Hello Everyone! I'm back to bring another chapter of the Remake/Remastered version of the Golden Fairy!
You know, when it comes to writing long ass chapters that are 20k words you would think that nobody wants to write for a while. For some reason I wanted to keep writing more chapters despite pulling all nighters to finish the previous chapter.
Well that's just my hyper-focus side acting up.
Anyways this chapter is the beginning of the Phantom Lord Arc remake where there will be some major changes, specially for a certain blue-haired water mage. Also don't expect this chapter to be this long since it's a setup chapter..
Alright with that out of the way! Lets get this chapter going
Fairy Tail Opening 2
Phantom Lord Arc
Chapter 10: The Drums of War
Magic Council Ishgar Branch.. Town of Era.. Kingdom of Fiore.. July 25th X784... Midnight time..
In one of the chambers of the Magic Council we could a bright light that appeared in the middle of the room. After it's stared to died down it reveals that it was none other than Ultear, who just teleported herself via a magic device that was given by Grimoire Heart so she could teleport anywhere on Fiore, including her which is hard to locate through normal means.
Not wanting to waste time, the Councilwoman begins to head out of the chamber and starts walking through the hallways of the Magic Council as she makes her way towards Siegrain's chamber, who tends to spend late nights signing paperwork and working on his future plans that involves her. On her way there, Ultear began to remember the conversation she had with Goku earlier today. She didn't know why she spilled most of her secrets to someone she barely met.. But deep inside, it felt right as she didn't have any regrets so far..
However, there was one thing that stand out from that conversation that it was beginning to challenge her revenge ideology..
"I think destiny doesn't chain us down to one path only when in reality humans are allowed to choose and create their own path by themselves and that includes you as well Ultear-san, you can redeem yourself from those sins by carving that new path.."
"Does Son-kun really thinks that a person like me who has been committing sins for my entire life, is allowed to go for the path of redemption?" thought the Arc of Time mage as she sighs tiredly. Even if Goku had a lot faith in her to change for the better, it was too late to make such changes when she's an active member of one of the most dangerous dark guilds in the continent. She has committed too many crimes that were unforgivable and there were plans that needed to be executed "Is unfortunate that the person I'm attracted to is naive to the things I have done, if he finds out what I truly did with Grimoire Heart he would never forgive me..."
As she cuts her train of thoughts, Ultear arrives to Siegrain's chamber and opens the door to see the blue-haired Councilman reading a encyclopedia book from his desk..
"Ultear I didn't expect you to comeback earlier than expected, how was your little trip to Galuna Island..?" asked Siegrain calmly as he keep reading his book, not even bothering to look at her which annoyed the dark-purple haired women..
"Eventful. I've met along the way our future Wizard Saint member doing a mission which consisted of destroying Deliora and lifting the curse of the island.. In which he succeeded in both." responded Ultear in a neutral tone towards Siegrain who closed his book and sighed in disappointed..
"I shouldn't be surprised that Son Goku was able to destroy Deliora easily, he is currently one of the strongest mages in Fairy Tail after all." stated Siegrain as he stands up from his desk and walks towards the nearest window "Either way, having Deliora on our side would have benefited in achieving our goals"
"Not only Son-kun is strong, but he was able to humiliate a Demon like Deliora with just hand-to-hand combat. His raw strength is enough to split the sky and the ocean along with Deliora. I tried to gauge his power but he took me down with a single move, I knew at that moment that even if I used my full power as a Arc of Time mage I would end up losing.." explained the Arc of Time mage as she remembers watching Goku's fight with Deliora through her crystal ball, if that's the strength that Goku wields when he's not holding back than that was enough confirmation that she would not win against him..
And that's not mentioning the energy wave he released to completely erase the Demon..
"So at the end of the day, Son Goku was able to finish the job Ur Milkovich couldn't.." said the blue-haired Councilman as he then looks at Ultear with a neutral expression "You know if your biological mother was alive she would have become a Wizard Saint thanks to her proficiency with Ice magic. And yet Son Goku is stronger than her with just using hand-to-hand, that tells me he could be at the level of the Four Gods of Ishgar or even beyond and that's not good for our plans if he intervenes.."
