crossed his arms. "Sasuke...my have you grown. You look strong like me and Itachi now." He chuckled.
And there was the familiar friendly yet calm and serene voice he remembered hearing. The tears were on the verge of falling as Sasuke went to hug his Uchiha brother.
Shisui gave him a brotherly hug back. "Though it is weird we're the same age now, but I can manage. You don't know how happy I am to see you again Sasuke. I'm proud of the changes you made for yourself, and for the clan's name." Shisui gave him a proud look.
"Wait you know??" Sasuke wiped the lone tear that fell.
Shisui nodded. "I know everything. Even about little Tinkerbell over there. How are you by the way? My name is Shisui Uchiha." Shisui said to Tinkerbell.
Tinkerbell friendly smiled at him. "Nice to meet you Shisui. You can call me Tink. I know Sasuke is very happy to see you."
Shisui gave Sasuke a bro dap up. "Ah, it feels so nice being back." Shisui then smirked at Sasuke. "How about we have a spar to kick things off Sasuke??"
Sasuke smirked back. "Fine with me. I can teleport us to another dimension." He said.
"Oh? Going all out are we Sasuke? I'm glad this Celestial Spirit connection allows us to be on a similar level of power or I would've stood no chance." Shisui chuckled. "But I'm ready whenever you are."
Sasuke thought of the place and activated his Eternal Rinnegan. A dark black and purple portal appeared.
"You coming?" Sasuke looked at Tinkerbell.
"I wouldn't miss this for the world Sasuke-kun." She smiled warmly at him.
They seen Sasuke's shadow morph and watched as the room grew colder and darker.
"I wanna come too. Hello my name is Bahamut." Bahamut said to Shisui.
"H-How bout a-a warning next time Bahamut??" Tinkerbell said as she shivered.
Shisui chuckled. "I'm Shisui, nice to meet you."
"Let's go everyone." Sasuke said as they then went in the dimension and the portal closed.
They made it to the dimension. The dimension looked similar to one of Kaguya's. The ground was a rocky and bare wasteland.
Shisui walked across from Sasuke. Tinkerbell and Bahamut flew far away to the side. A gold glow was seen and popcorn appeared in Tinkerbell's hands.
"This is finna get good." She smiled as she ate some.
Bahamut nodded in agreement.
"Ready Sasuke?" Shisui got in a fighting stance.
"Always." Sasuke smirked as he got ready to sprint.
"3...2...1...Fight!!" Bahamut called out.
Both Sasuke and Shisui's third level Sharingans activated as they burst into a charge at one another. Only afterimages were seen where they once were.
BOOOMM
A large shockwave was seen where they clashed. Forearm to forearm.
Sasuke smirked. "You're fast Shisui."
"They don't call me Shisui of Teleportation for nothing Sasuke haha." Shisui smiled.
"So fast..I didn't even see them move." Tinkerbell continued eating her popcorn.
"Likewise." Bahamut said. "This will indeed be fun to watch."
-Meanwhile-
Natsu continued knocking on Sasuke's door. "Oh Sausage!!"
"You mean Sasuke Natsu??" Happy corrected.
"Usually Sasuke-kun would have been answered. He must not be home." Lucy said. She wanted to hug him and be in his arms.
"That would be unfortunate. I was hoping to see Sasuke-kun." A disappointed Ezra said.
"Yeeah he's not home. seems we're going to have to do this mission without him guys." Natsu said, slightly disappointed.
"I really wanted Sasuke-kun to come, but it's alright we got this." Lucy said.
"Let's go" Natsu said as they left.
-Back to Shisui and Sasuke-
Sasuke ducked under Shisui's Fire Chakra infused tanto. Shisui didn't let up. He tried to slice and dice Sasuke from every angle. His tanto was a blur of slashes. Sasuke managed to dodge each gracefully and with finesse. Shisui was very fast and he would've sliced through anyone else. Sasuke was lucky that he was very fast himself or he would've been in a rough spot.
Sasuke caught Shisui's tanto with one hand, the fire not affecting him. He smirked. "Abyss and Blaze Release: Honoikazuchi." He calmly said. Amaterasu and dark magic spikes shot out from Sasuke in a millisecond.
Shisui's afterimage was impaled as Shisui was seen back in his spot at the beginning. "Not bad Sasuke. Not bad. What do you say we take this up a notch?" Shisui leveled up his Sharingan to EMS.
"You have the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan??" An intrigued Sasuke asked.
"Remember Sasuke, your power level is mine. The stronger you are, the stronger I am. That includes your Dojutsu also." Shisui explained.
"I see...Well then." Sasuke activated his EMS. "Lets not waste time."
Shisui smirked.
Sasuke went stiff as the world around him changed. He was in a red, black, and white limbo environment.
