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Nashi noted just how many people they'd managed to shove in the courtyard of the castle, and it was rather impressive. It appeared the entire city had come out to watch her and her friends get their heads cut off, and it was sickening to think about. She couldn't think about much anyway seeing as the angry roaring of the crowd kept her from that/ They yelled insults, threw items ranging from food to weapons, but the guards deflected it all, knowing full well their kind would be displeased should one of them be taken by a flying dagger on the way to the stage. Nashi finally made it too the stage stationed in the center of the courtyard, and she was forced to her knees next to Damien. The guards raised their hands to silence the crowd, and their yelling died down.
"In accordance to the Edolas Charter of Rights and Laws" One spoke formally. "Section 3, subsection 2A, the criminals responsible for the murder or attempt on the Royal families life shall be executed by the heir to the throne as a show of their new power. Please Welcome King Simon!" The crowd roared again, this time in praise of the man strolling towards them at a casual rate, as if he had all the time in the world. He had a devilish grin plastered on his face as he walked towards them. He was waving to the crowd, and smiling down at his people. Nashi would've said he seemed like a nice guy if she didn't know better, which she did. King Simon was a sadistic psychopath, and Nashi wanted nothing more then to punch him in the face. He finally reached the stage, and the crowd died down again.
"People of Edolas!" He shouted. "I present to you the criminals responsible for the attempt on the King and Queen's lives!" The crowd cheered again, and Simon silenced them with a hand. "In accordance to tradition, I will kill them for your pleasure!" Simon grinned at them, and Nashi spat at him, which caused a great deal of rage from the crowd. Nashi really could've cared less. Simon smiled at her. "Act as you wish, pink haired one, but it will not save you" Nashi rolled her eyes and turned to look at the crowd, who was still raging about her spit. She made eye contact with Edo-Nashi, who seemed rather apologetic for some reason. Nashi gave her a weak grin, which got returned in kind. Nashi wished she didn't feel calm abut this, but the turning in her stomach had stopped. It was acceptance, and she didn't like it. She was going to die here, and she knew that deep down, she knew that. King Simon chuckled. "Now, where shall we start?"
"Your sword, sir" A guard said, handing Simon a jewel encrusted blade, which he took with a smile and steady hand. He turned back to them and strode up to Ultear.
"Well, bitch" He spat. "Are you ready to die for what you've done?" Nashi was impressed Ultear managed a hearty laugh.
"What did I do again?" She asked sweetly. "Or, right. I said you had a small dick, my bad." King Simon growled.
"You poisoned my mother and father!" he shouted, earning more cheering. "You will pay for this treasonous act!"
"I wasn't aware making fun of your dick size was treason, but alright, whatever." Simon was at the end of his rope, Nashi could tell.
"This has nothing to do with that!" he shouted, face completely red. Ultear giggled.
"You sure?"
"Yes!"
"Why are you being so defensive about it? I mean, surely you aren't compensating for anything, are you?" Before Simon could roar back at her, Damien laughed.
"Yeah man" he said. "Only people with small dicks get so defensive about small dick jokes" Ultear seemed grateful for the backup.
"See?" She asked, a wide grin on her face. King Simon replied by grabbing a fistful of her hair and holding her head up, and Ultear's smile vanished rather quickly, replaced with a grimace.
"Let's see you laugh about my size with your head cut off!" he roared, bringing the blade up to swing it, earning a roar of approval from the crowd.
"Kill that disrespectful bitch!"
"Cut her head off!"
"Kill her!" King Simon grinned.
"I did find you attractive, too" he said wishfully. "Oh well. Goodbye, Earthlander!" Simon swung his blade, bringing it down on Ultear's neck, and Nashi looked away an inch before contact, not able to watch.
CLANK!
*Gasp*
Nashi opened her eyes to look at the crowd, and saw they all looked stunned. She turned to the King and Ul and found out why. A cloaked figure had jumped from the crowd onto the stage, deflecting the blow before it made contact with Ultear's neck. King Simon looked enraged.
"Who the hell do you think you are?!" he roared. "I am the King of Edolas, you fool! Guards, arrest this man immediatedly!" Before a single guard could make a move, the cloaked figure chuckled.
"You're the King, huh?" he demanded, and Nashi knew the voice. "Then what does that make me?" Before King Simon could reply, the cloaked figure grabbed his cloak and flung it off, and relief washed over Nashi.
"Simon!" She shouted happily, tears stinging her eyes. The scarlet haired requip mage stood up tall, allowing the crowd to gasp.
"Simon?!"
"There's two of him?!"
"What's going on?!" King Simon seemed beside himself, caught between rage and being at a loss of what to say.
"You...me..." He stuttered, and Simon laughed.
"What's wrong? Cat got your tongue? or maybe you weren't expecting that? King Simon looked completely enraged as his voice returned.