"Leave that to me, It seems that I have made a good impression on Son-kun that he willing to listen to me so I'll stop him from intervening.." responded Ultear with confidence on her tone, she knew that from her last conversation with the Saiyan God he was willing to talk to her more so she could change her ways. Not only both her and Goku would benefit from this, but it would also benefit her for the future plans ahead..
And yet, deep within her soul she felt uncomfortable in manipulating the person she feels attraction to..
"I'm surprised Ultear, I didn't expect you to feel attraction towards Son Goku that you both have been talking when no one knows.." stated Siegrain with a teasing tone of voice, that made the Arc of Time mage eyes go wide in surprised followed by her cheeks slightly blushing "No wonder you been calling him 'Son-kun', why don't you just go ahead and date him.."
"D-Don't be ridiculous Siegrain! He's our enemy and the most threatening one right behind Titania and Salamander! So don't be spewing those ideas!" exclaimed Ultear out-loud as she looks to her side to hide her blush on her face. Even if Siegrain was just teasing, she couldn't help but to think what would it be like to date Son-kun, it made her feel fuzzy. It was unfortunate that she was walking on a dark path where she wouldn't get that luxury..
"Don't worry I was just merely joking.." commented Siegrain casually as he looks back on his window once again where it shows the view of Era's nightlife "Titania, Salamander and Son Goku.. Sooner or later we will settle once it for all who's ideals are stronger..!"
"You better hope Son-kun doesn't get involved in our plans Siegrain.. If he does, I highly doubt we will accomplish our goal of bringing the Ultimate Magic World to our realm.." thought Ultear seriously as she thought about the multiple steps that requires to achieve said goal.
One important step being the use of a certain forbidden tower to release the seal that keeps the Dark Wizard away from Earthland. By releasing said entity to the world, all of their plans would fall into place..
It was only matter of time..
"By the way Ultear.." commented the blue-haired Councilman as he got the attention of the Arc of Time mage "Keep on eye for the next few days on Fiore's guilds, specially Phantom Lord.."
"Why? Is there something I need to know?" asked the dark-purple haired women as she lifts her right eyebrow with curiosity..
"Let's just say that Phantom Lord have taken a request that will lead to a certain downfall if they proceed to do it.." responded Siegrain neutrally to Ultear who was now completely curious about that request and why it would lead their downfall..
She just have to wait and see in the next couple of days..
Scene Change... Magnolia's entrance.. Early Morning..
After an early breakfast in Galuna Island's public inn, Goku along with the members of Team Natsu and Ur who decided to join them, appeared at Magnolia's main entrance thanks to Goku's Instant Transmission. Fortunately for them, nobody payed attention to them when they arrived out of nowhere..
"What was that technique you just did Goku?" asked Ur with curiosity towards the Saiyan. A few seconds ago they were at Galuna Island and then in a instant they were in Magnolia which is more than a hundred kilometers away from the island.
"What I just did now is known as Instant Transmission.." responded the Saiyan God casually to the Ice-maker master..
"Instant Transmission.. Is that a form of teleportation magic that you trained?" asked the short-haired women to Goku who shook his head
"Not exactly, remember when I told you how I used Ki to bring you back from your coma?" said Goku neutrally to Ur who nodded at his question. She still remembers when she asked him over at the banquet yesterday about how he got her out of her deep slumber "Well Ki also gives me other abilities like Teleportation which is really useful for traveling and combat!"
"You really are incredible Goku! To able to do all these techniques and abilities without the use of Magic is nothing but a miracle..!" exclaimed the Ice-maker master, as she side hugs the Saiyan casually and brings his face close to her chest which makes Goku laugh sheepishly. This of course was noticed by both Celestial and Re-quip mage who were annoyed by this scene and wanted to interrupt them as soon as possible. Fortunately, it was Natsu who broke the scene by speaking up
"Not gonna lie, that mission was a total success!" exclaimed Natsu with a satisfied smile on his face, followed by Happy who responded with his typical 'Aye'
"I agree with Pyro, not only that but the clients were satisfied with our services that they will recommend us to other people when it comes to do these type of missions.." responded Gray who also had a satisfied smile "It was a good thing that Goku and Erza were with us, thanks to them we finished the mission in two days.."
"What the hell Ice Princess?! I was also there in the mission helping!" said the Dragon Slayer with a annoyed expression as he got closer to Gray's face who was full on smirking at him..
