Mama Mirajane-8
It was calm in the main hall as Scythe was now lying against the only remaining pillar in the hall, his Satan Soul deactivated, while breathing heavily as he looked at his arm, smiling as it wasn't broken like the last time he used that attack.
In truth his magic reserves have grown a great deal since Hades forced him to age into a teenager, but he didn't actually have enough magic reserves as Natsu, Grey, Elfman, or Erza. The only reason he was able to make it this far was because he had eaten some iron Gajeel gave him when they encountered each other.
"Guess I should thank Chelia, for introducing me to the manga, My Hero Academia. It's a lot more fun to say SMASH, than to go through the mental pain of having to come up with names for the attacks." Scythe smiled clenching his fist. "All I gotta do is say the Godslayer elements, then the word Smash."
"Scythe."
Said Godslayer turned to see Mira, Elfman, Velvet, and Grey running to the hall, Mira with the most worried look on her face.
"Scythe, are you okay?" Mira questioned as she knelt down beside him, examining any injuries he might have suffered.
"I'm fine, I just need a bit of a breather." Scythe chuckled, before feeling a stinging pain in his ribs. "Damn it." He groaned looking at his side to see the massive bruise. "Forgot I'm still injured from those hits Sol landed on me."
"That looks like a pretty bad bruise. Might be some internal bleeding." Grey exclaimed.
"Did you feel that rumbling earlier?" Velvet asked.
"Whoa is that Aria of the Skies?" Elfman asked seeing the unconscious man in the green attire.
"Yeah. The rumbling must have been the giant falling apart when I beat Aria." Scythe sighed.
"You got shot by that cannon and still fought him?" Elfman asked in shock.
"What the hell were you thinking?" Grey inquired.
"I was thinking that my family needed me." Scythe exclaimed before he began coughing up a fit.
"It's one thing to go protecting someone, but it's another to drive yourself to the brink of death." Mira exclaimed rubbing Scythe's back as he leaned forward.
Scythe held his stomach coughing, with one hand over his mouth, before he removed it to reveal blood mixed with the mucus.
"He-heh, guess this really does make me All Might." Scythe chuckled leaning back against the pillar.
"Scythe, where did that blood come from?" Grey asked seeing his hand.
"Heh, I guess you were right, I do have internal bleeding." Scythe stated feeling his eyelids getting heavy.
"Scythe, please stay with us." Mira exclaimed trying to keep him awake.
His eyes widened in fear when he felt the presence of something dark, and deadly. It was apparent on the others faces that he wasn't the only one feeling it to.
"What is this?" Mira asked.
"I don't like this." Grey stated.
"I'm super manly and it gives me chills." Elfman exclaimed.
"It feels, like death."
They all turned to the stairwell as Jose was coming down while slowly clapping his hands.
"Bravo. You're all quite keen." Jose stated a dark aura surrounding him. "Very impressive Fairy Tail Sorcerers. I knew this would be fun. But never in my wildest dreams did I think it would be this entertaining. You annihilated the Jupiter Cannon, disposed of my elite Element4, and you even managed to bring my magic giant to its knees."
"Master Jose." Scythe growled.
"This creep?" Elfman questioned.
"He's Phantom's master?" Grey asked in disbelief.
"It's like there's a black cloud hanging over him. I feel sick just being near him." Mira exclaimed, covering her mouth in disgust.
"Thank you, you've been so kind to entertain me, I simply must return the favor." Jose smirked.
"You ready?" Grey asked.
"You bet." Elfman stated.
"I'll return it in full." Jose said before waving his hand.
"Ice Make: Saucer." Grey exclaimed.
"Beast Arm:…"
"No, don't do it." Scythe screamed out, but it was too late.
"Iron Bull…" Elfman shouted as he and grey attacked Jose.
"Explosive Wave." Jose shouted, sending several phantom shaped shadows to his two foes.
The wave of the attack knocked Elfman, and Grey back, before stumbling back, with Velvet and Mirajane soon following. Mira hand pushed Scythe to the opposite side of the pillar he was sitting again, making him evade the attack before Mira was swept up in the wave of dark magic.
"MOM." Scythe shouted reaching out his arm.
The dust settled to show Mira, Velvet, Elfman, and Grey strewn around the place, each of them unconscious.
"I must admit. You do seem quite powerful young man. Behave, and return to being my weapon, or suffer the consequences. S-c507." Jose smirked.
(Que Music… Still worth fighting for: My Darkest Days)
Scythe was on his knees, his hands on the ground as tears began to soak the ground beneath him. Scythe screamed out in pain as a dark cocoon of black air, surrounded him, his magic flaring up immensely, forcing Jose to hold up his arm against the wind as dust and dirt was picked up by the swirling mass of Godslayer air.