"This is the ultimate genjutsu. Turn to dust! Kotoamatsukami: Kobo!" Shisui yelled the technique.
The sky lit up a bright yellowish white color and a large blast was released at Sasuke. The Kotoamatsukami willed Sasuke into the blast.
The world switched back to the dimension as Shisui looked at the fallen Sasuke. He knew that wasn't even close to hurting Sasuke as powerful as the technique was.
The fallen Sasuke dispelled.
Shisui's eyes slightly widened. "When did h-"
"Bansho Tenin." Sasuke said as he held his hand out and Shisui was pulled to him.
"Damn Sasuke Rinnegan?? Unf-" Shisui was interrupted as he was kicked in the air.
"Chibaku Tensei." Sasuke said. Rocks and debris of the wasteland went and smashed into Shisui until he was a meteor in the sky.
Sasuke smirked. Shisui didn't really think he forgot that he had the strongest genjutsu did he? He probably did if he fell for the clone.
BOOMM
The rocks and debris shot out as Shisui broke out of the earthly cage.
Sasuke looked to see Shisui's green perfect Susanoo. "I thought we weren't using Rinnegan yet Sasuke??" Shisui said, two Eternal Rinnegans now in his eyes.
Sasuke's own Eternal Rinnegans was seen. During his training, thanks to the gamer power giving him a skill named [Dojutsu Channel], Sasuke could use any Dojutsu he wanted. It was one of his favorite skills.
"Well you have to expect the unexpected right Shisui??" Sasuke said.
It was like watching a movie from the front row. Tinkerbell and Bahamut watched with awe, eagerness, and excitement at the two in front of them.
"Well why don't you say we put an end to this huh Sasuke?" Fire and lightning Chakra appeared around his Susanoo's drill weapon.
"Great minds think alike." Sasuke said as the Chidori with the Amaterasu mixed in appeared in Sasuke's Susanoo's hand.
Sasuke and Shisui gave each other a look before charging at each other. The drill pointed towards Sasuke's Chidori.
"HAAAAAA!!" They both yelled and then clashed.
BOOOMM
A large mushroom cloud formed after.
Once the smoke and debris cleared, Sasuke and Shisui were seen unharmed, standing in a deep crater.
"That was fun." Shisui smiled as he deactivated his Eternal Rinnegans. "I needed that workout."
Sasuke did the same. "Yeah I appreciate the spar Shisui."
"Sasuke-kun and Shisui-san that was amazing!!" Tinkerbell beamed.
"That was the greatest nonfight I've ever seen in my entire life." Bahamut agreed with her.
"Thanks you two. It's about time we head back right Sasuke?" Shisui asked.
Sasuke nodded his head and summoned the portal back to his apartment. Everyone entered it and then the portal closed.
They arrived back in his apartment. The sun was beaming through the windows.
'That's not right.' Sasuke thought as he went to his alarm clock to see what time it was. "Two days?!" Sasuke looked at the clock with shock. Fairy Tail must have been more than worried about him.
Shisui gained a serious expression. "Time must've passed by slow in the dimension but more faster out here."
A bad feeling settled in Sasuke's gut. He felt like it was something bad happening.
"Handle your business Sasuke. I will see you all later." Bahamut flew into Sasuke's shadow and blended with it.
"Sasuke-kun I dont know what it is, but I feel like something bad is happening." A worried Tinkerbell said.
"I felt the same wa-" Sasuke was interrupted by Shisui.
"Sasuke, I sense three of your friends in the hospital." Shisui urgently said to him.
Sasuke narrowed his eyes dangerously. "Grab onto me."
Shisui grabbed his shoulder and Tinkerbell grabbed his other one. Sasuke then teleported via Lightning Shunshin.
At the Magnolia Hospital, they arrived to see Levy, Droy, and Jet in a bad state.
"Tink." Sasuke looked at her.
"Already on it Sasuke-kun." Tinkerbell held her hands out to them as their bodies glowed gold. Their wounds were healed with quickness. Levy was the first to start to awaken.
"W-Where am I??" She asked as she let out a tired yawn.
"Levy what happened while I was gone??" Sasuke bluntly asked.
Levy turned red. "W-Wait S-Sasuke-kun?! Everyone's been looking for you!! Phantom Lord has-Sasuke activated his Sharingan and went through her memories and then put her in a peaceful sleep.
He grabbed her head gently and laid it back. "I'm sorry Levy but I needed to know immediately." Sasuke said.
"So that's what's been happening. Sasuke we must leave. I sense some of your other friends already at the Phantom Lord guild." Shisui said.
[Warning! Important Quest!] : Phantom Lord
Defeat the Phantom Lord guild and help the members of Fairy Tail.