"Fighting the leftovers don't count you fire breather! And besides in my eyes you were just extra luggage to bring for this mission!" responded Gray with a mocking expression at Natsu who collided his forehead towards his comically..
"Then let me show you what kind of extra luggage I am! you male stripper!" stated Natsu with a savage grin on his face as he begins to engulf his right arm with fire..
"Bring it on pinky! I can take you on any day of the week!" exclaimed back the Ice-maker who also began to channel his arm with Ice Magic, before they could duke it out. A certain red-haired mage appeared besides them and hits both him and Natsu at the same time on the head..
"Calm down you both.." responded Erza in a neutral tone towards the Dragon Slayer and Ice-maker who were rubbing their heads comically "At least be grateful that an S-Class mage like me went to help on this mission, who knows what kind of shenanigans you two would have caused in Goku-kun's first S-Class mission.."
"Come on Erza, we can't be that bad!" exclaimed Gray as he rubbed his head, then he gazes at Erza who was looking at him with disappointment "What? Is there something wrong?"
"You're missing your clothes again.." responded the Re-quip mage evenly as he pointed at Gray who was missing his both shirt and jeans that he was wearing early, thus leaving him with his underwear and weighted wristbands that he put on early in the day..
"Ah come on again!?" said the Ice-maker in disbelief as he began to look for his clothes
"Oh wow, it seems that some things still haven't changed at all..!" said Ur with an amused expression as she looks at his ex-student looking frantically for his clothes..
"Wait, you're telling me that Gray already had this habit from way before?" asked Lucy with a intrigued tone to Ur who nodded in affirmation..
"Yep, when he was a kid Gray stared to developed a habit of always taking off his clothes in private or public. I think it has to do with the freezing temperature I made him endure along with Lyon so they get used to their Ice Magic. Although, Gray kept saying that it was my fault that he keeps doing it in public.." explained the Ice-maker master with a nostalgic smile as she remembers all those memories she holds dear..
"Hey Ur, where did your jacket go..?" said Goku who was now separated from the Ice-maker master, as he points out to her that she was missing her jacket thus leaving her with just her neckline. However, instead of reacting similar to Gray she just made an 'Oh' expression
"Huh, it seems that old habits do not die that easily.." responded Ur casually and then looks at Goku with a teasing expression as she crosses her arms below her endowed chest "Like what you see in front of you Goku? I can keep doing this if you just ask me nicely.."
The Saiyan God just tilted his head in confusion since he didn't know why Ur was asking him such question, before he could respond a certain Celestial mage decided to intervene..
"Hey can you some clothes on you pervert!? Don't you see we are in public!" exclaimed Lucy with a mixture of embarrassment and clear jealousy. The embarrassment part was that a women was stripping herself without any care in public, which would attract unwanted people and they already had enough of that with Gray. The jealousy part is because a women that she just met yesterday is clearly making moves on her beloved, and Lucy would be dammed if she allowed this to keep going any further..
She will not allowed her to corrupt her Goku!
"Don't interrupt the conversation little girl, the adults are talking right now.." responded Ur with a hint of coldness in her tone as she puts back on her jacket. If there was one thing she didn't like it was getting interrupted when she's talking with someone, specially when that someone is her savior that she's trying to get closed to.. Ur was well aware that the blonde and red haired girl were harboring feelings towards Goku which they were not subtle about it, it's to bad that their opponent is an adult who knows what it wants and that is her savior..
She was not going to lose in this war of love..
"Not only she has Gray's stripping habits, but also knows how to use it in her favor to attract Goku-kun's attention.." thought Erza as she was silently glaring at Ur, she was glad that Lucy stopped her from doing anything incident towards Goku or else she would had to step in.. "I need to keep an eye on her when it comes to Goku-kun, who knows what else she's capable to do to attract his attention.."
Goku couldn't help but to just laugh at the antics that he was witnessing from the group. He doesn't regret having to come to this world to experience new adventures, although he wishes that his opponents could be at least strong enough to challenge him and make him go beyond his limits.
"Beggars can't be choosers I guess.." thought the Saiyan God as he shrug his shoulders and then looks at the group and speaks up "Alright guys, let's head back to Fairy Tail and report back to the master..!"