The funnel of air didn't die down as it began to increase in size, a few strands of it wrapping around the four unconscious and injured.
Jose's squinted in anger, before his eyes widened in surprise as Scythe came out of the funnel of air without warning, allowing him to barely block the punch that was thrown in his direction.
Jose grunted as Scythe attack forced him to go sliding back. He looked up with a glare, before his eyes widened in shock.
Scythe stood tall and proud in his Satan Soul as he clenched his fist, with the six fin blades looking sharper and longer. The sclera of his eyes jet black, with his pupils shinning blood red, the opposite color of Jose's when his sclera goes black and his iris goes gold.
'His eyes. This power emanating off of him. It's not enough to take me down, but it's still enough to have even all the Element4 quacking in their boots with just a glimpse.' Jose mused.
"You've pissed me off Jose." Scythe growled.
'This brat sure is cocky.'
There was a loud thundering that came from up above. Scythe smiled, figuring it was Natsu, putting on a show with Gajeel.
"Sounds like they're having fun up there." Scythe smiled before he frowned and growled at Jose. "However it's not gonna be such fun for you."
Jose kept his eyes on Scythe, only for him to disappear without a trace, before Jose turned around, and held up his arms, blocking the kick that Scythe sent his way. Jose hit the wall, glaring at Scythe as the boy managed to get the drop on him.
'What he lacks in power, he makes up for in resilience, and stealth.' Jose growled sending several attacks of darkness at him.
Scythe maneuvered his way through the countless darkness attacks, throwing a right hook, and bringing up his knee, only fore Jose to block the knee attack and grab Scythe by the wrist, sending him back to the other side of the hall.
Scythe's feet landed on a piece of rubble from the destroyed floor, before flipping backwards and landing on the ground behind him.
"You're lucky I don't have my falchions with me." Scythe growled.
"Fascinating. You took a shot from Jupiter at full force did you not? Yet you're still standing, and you're only fourteen years old, well, five if you wanna be chronological about it." Jose smiled.
"Only because, my friends, and my family, have filled my heart with strength." Scythe growled grabbing a piece of metal with a slab of cement on one end. "I will withstand any pain you throw at me, in order to protect those who give me strength, and I keep in my heart. To protect the ones that I love."
"Powerful, courageous, and quite the lady's man in looks. Destroying you, will bring me unbelievable pleasure." Jose smiled darkly.
"Just try it." Scythe glared.
"It won't take much. Besides, my beautiful creation of phantoms should be tearing down what's left of your puny Guildhall right now." Jose chuckled before the building began to shake, and debri began to fall from the ceiling. "My, what an unruly dragon you have."
"He may be unruly, but he's also an extremely powerful sorcerer." Scythe exclaimed, as he felt his breath quicken, as the adrenaline rush began to wear off. "I'm gonna make you pay for what you've done. To Lucy, and our guildhall."
"Hmm? What about your three friends that Gajeel put in the hospital?" Jose smirked. "Don't tell me you've forgotten about them."
"Oh no, I haven't." Scythe smirked. "I didn't forget about the clue Big-Bro-Gajeel left Fairy Tail, leading them to the path they'd find me at the end of."
"What are you talking about?" Jose inquired with a sneer.
"Bro didn't beat them up to rile the guild. He beat them up, and left my shirt with them, so Natsu could track my scent." Scythe smiled. "He told me all about it, when he brought me breakfast."
~Flashback to the night Gajeel beat Shadow Gear~
"Hey what's the big idea?" Levy asked after Gajeel retracted his hit on Jet.
"Hmm? Oh, right sorry. I forgot to explain myself first." Gajeel sighed. "Listen, I need to beat you three up badly, in order for you to find the little punk."
"Little punk, you mean Scythe?" Levy asked.
"Yep, that's his name. Thing is, I can't actually lead you to him without my Master suspecting there being a traitor in his guild." Gajeel explained taking out Scythe's shirt. "So I'm needing to stage an attack in order for your friends to find him. I hate child abuse. I might be with Phantom Lord, but I have standards and morals."
"Why help us?" Levy asked taking the shirt. "Isn't your loyalty with Phantom Lord?"
"My loyalty to them left, the instant Master Jose agreed to work hand in hand with Grimoire Heart." Gajeel stated. "Hating your rivalling guild is one thing, but agreeing to join forces with a dark guild just to get the upper hand, is something I could never stand behind. So until the time is right, and I can attack, will you let me do this?"