[Rewards if Complete] :
plus 150 REP with Fairy Tail members
plus 150 REP with Tinkerbell
plus 150 REP with Shisui Uchiha
plus 150 REP with [??]
plus 200 REP with Makarov
plus 100 REP with Wizard Saints
plus 75 closeness with Ezra
plus 75 closeness with Lucy
plus 75 closeness with Tinkerbell
plus 75 closeness with Mirajane
plus 75 closeness with Ultear
plus 75 closeness with Ur
plus 75 closeness with Levy
plus 75 closeness with [??]
plus 75 closeness with Cana
plus 37 closeness with other females of Fairy Tail
plus 2 million EXP
plus 1 million jewels
[Bonus Quest!] : Help Lucy realize her stay in the Fairy Tail guild is not a mistake.
[Rewards if Complete] :
plus 200 REP with Lucy
plus 150 closeness with Lucy
plus 1 million EXP
plus 500,000 jewels
New gamer skill!
New Special Celestial Spirit Key!
It was another important mission, with great rewards, but Sasuke couldn't think on it too much right now. He had to go. He quickly accepted the quest.
Shisui and Tink grabbed ahold of Sasuke again and he teleported.
What a horrible day for Fairy Tail. Ultear had something to do with the Magic Council. Ur was out on a mission. Sasuke was nowhere to be found, Phantom Lord attacked the guild, Laxus didn't want to help, and worse of all, Master Makarov somehow was drained out of his Magic.
The combined efforts of Lyon, Toby, Yuka, and Sherry was very helpful and useful, but Ezra figured without the master, how would they be able to take down this guild??Even moreso the Phantom Lord's guild master Jose Porla?? It was near impossible, so she made the unwanted call.
"We must retreat! Everyone back to the guild at once!!" Ezra commanded to the members of Fairy Tail.
With her attention on them, Ezra didn't notice the sharp metal rod that the Iron Dragon Slayer Gajeel, launched at her with swift speed.
"Ezra look out!!" Natsu reached out to her.
Ezra looked up slowly with her eyes widened. "Wha-"
CRAccKK
The metal rod shattered into pieces as the now arrived Sasuke stared dangerously at Gajeel. Tinkerbell and Shisui by his side.
The members of Fairy Tail eyes widened.
"Sasuke-kun?! You're here!!" Ezra's hope was restored as she hugged Sasuke from the back with a bright smile.
"Alright Sasuke's back!!" Gray yelled.
"Let's go Sasuke!! Man is it nice to see you!!" Natsu yelled to him.
"Yay!! Sasuke!!" Happy yelled his name.
"Great to see ya sexy!!" Cana smirked at him.
"Smooth entry Sasuke!!" Loke greeted him.
"That was a manly entrance Sasuke!" Elfman yelled.
"Way to go Sasuke!!" Macao gave him a thumbs up.
"Looks like the tides have changed." Lyon smirked.
"Indeed it does Lyon." Yuka grinned seeing Sasuke.
"A gentleman always arrive on time. Such is the law of...loovveee." Sherry put her hands on her heart as she admired Sasuke.
Shisui smiled at Sasuke. "I can tell they love you Sasuke."
A small smile appeared on Sasuke's face temporarily. "Yeah. Ezra it's nice to see you. Get some rest. We'll handle it from here."
Ezra smiled sweetly at him. "Alright Sasuke-kun, thank you. I'm glad you're alright Tink and who are you?" Ezra curiously asked to Shisui.
"I'm Sasuke's brother, Shisui Uchiha. Nice to meet you Ezra." Shisui friendly smiled at her.
"Likewise." Ezra didn't know Sasuke-kun had a brother. She wondered if he had anymore family members here. She would ask him later. She grabbed Master Makarov and backed up to the others.
"Who's that other guy with Sasuke Ezra? He looks like him." Natsu asked her.
"He's Sasuke-kun's brother Shisui Uchiha." Ezra said.
"You said Sushi Utitties?? Why do they have such weird names??" Natsu scratched his head with befuddlement.
The members of Fairy Tail sweatdropped at him. Shisui chuckled, Tinkerbell laughed, and Sasuke shook his head with amusement.
"Oh? It looks like another one of Fairy Tail's roaches crawled out to play huh. Aria, you handle the roach beside him, he's mine." Gajeel looked at Aria.
"B-But why kill the innocent roaches.. they are so pure and full of life." Aria cried.
Gajeel rolled his eyes. "Just do it." He then hopped off the rail he was on, and landed a bit in front of Sasuke.
"It's going to be fun smashing another one of you." Gajeel smirked.
"I'm going to give you one chance to surrender. I advise you to take it." Sasuke glared dangerously at him. "Because I won't let the fact that you tried to kill Ezra slip."
Ezra was burning red from the sidelines hearing Sasuke defend her name.
"Me the Iron Dragon Slayer Gajeel surrender??Yeah right, I wouldn't surrender to you on my worst day roach." Gajeel laughed arrogantly.