"Guards!" he shouted, and guards appeared from nowhere, encircling Simon. Simon sighed, and snapped his fingers. Before Nashi had time to question what had happened, another cloaked figure sprang from the crowd.
"Iron Dragon Lance: Demon Logs!" Iron spears sprang from the figure and stuck the guards, sending them flying for cover as the figure landed next to Simon. "Geez, give me a little more warning next time, bud" Simon chuckled.
"Sorry, I had to move fast. After all, those damages really did slow us down. Or was it you're inability to ride a vehicle without getting sick?"
"Shut up" The other figure's cloak came off, and Elise stood back to back with Simon, both grinning wildly. Nashi had never been happier. King Simon seemed at a loss of what to do as the crowd lost it's mind. They screamed all sorts of different insults up at them, and Elise regarded them quietly. "Man, you guys are really petty." Simon nodded.
"So," Simon said, speaking to Edo-Simon. "Care to throw anything else at us?" Edo-Simon snapped his fingers with a grin, and soon enough, a small army had encircled Simon and Elise, the former of which laughed. "Go and free the others, Elise. I've got these guys" Elise pouted.
"Man, you get all the fun, don't you?" She sighed as she jumped over the armies head and landed in front of Nashi, and winked at her. "Sorry we're late, Nashi" Nashi managed a small chuckle.
"Better late then never, Elise" She replied as the girl's arm morphed into a sword and cut through her cuffs, repeating the process with the others. Nashi looked over to find Simon handing the guards their asses, sending them flying this way and that. The crowd had begun to panic and run everywhere, giving Nashi and the others some decent cover for an escape.
"What now?" Damien demanded. Elise shrugged.
"We'll wait for Mr. Showoff over there to finish up, I guess." She replied. "We didn't really think this far ahead." Nashi was about to badmouth that plan when she saw Edo-Nashi running up to them. "Woah, look Nashi, it's you!"
"I know that, Elise" Nashi mumbled as Edo-Nashi reached them.
"Come with me!" She shouted. "we can hide you guys back at the guild!"
"Are you sure?" Damien asked. "That's be harboring fugitives, after all" Edo-Nashi shrugged.
"Doesn't matter, i'm not letting you guys get caught!" Nashi smiled appreciatively at her Edolas counterpart as Simon ran to them.
"Alright," he said. "I've had my fun, what's the plan now?"
"Following Edo-Nashi" Drake replied. Nashi saw Drake get a rather dirty look from Edo-Nashi, but choose not to mention it. Edo-Nashi ran ahead, and they had no choice but to follow. They ran from the courtyard, ducking through several different alleyways as they made their way towards the guild. Nashi could see the guild ahead, hey were home free.
King Simon stormed inside the castle, very angry being an understatement.
"FUCK!" He screamed, throwing the ceremonial sword at the wall, in bedding it several inches. He stalked towards the counsel room, finding everybody already there.
"Problem, your Highness?" Erik asked smugly, which earned a glare.
"Fuck off, Erik" Simon snarled angrily, barely able to properly enunciate his words due to his rage. "Go and find Akio, Taro, and Ken"
"Why?" Sorano asked.
"Because you're all fucking fired, that's why! Now go and get them!" Simon watched as they ran to find his friends. He couldn't even think straight, everything had gone to shit so fast he didn't even know what had happened. He tried taking deep breaths in an attempt to calm down, but it didn't work. He turned as his most trusted men walked in.
"What is it, sir?"Taro asked. Simon clutched the side of the table, doing his best not to throw it.
"Prepare the army." he hissed. "Get every able bodied man to the Anima courtyard behind the castle, now! The invasion isn't off"
"Sir...?" Akio began, but Simon wasn't having any of it.
"Don't fucking question me! Do it!" They all sprinted to leave, and Simon stopped Ken before he could. "You have a special job, Ken my boy" Ken gulped.
"Y-yes sir?" he asked warily. Simon grinned.
"Prepare it" Ken's eyes widened.
"It, sir?" Ken asked, bewildered. Simon nodded vigorously with a grin on his face.
"The testing was done, it is operational, yes?"
"Yes. but.."
"Then shut the fuck up and get it ready! I am not letting these fucksticks ruin this for me!" Ken ran from the room to complete his mission, and Simon smiled to himself. "It is ready, I am not letting these Earthlanders ruin my chances to show him... no, show everybody, what I'm capable of..." He stalked away from the counsel room and cackled as he did. Guards carved a path as he did, bit he ignored the looks he received. He couldn't deal with them right now, he would later. Now that he had a limited time span until the invasion, he decided to pull all the guards from the other towns around the Royal city to have a bigger army for the invasion. "SAWYER!" he screamed, and saw the tiny man come running.
"Yes sir?" he asked in a small voice.
"Send men to the Fairy Tail guild hall right now!" Sawyer seemed confused.
"Sir...?"
"NOW!" Sawyer scurried away as fast as his little legs could carry him, and Simon laughed manically. I know you're there, you little fuckers, I just know it...
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