Levy looked at the torn and tattered shirt in her hands, before Jet and Droy each put a hand on her shoulder. She looked at them, and the looks they gave told her everything she needed to know. They would go along with anything she decided.
"Alright. If it means getting hurt, then I'll endure the pain." Levy exclaimed.
"You're very honorable pipsqueak, I'll try to make it as quick as possible." Gajeel stated raising his iron club, with a somewhat pained look on his face.
~End Flashback~
"Gajeel's loyalty and trust in you left the instant you shook hands with Hades." Scythe smiled. "No doubt, he's already reported it to the magic council."
"That backstabbing traitor. After all I've done for him, after all I've given him, and this is how he repays me?" Jose said, a vain popping on his head. "As soon as I'm through with you, he's next. Not only did he betray me, be disobeyed my orders to keep you in that cage with no food or water."
"Face it Jose you're through." Scythe shouted running to the Phantom Lord Master, with a black flame covered fist.
Jose jumped back and threw his hand in Scythe's direction, conjuring a magic circle, wrapping the young man up in bindings of darkness.
"While I've never been particularly fond of your guild, my distaste for you is not what triggered this war." Jose said choosing to explain everything to the young man as he struggled in his bindings. "We were hired by the patriarch of the Heartfilia Family to find his missing daughter."
"Big-sis-Lucy." Scythe groaned as the darkness began to creep all over his skin.
"The child of one of the kingdom's wealthiest men is now in Fairy Tail. So Makarov's trying to buy his way to the top, isn't he?" Jose shouted, intensifying the bindings grasp on him. "Now that your guild has unfettered access to the Heartfilia family fortune, it's only a matter of time before that happens. That is, if we don't completely wipe you out first." Jose said, repeating the intensity increase.
"Ha. Ha-ha. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA." Scythe smiled, laughing at Jose. "It's laughable how concerned you are about something as silly as your guild's ranking, but I'm even more amused about how incredible stupid and arrogant you are about big-sis-Lucy and her situation before this war began."
"What?" Jose questioned in anger.
"She came to Fairy Tail as a runaway. She doesn't have any access to her family's fortune. She rents a place for 70,000 jewel a month, she works hard to make a living. She fights alongside us, she laughs with us, she cries with us, she's no different than any other member of Fairy Tail, and she's why we're at war. She may be the daughter of the rich Heartfilia family, I don't even know who the hell they are, but just as flowers don't get to choose where they bloom, children don't get to choose their parents. You don't know anything about her, or the tears she has shed." Scythe shouted, pushing against Jose's bindings.
"Well I'll find out soon enough." Jose smirked tightening his bindings. "I'm not going to be handing her over to her father without reaping a benefit of some sort."
"You wouldn't." Scythe growled, fearing he knew where Jose was going with this.
"I'll make her my prisoner, until her father meets my demands. I'm going to bleed the Heartfilia family of their fortune and their precious money making business." Jose smiled evilly.
"Curse you Jose." Scythe shouted pressing his arms out, weakening the bindings.
"I wouldn't keep struggling if I were you, it's only going to make this more painful." Jose smirked as two shadowy skeletons appeared from a magic circle Jose produced. "Since you won't willingly surrender yourself to be Phantom Lord's ultimate weapon, you can burn in hell with your parents."
Scythe pressed against his bindings until he felt his very essence being sucked out of him by the death magic Jose was wielding.
"You're not feeling very well, are you my boy?" Jose asked. "You're going to have to buck-up because it's almost time. I want you, to make an appearance before your peers. Once they see their beloved Scythe, in such a pitiful state, they're sure to surrender to us."
"You're a despicable monster." Scythe shouted.
Scythe looked out the corner of his eye, and saw Mirajane, Elfman, Grey, and Velvet were all healed up, but were still unconscious as their stamina was still recharging.
"Now, now, insulting me like that isn't going to help your situation." Jose exclaimed before turning up the juice.
Scythe screamed out in pain as Jose continued his attack.
'I'd rather die than cause my guild mates to surrender.' Scythe mentally exclaimed before noticing the blades of his gauntlets were around his collar bones. 'I leave the rest up to you, mom, Uncle Elfman. I'm sorry.'
As Scythe was about to slit his throat, the clouds above the guildhalls began to swirl as thunder cracked through the air, before a shining light stopped everything, causing his vision to become blurred, before his arms were forced to his sides, as his bindings of darkness were destroyed by the light.
(End Song…)
Scythe opened his eyes and turned around, as Jose looked up to see Makarov floating down from the sky onto a pile of stone rubble, with a displeased look on his face.