"Should've took the chance." Sasuke got ready.
-To Shisui and Aria.-
"Pleeasse just surrender!! I don't want to harm an innocent and hungry roach!!" Aria pleaded as he cried.
Shisui looked at him with a bored look. This man was pathetic to say the least and he was starting to get annoying. Shisui glanced at Sasuke and seen him getting ready. His face turned serious. 'Let's get this over with.' He thought with readiness. Shisui got ready himself.
"You've brought this to yourself!" Then Aria brought his hand out.
Shisui was blown back by the attack. Unknowingly to everyone, that was his afterimage.
"I knew this would happen so-" Aria was interrupted by a hard chop to the neck that sent him hard into the concrete. He was immediately knocked out.
"And that's that." Shisui said, glad the annoyance was dealt with.
-To Fairy Tail Members-
"Now that was awesome!" Natsu smirked at Shisui.
"He tricked him and then knocked him out. Smart move." Ezra smiled.
"Yeah that was a clean afterimage. He's fast." Gray said.
"Yeah! Go Shisui! Go Sasuke!" Happy cheered for them and some others joined in.
-To Sasuke and Gajeel-
Gajeel turned his arm into a metal beam and his arm extended to punch Sasuke, who caught his fist. Gajeel tried to pull his arm back, but couldn't.
"I have a...question for you." Sasuke smirked at Gajeel.
"W-What do you want roach??" Gajeel grunted as he continued to try and free his arm.
"What happens when lightning touches metal??" Sasuke asked.
Gajeels eyes widened. "You wouldn't.."
Sasuke deadly smirked. "It conducts. Lighting Release: Electric stinger." Sasuke calmly said the technique.
The lightning quickly ran up Gajeels arm and electrocuted his body. Him having metal piercings all around his body didn't help his case.
Gajeel screamed out in pain as the lightning electrocuted him. Eventually it was too much and he fell on the ground, passed out from the pain.
The Fairy Tail and Phantom Lord guild members stared with shock at what occurred.
Natsu was the first to snap out of it as he remembered Lucy was captured after he heard the conversation between Gajeel and Aria.
"Sasuke! Lucy is captured!" Natsu ran to him.
Sasuke wondered why he didn't see her with them and this explains it. He nodded. "I'll go get Lucy. Shisui you continue helping them. This won't take long.
"Got it Sasuke." Shisui said.
Sasuke then focused on Lucy's magical energy and teleported to her.
-Cutscene-
Lucy looked down the tall ledge. This was the only option she had as there were no other way she could get down.
She didn't know where her Sasuke-kun was , but she hoped he was okay and faring better than she was right now.
A voice told her to jump and that she would be saved if she do. She didn't know whether to ignore or listen to it.
"Where are you going Lucy!" She heard Master Jose's voice shout to her.
'Damn it!!' She yelled in her thoughts as she closed her eyes and jumped off the ledge.
The ground was approaching fast and in another minute, she could be a flattened Lucy soon.
"Sasuke-kun help!!" She screamed out his name.
"I'm here." Sasuke grabbed Lucy out of the air and landed on his two feet safely.
Lucy looked at him with surprise, but then her face morphed into a blush with a cute smile. "Sasuke-kun! I've missed you!!" She wrapped her arms around his neck and hugged him tightly.
Sasuke smiled. "Likewise. How are you doing? He didn't hurt you did he?" Sasuke's smile immediately went away and a deadly glint came to his eyes.
'Sasuke-kun looks real scary!!' Lucy nervously thought. "Uh no Sasuke-kun I'm alright."
"Then why do you look sad?" Sasuke asked her. Yes her smile towards him was real, but the eyes never lie. Sasuke gently sat Lucy down on the ground.
"I-It's because all o-of this...e-everything is my fault! But I-I don't want t-to leave, I want t-to stay with you guys b-because I love Fairy Tail!" Tears started falling down Lucy's face.
Sasuke wanted answers and subtly flashed his Sharingan. 'Oh I see' Sasuke thought. He wiped Lucy's tears and looked at her. "You coming to Fairy Tail was not a mistake, it was fate. You can't let anyone no matter who it is, take away your happiness and force you to do something you don't want to do. So keep your head up and let me see that smile that I like seeing." Sasuke grinned at her.
Lucy eyes widened as she took in everything he said. She started crying again.
"What's wrong?? Was it something I said??" Sasuke asked, starting to get worried.
Lucy tightly wrapped her arms around him again. "You are so sweet Sasuke-kun. Your words are exactly what I needed to hear. Thank you very much." Lucy lovingly smiled at him.
Sasuke smiled back. "Anytime Lucy. Let's regroup back with the others."
"Okay Sasuke-kun." Lucy said. She wrapped her arms around this arm. She smiled up at him. "I'm ready."
Sasuke nodded before teleporting back to the others.