Without wasting time, Goku along with Team Natsu and Ur began to walk through the city of Magnolia where the Fairy Tail guild resides. As they get more into the center of the city, the group began to hear murmurs that were coming from civilians who were looking at them with concern and pity..
"Those are the Fairy Tail mages.." commented a female civilian with a concern expression
"From the looks of their faces, it seems they haven't found out about what happened.." added a male civilian who was talking with another men who was smoking a cigarette
"Yeah, imagine going on a mission for a while and then find out later what truly happened.." said the man as he took a drag from his cigarette and looks at the group with pity "They are going to be in a real shock when they get to the guild.."
"It seems that our presence is causing some commotion.." said Gray in a low tone of voice towards the group who nodded with a serious expression..
"Yeah, I haven't seen the civilians talking about us so much before.. And from what I heard it seems that it involves the guild..!" added Natsu to the conversation with a serious face, he stared to have a bad feeling about this whole situation that he wanted to rush back to the guild..
"If it involves the guild then we must hurry, we can't be wasting anymore time!" exclaimed Erza with authority towards the group who nodded and began to run towards the direction of the guild. As they got into the viewpoint where they could see guild, Team Natsu's faces besides Goku and Ur began to turn into a horrified expression as they witnessed the Fairy Tail guild being stabbed by multiple metal pillars all around the building..
"The guild shouldn't be looking like that.." said Gray with a shocked expression as he couldn't believe the state that the building he grew up in was..
Goku was staring at the almost destroyed guild with a serious expression, wondering who were the people responsible of these attacks since he could sense that those metal pillars contain Magic.. However, what left the Saiyan God perplexed was why would they attack Fairy Tail when they haven't done nothing as far as he knows..
He needed too look into this later..
"What happened to the guild..?" murmured the Celestial Mage with a horrified expression as she covers her mouth with her right hand..
"The guild is..." said the Dragon Slayer as he couldn't finish the sentence since he was getting enraged the more he looks at the destruction of his 'home'
"There's no doubt about it, someone attacked your guild and left it almost destroyed.." said Ur with a neutral expression as she stares at the building.. Although, she didn't have any emotional connection towards it, she felt bad for Gray who also had an enraged expression similar to Natsu..
"WHO?! WHO WAS THE BASTARD THAT LEFT THE GUILD LIKE THIS!?" shouted Natsu with a enraged expression that he began to increase the temperature in his surroundings, which was felt by everyone besides the Ice-make users and Goku.. However, before it could escalate any further a certain White-haired barmaid spoke up to interrupt Natsu's rant..
"It was Phantom Lord.. They are the ones responsible of this." said Mirajane with a serious expression as she walks towards to the group who all looked at her with surprised and shocked expressions..
"Wait did you just say Phantom Lord?! One of the main guilds of Fiore?!" asked Erza with a urgent expression as she couldn't believe that one of the main guilds of Fiore were responsible of these attacks..
"Yeah, we were shocked to learn about this too. They got us good by almost destroying the guild, fortunately it happened in the middle of the night where nobody was on the guild.." added the white-haired girl to the conversation. This information made Goku and the rest of Team Natsu feel at ease since nobody was hurt, however they needed more information..
"Mira-chan..." said the Saiyan God as he got the attention of Mirajane who was happy to see her crush being safe and sound. However, now it was not the time to act like love-struck girl.. "Can you tell us truly what happened?"
The white-haired barmaid nodded at Goku's request and began to explain what truly happened, meanwhile at the same time she was guiding the group to the basement floor where the guild was currently functioning. When they got to the basement floor they could see the faces of their guild-mates, most of them expressing their desires to get back at Phantom Lord for what they done to their guild..
The only who didn't showed any concern was the Guild Master who was sitting on top of the table holding a beer mug..
"O-Oh it's you guys! Welcome back!" shouted Makarov with a drunken expression as he took a sip of his beer. This of course left the members of Team Natsu perplexed since they would think that their Master would be angry for attacking the guild..
"Master Makarov, how can you be this drunk in a critical situation like this.." asked Erza with a serious expression towards the old guild master who didn't bother to respond and kept drinking..