"You have shed the blood of our children, and that is unforgivable." Makarov exclaimed his voice matching his expression. "They have been made to suffer because of the incompetence of their parents. We are both to blame Jose. This war between us, has gone on long enough. Let's end this here and now."
"Master." Scythe smiled wiping tears from his eyes.
Jose closed his eyes, before opening them again, revealing the black sclera and gold irises.
"If we fight it could create a catastrophe." Jose exclaimed as the ground around him began to shake.
Makarov glared at Jose, the veins on his forehead bulging. He raised his index finger on his left hand, a ball of light forming as the ground around him began to shake as well.
"In order to save my guild, I will gladly take that risk." Makarov exclaimed.
Grey, Elfman, Mira, and Velvet woke up, feeling a warm light that reminded them of their master. Just as they picked themselves up, Makarov and Jose lunged at one another, their spells, butting heads.
"You children need to get out of here now." Makarov shouted.
"But master, we can't just leave you here." Grey shouted.
"No, we have to do as he says, otherwise it'll be pointless, and we'll just get in his way." Scythe exclaimed.
"Mira, can you stand?" Elfman asked.
"I can." Mira stated. "Scythe, are you okay? You were coughing up blood."
"I'm fine mom. I think seeing you all injured and barely conscious triggered some magic I didn't know I had in reserves. Which resulted in my healing magic kicking it into overdrive by healing all my internal wounds." Scythe explained as Jose and Makarov separated. "We have to leave now."
"Well, well now that you're here, I no longer have any interest in those children of yours. I'll exterminate those pests after I've finished you off." Jose exclaimed as the five of them made their exit.
"It's been six years since we last came face to face." Jose smiled. "Then Phantom Lord was Number One, and no one knew how large Fairy Tail would become. Ha-ha-ha, but now it's been reduced to rubble."
"Our guild hall may have been destroyed, but we're strong as ever." Makarov shouted, drawing a constellation with his magic.
"I must admit, I'm looking forward to this, although it's frowned upon by the council, I can't wait to see who's the superior Wizard Saint." Jose stated as both Guild Masters magic began to flare.
"I couldn't have done this without you my children. Bless you all, be proud that you are members of Fairy Tail." Makarov shouted, as lightning cracked.
Jose and Makarov went at it head long into the fray, fighting each other for what seemed like countless hours, when it wasn't even a fraction of that time, sending their strongest spells at one another, repeatedly before they stopped, having hardly broken a sweat.
"I'm impressed." Makarov stated. "You have so much power at your command. I can see why the council named you one of the ten wizard saints. However you're misusing that power for your own personal gain. You could have become a role model for the younger generation. Instead you become a lesson in what not to do."
"What is this, a lecture?" Jose asked.
"I've a rule that seems to work well with my Fairy Tail kids. Scythe doesn't know it yet, but he will soon enough." Makarov exclaimed. "I'll give you to the count of three to do exactly as I say."
Jose's smile became a frown as he was not liking what Makarov was saying, thinking himself superior to all.
"Kneel to me." Makarov stated.
"What?" Jose asked.
"One." Makarov counted.
"So you want me to concede and kneel before you. No way in hell." Jose shouted.
"Two." Makarov continued as he began his spell, bringing his hands together, with a foot's length apart, his left hand pointed towards the sky, and his right hand pointed to the ground, as light began to form in the center, Makarov's eyes going blank.
"Why would the master of this dark guild in this kingdom ever stoop so low as to kneel before you?" Jose questioned preparing his own spell. "Technically we are equally powerful, but my ability to be heartless makes me even stronger."
"Three." Makarov finished, his hands switching positions.
"You are the one who should be kneeling before me." Jose shouted. "Now, you and your precious Fairy Tail children are going to die."
"Times up." Makarov stated before clapping his hands together as if he were praying.
A blinding light enveloped Makarov and the surrounding area, before the entire castle/robot was no longer visible, behind a dome of holy light.
"Fairy Law." Makarov shouted.
It wasn't long before the light began to die down, and Makarov stood on the rubble, with a cowering Jose shaking in front of him, his hairs all white and his clothes and skin looked like they were bleached.
"You will never bother Fairy Tail again, understand?" Makarov questioned. "I'm sure the magic council will be watching us after all the chaos we've caused. You better be on your best behavior from now on. I know I will." He sighed as he turned to leave.
'Our master has fallen, how sad.' Aria mentally monologued reappearing from nowhere, and insane smile on his face. 'The old man's left himself open again. This is my chance.'
Before Aria could perform the Drain Spell once more, Scythe came out of nowhere and slammed both his feet into his face, knocking Aria over and out cold.
"I appreciate your help Scythe, but I will be punishing you for disobeying my orders." Makarov exclaimed, not turning around.
"I had actually left. I just returned, because I had a bad feeling about something." Scythe explained.
"Is that so? Then I guess you're free from punishment. I could have handled Aria on my own though." Makarov chuckled.
"I owed you for taking his attack for me the other day. For that I am truly great full." Scythe smiled.
Makarov smiled at the boy's sense of honor, before turning his attention to any Phantom Lord members in the area. "The war is over, there's no reason for us to fight anymore. But if you push me to the point of anger, I'll wipe out your entire guild without hesitation. Now you kids get out of here, and take Jose." Makarov said, sounding like someone's nice grandpa.
Back with the rest of the Fairy Tail members, everyone was cheering on as they were victorious in the war against their rival guild.
"We are victorious, but I had very little to do with it." Makarov shouted as he and Scythe stood on a ledge of Phantoms broken and destroyed guildhall. "This victory is yours my children."
Scythe spread his wings and grabbed the Masters hands, before flying back to the Cliffside of the guildhall. Everyone gathered to the front of the demolished building, giving Makarov a moment to himself.
"It's in ruins." Makarov sighed. "They really did a number on it huh?"
"Master I…" Lucy said walking up through the group. "I'm so sorry."
"Hmm?" Makarov inquired turning around. "Ah, child you've been through a lot lately, but don't let it get you down."
"Yeah let's see a smile Lucy." A familiar voice exclaimed.
Lucy looked up in surprise before turning to see Team Shadow Gear, covered in bandages and a sling and cast. Reedus was behind them, looking ashamed that he couldn't keep Lucy safe.
"Levy, you're all right." Lucy exclaimed.
"Yep we're back. We beat Phantom so there's no reason for you to be sad." Levy smiled with a wink.
"Sure they might have destroyed our guildhall." Droy smiled.
"But we're going to rebuild it even bigger and better." Jet smirked.
"Oui." Reedus said, still sounding disappointed.
"Team Shadow Gear." Scythe exclaimed gaining their attention.
"Who are you?" Jet asked.
"You might not recognize me. But you took a beating for me, just to let Fairy Tail find where I was taken to." Scythe said bowing to them. "I apologize deeply for it."
"Wait, is that you Scythe?" Levy inquired.
"Yes. Again I deeply apologize for what you went through just for Fairy Tail to find me." Scythe said.
"It's perfectly fine kid." Droy smiled putting his hand on Scythe's head. "We willingly took that beating from the Iron-Dragonslayer so Fairy Tail could track you down. We would do it again in a heartbeat if it meant you would be safe."
"But still." Lucy began. "It was all my fault, all of this, the guildhall, everyone getting hurt, everything."
"We heard about your secret." Levy exclaimed. "But there's not a single person in the guild who thinks you're to blame."
"She's right. In fact I owe you an apology." Reedus exclaimed.
"Lucy." Makarov began. "Though we may not be able to share our feelings of happiness and sadness entirely, we do share them to some extent. That's what happens in a guild. One person's happiness becomes everyone's happiness. One person's anger becomes everyone's anger, and one person's tears, become everyone's tears. There's no reason for you to feel guilty, or for Scythe to blame himself for Shadow Gear getting hurt. So don't cry, you should already know how much everyone here cares about you. Hold your head high my children, because the two of you are proud members of the Fairy Tail family."
Lucy couldn't hold it in as she began to cry, all the stress, anxiety, and anger of the past few days, finally catching up to her.
Scythe smiled softly, before Levy pulled him in for a hug from behind, knowing he still felt guilty for their pain. Scythe chuckled and leaned into the embrace, accepting he didn't have any control over any of the things that had happened to them.
"While I'm glad everything's worked out, I am worried about the council. They'll be furious I'm sure. I hate to think it, but I might even be looking at, prison time." Makarov exclaimed before he started crying.
"Master." Erza exclaimed as she was confused as to why he was crying.
"Well, I'm at least glad everything is back to normal." Elfman chuckled before noticing Mira shaking in her dress. "Big-sis, are you okay?"
"I just realized something." Mira exclaimed her eyes beginning to water. "Scythe is fourteen years old."
"Yeah?" Elfman inquired.
"I'm the mother of a teenage boy. I didn't get to make any fond or beautiful memories with him as a child." Mira cried out as tears began pouring from her eyes like a fountain, as images if him owning a motorcycle, getting a girlfriend, proposing to that girl, and sweeping her away from the church were running through her mind. "I'm not prepared for this."
"There, there big-sis. Calm down, you're over thinking things." Elfman stated, placing comforting hands on her shoulders. "At least you didn't have to deal with him going through puberty." Elfman smiled, trying to look on the bright side of things.
~The scene changed to scythe flying in a straight line, with Happy on his head looking at the camera eating a fish. *And Then* Happy said through a mouthful of fish before he fell off Scythe's head and landed on a rock~
~A week later~
The sounds of construction were resonating through the town as all the members of Fairy Tail were pitching in on rebuilding the guildhall. Laki was creating different wooden statues for the center piece of the guild with her Wood Make Magic, while Macao was judging them. The problem was, all the statues she made were of her lusts, kinks, and desires in a man.
"Okay, time for a break everyone." Mira called holding a tray of drinks, while Scythe was holding an entire table sized tray.
Mira wore her signature dress, with a bright smile on her face, while Scythe wore a pair of black jeans, with military boots, his signature elbow guards with the metal between the fabrics, and a leather vest showing off how toned he is for a fourteen year old, while he had his falchions on the small of his back.
"Look at him, that's incredible." Wakaba stated.
"I'm jealous, I wish I was like that when I was his age." Macao exclaimed.
"Hey mom, do you think I could become an official member?" Scythe asked.
"Hmm? You want to actually join, and not spend the day with your Mama?" Mira asked.
"It's not that. I love spending the days with you, but I need to do something a little more active." Scythe explained putting the tray filled with food down on a table.
"I see. You want to go on jobs. Well unfortunately there's not much in terms of taking on jobs until we get more of the guildhall rebuilt, but I can still make you an official member. Just tell me where you want your guild mark, and what color.
"Mine might be a little tricky." Scythe chuckled. "When I went back to help the master because of the bad feeling I had. I saw the symbol for the Fairy Law spell."
"You want it to look like that huh?" Mira smiled. "Alright. Though it might be a little tricky. Where do you want it?"
Mira pressed the stamp where Scythe pointed at, allowing the Fairy Law emblem to form on his right pectoral in red and black, with the Fairy Tail emblem being red, and the rest being black.
"There, now you're an official member of Fairy Tail." Mira smiled.
"Great. Hey, I'm gonna go check up on Lucy, see how she's doing." Scythe exclaimed.
"Okay, but just be careful. The Rune Knights might still be in town." Mira exclaimed.
A few minutes after the war had ended, the Rune Knights had come to interrogate the guild. It took the whole week for the interrogations to come to an end. Though the Rune Knights were unable to question Scythe. Levy had still been holding Scythe, refusing to let go until she heard him admit her pain wasn't his fault.
~Flashback~
"Halt, by the order of the Magic Council." One of the Rune Knights exclaimed.
"We should probably behave." Levy exclaimed before she felt Scythe getting heavier. "Scythe?" Levy looked down to see Scythe passed out, his breathing shallow and pained. "Scythe." Levy screamed.
"What's wrong?" Mira asked coming to them as Levy laid him on the ground.
"His breathing is shallow and he's not waking up." Levy explained.
"Someone bring a cot and get this boy to a hospital." The lead Rune Knight shouted seeing the situation.
~Two hours later at the Military Base~
"Where's my son? What happened to him?" Mira questioned as she was sitting in the tent for her interrogation.
"The young boy is fine ma'am. We have his results right here for you." The Rune Knight across from her said handing her a folder. "It would seem he went through Magical Hysteria, straining his magic reserves far beyond what should be possible. The doctors say he'll be out of it for a few days, possibly a week. He'll be fine, he just needs his rest." He stated as Mira read the folder with a sigh of relief.
"Oh thank goodness." Mira smiled.
~End Flashback~
Master Makarov was called to the council for court clarification on the report they were given on who started the battle. In the end, Fairy Tail was deemed innocent and Phantom Lord was denounced as a dark guild and disbanded, and Jose was arrested and thrown in jail for joining forces and making a deal with Grimoire Heart.
"By the way, I have a request for you if you don't mind. It involves our newest member, the young boy Scythe." Makarov exclaimed sitting out of the court house with his old friend Yajima.
"Hmm, what's wrong this time?"
"I need you to look in to any kind of magic that could accelerate age and growth. Before the battle with Phantom Lord, one of our sorcerers went from being an innocent five year old, to a fierce nasty looking fourteen year old." Makarov explained. "He even has the brains and maturity to match the age."
"Hmm, I'll have to look into it, but I'm pretty sure a spell like that would have to be done by a caster who is not the person the spell is aimed at. Meaning someone else put that spell on him. To top it off, I'm positive that kind of magic was band for reasons concerning immortality." Yajima explained.
"In return you can have as many pieces of pork in any fairy ramen you order." Makarov exclaimed.
"Sounds like a fair trade." Yajima smiled.
~Elsewhere~
Scythe was walking down the street, holding a rose for Lucy since he thought it might cheer her up. To his surprise, he caught her walking down the stairs of her apartment complex.
"Big-sis." Scythe exclaimed.
"Oh hey Scythe, what you up to, and who's the rose for?" Lucy asked stopping to greet him.
"I came by to see how you were doing. The rose is for you since I thought you might like it." Scythe explained giving it to her.
"Oh, thank you. Um, would you mind coming with me for something? There's a situation I need to take care of." Lucy smiled, taking the rose.
"Sure, I'll help in any way I can." Scythe smiled.
"Perfect. Because I'm needing you to come with me to confront my father." Lucy exclaimed.
"No problem." Scythe smiled.
When they reached the train station, Scythe purchased the tickets for first class with meals covered and everything.
"I appreciate you paying for food and travel." Lucy smiled.
"No problem at all. I'm happy to make you feel as comfortable as you need to be before facing off with your old man." Scythe exclaimed eating a sandwich. "These are good, but nothing compared to mom's cooking."
"I can testify, Mira's cooking is pretty great." Lucy smiled.
"So, can I ask you something?" Scythe asked.
"What's up?" Lucy asked.
"Well, it's just I've never heard you say one thing about your mom." Scythe exclaimed.
"Oh, she's… not with us anymore." Lucy sighed.
"I'm sorry to hear that, from the sound of it, I'd guess her… departing, is what drove your father to conceal himself in his work." Scythe exclaimed leaning back.
"Yeah, I guess that could be one reason." Lucy exclaimed.
The rest of the train ride was one of silence before Lucy and Scythe departed, walking up the path of her property.
"Man you have a big home." Scythe whistled.
"Most people think this is a town." Lucy chuckled.
"Well I figured you'd need somewhere for your staff to live." Scythe exclaimed.
"Ms. Supetto!" Lucy exclaimed recognizing an old friendly face.
"Miss Lucy you've come back to us…" The entire staff shouted appearing from nowhere.
"Whoa, do they all hide in the bushes all day or what?" Scythe questioned.
"Welcome back miss, I hope you're ready to start hitting the books again." Her teacher asked.
"Look at you, all grown up. Who is this?" The chef asked looking at Scythe.
"A friend from the guild she works at." Scythe explained.
"Miss Lucy, the master requests both your presence in the study." One servant called.
"How you like that, his runaway daughter finally returns home, and he doesn't have the gull to come out himself and greet her." Scythe groaned.
"I see he hasn't changed at all." Lucy scoffs.
A while later, Lucy is put in one of her old dresses and Scythe was dressed in a suit the family tailors whipped together with their sewing magic. The Fairy Tail emblem on his chest covered by the shirt.
"Do I really have to wear this monkey suit?" Scythe asked messing with the collar. "I mean it's nice and all, but it's hard to breath in."
"Yes, we're wanting to make a good impression on my father, before we burn him."
"Something tells me Natsu would take that the wrong way." Scythe stated, imagining Natsu doing his Dragon's Roar on Mr. Heartphilia.
"You're probably right." Lucy laughed as they reached the doors to his study. "Excuse me father? It's Lucy and Scythe. May we come in?"
"Yes, you may." A voice came from the other side of the doors. "You ran away without even saying a word to me. How could you?"
"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have left without speaking to you." Lucy exclaimed, Scythe standing a few feet behind her. "It was a poor decision on my part. One I now deeply regret."
"I'm glad you finally came to your senses and left that guild. A lady of your status shouldn't be affiliated with those ruffians. I certainly wasn't looking forward to wasting any more of my money to have it eradicated."
Even with not being able to see him, Lucy was able to tell Scythe's patience was wearing thin, especially with what her father had just said.
"You forced me to go to extremes, Lucy. If you hadn't acted so selfishly, I wouldn't have had to lash out at your guild." He exclaimed.
That did it. The next thing he knew, Scythe was bearing down on him, an angered look in his eyes, slamming Mr. Heartphilia down on his own desk.
"She acted selfishly, SHE ACTED SELFISHLY?" He shouted.
"Unhand me you ruffian." Mr. Heartphilia stated.
"All Lucy wanted was to feel accepted, all she wanted was to feel cared for, like she was part of a family. Something you never did for her." Scythe stated. "If you had been more like a father, instead of a business man, she wouldn't have had to run away."
Scythe let go of Lucy's father before stepping back behind her.
"Well, back to being on track and ignoring the crazy ramblings of your insane servant." Mr. Heartphilia exclaimed, still acting like he did nothing wrong in Lucy's childhood. "I have arranged for you to marry Duke Sawarr, the Junelle heir."
"Yes. I suspected that might be the case." Lucy exclaimed.
"Hmm. Try to think of this as an investment in your future. Once you're married we'll have access to the Junelle's vast land in the south, which will allow us to expand the Heartphilia railway, and bring in millions." Jude said, turning to the window.
"I see." Lucy stated with a hint of venom in her voice.
"I expect you to give birth to a baby boy. We need a Heartphilia heir. That is all for now, you may return to your room, and bring your mentally-ill servant with you." Mr. Heartphilia exclaimed.
"I'm sorry father, but that's not going to happen." Lucy exclaimed.
Jude Heartphilia turned to his daughter and looked at her with an irritated look of question.
"I didn't come here to make amends, I came here to say my final goodbyes." Lucy stated firmly. "I realize it was wrong of me to just leave without saying anything. It's a decision I regretted every single day, and so I've come back to tell you exactly how I feel before I leave for good."
"Lucy…" Jude scoffs in an agitated tone.
"All the money in the world can't buy you happiness. I figured that out when I was a child. Finally I'm truly happy, and I'm not gonna let you ruin it for me, you hear? I'm warning you. You'd better not mess with Fairy Tail ever again." Lucy shouted before ripping her dress. "It doesn't matter that you're my father. If you threaten us, we will crush you just like any other enemy. It didn't have to be this way. You and I could have sat down together and talked things out. But instead you threaten me and the lives of everyone I care for. You even paid Fairy Tail's worst enemy, to try and eradicate us. But now I can't trust you. I don't need fancy dresses, a big house, or lots of money to be happy, like Scythe said, all I wanted was to be accepted for who I am. I'm no longer Lucky Lucy Heartphilia, I'm Lucy of Fairy Tail."
Jude was taken by this and marched over to her, preparing to slap her. When he was about to strike a firm, heated hand grabbed his arm, the heat rising ever quickly.
"You and I still need to have a little chat." Scythe growled. "But first, let me tell you something. Don't go slapping people just because they tell you off. If this is how Lucy feels, then you don't have any say in it. She's a legal adult, and you can't control her."
"Jude, I believe you already know Scythe." Lucy exclaimed referring to her father by his first name. "He's gone through some pretty big changes during the war between our guilds."
"When you hired Phantom to take Lucy, they nearly killed my mom, and they harmed those I care for." Scythe exclaimed, Jude's suit burning where he held it. "So all in all. I have you to blame."
Jude's coat burst into black flames as Scythe let him go.
"Now, you'll have to excuse my temper from earlier. I mean, I did go from a five year old to a fourteen year old in a matter of seconds." Scythe chuckled. "So my emotional balance is still trying to sort itself out."
Jude threw off his coat and glared at Scythe, taking a stance he hadn't taken in years.
"So you know a little kick boxing, funny thing really. I'm not skilled in it at all." Scythe smiled before Jude started to attack him. "But I am skilled in Etherion Godslayer magic."
~Half an hour later~
A half hour later, Jude was lying on the ground, groaning in pain from the beating he took from Scythe.
"Don't you think you went a little overboard?" Lucy asked covering herself up with her arms.
"Maybe, but he had every last bit of it coming." Scythe smiled. "I'll let you change in privacy."
Twenty minutes later, Scythe and Lucy were outside in the outfits they arrived in, standing before Lucy's mother's grave.
"This is it Scythe, my mother's grave." Lucy exclaimed.
Scythe stepped up and held out his hand. From his palm, grew thorn-less black and red roses. Wincing in a bit of pain, he plucked them from his hand and set them down in front of her grave before wrapping his hand in a strip of cloth.
"Scythe, are you all right?" Lucy asked taking his hand.
"Its fine, nothing a little Vaseline and a bandage patch can't fix." Scythe smiled.
"Why don't you use your healing magic?" Lucy questioned.
"I'd rather save my magic for when I really need it. I only used the Godslayer Earth magic to create that bouquet of flowers to pay my respects." Scythe explained tying the strip of cloth off.
"Hey, Lucy, Scythe."
The two of them turned around to see Natsu, Grey, Happy, and Erza running towards them. Natsu was the one who called out their names.
"Why'd you guy's run off?" Grey asked as they met half way.
"Lucy, I'm so glad you're not gone." Happy cried flying into her chest.
"I'm sorry guy's I didn't meant to worry you." Lucy exclaimed.
"There was just some stuff we had to take care of with Mr. Heartphilia." Scythe smiled before Lucy explained the situation. "But Lucy is staying with us for good."