"Oi old man! This is not the time to be day drinking when the guild almost got destroyed!" shouted the Dragon Slayer with anger at Makarov who finishes his beer mug and then gives Natsu an annoyed expression
"Calm down will ya! It's not much of a big deal!" exclaimed Makarov as he opens another bottle of beer and pours it at his mug "So Phantom Lord decided to attack us at the middle of the night when nobody was here? Big deal! They gain nothing by doing that and besides we can rebuild the guild better than ever..!"
Before anyone could respond to his statement, the Dragon Slayer slams his fist on one of the tables which destroys it with ease and gives a angered look at the guild master..
"This is not right master! They attacked our guild for no reason which means they also deserve to get their guild destroyed!" shouted the pink-haired mage as he stares at Makarov with an intense look "I will not rest until I crush the ones responsible for this!"
"The discussion is over Natsu. Until the first floor is fixed we will taking request and missions on the basement.." responded back Makarov with a serious expression that made Natsu stop his rant and just looks at the side with a frustrated expression..
"I can tell from Makarov's eyes that he wants to also do something about it, but it seems that something is stopping him from doing so.." said the Saiyan God to himself as he stares at the guild master with a neutral expression..
"By the way Goku.." said the Guild Master as he got the attention of the Saiyan God "I notice that you brought a guest with you! a cute one I'll say!"
"Yeah! I offered her to come with us and she wanted to join the guild since she has nowhere else to go!" responded Goku with a care-free expression
"I see.. That's fine! the more people that join the guild the better!" said Makarov as he took another sip of his beer and then stares at the Ice-maker master "So young lady, what is your name?"
"My name is Ur Milkovich, I'm Gray's first master that taught him Ice-maker magic.." responded Ur casual smile towards Makarov who's eyes went wide, followed by spitting comically the beer that he was drinking. The reason why he was surprised is because he thought this women was dead thanks to Gray telling him his childhood story years ago. The other reason was because her last name is the same as Councilwomen Ultear who looks eerily similar to the women in-front of him..
Where did Goku and the others found her from..?
"Hold on, I remember Gray telling me that you passed away sealing yourself against Deliora. How are you alive after all these years despite not aging at all?" asked the Guild Master of Fairy Tail with curiosity "If you don't mind asking you.."
"Don't worry, I also thought I was going to die against that Demon after using Iced Shell. However, instead of turning into the essence of Ice I was trapped in a Ice prison along with Deliora for the last decade, which is why I haven't aged since then. I would have been trapped for eternity in that Ice prison until he appeared..." explained Ur as she grabs Goku's arms and puts it close to her body "This man was responsible of saving my life from the brink of death, he's my savior and I'll do anything for him if it means to pay the great debt I own him.. Wouldn't you agree Goku?"
"Come on don't say those things! Like I said before it was the right thing to do.." responded Goku sheepishly towards the Ice-maker master who chuckle cutely at his reaction. However, Ur's sudden action gathered the attention of everyone in the guild, specially from Lucy, Erza, Mirajane and even Cana who was drinking her barrel of beer at one of the tables..
"Who the hell is that women and why is she hugging Goku like she owns him or something!?" thought the Card mage to herself as she was glaring daggers at the Ice-maker master. What gave her the right to hog the man who gave her the first kiss?! Cana didn't care if she is Gray's first master, she will give her a piece of her mind if she kept hogging Goku like she owns him..
"I knew I had a bad feeling about Gray's master.." thought Mirajane with a serious expression after seeing another 'love rival' coming into the guild "If she keeps doing these type of actions towards Goku-kun she will end up corrupting him and I can't allow that to happen..!"
"Hmm so that's how things are now.." said Makarov with a thoughtful expression as he took another sip of his beer "Very well, I'll allow you to join the guild. Mirajane would you be so kind to give Ur-san her guild stamp?"
"Of course Master.." responded the white-haired barmaid as she moves her gaze towards Ur who was approaching her direction. It was a good thing that she has mastered the way of masking her behavior thanks to working on the modeling industry. It was going to help greatly since she was still feeling jealousy towards Gray's first master after she hugged Goku..
She hopes this doesn't become the new normal and its just her thoughts playing games..
"As you heard earlier, my name is Mirajane Strauss and I hope we can get along as guild-mates Ur-san.." stated Mirajane with a fake smile on her face towards Ur who immediately notice it, the same expression that the blonde and red-haired girl have given her when they properly talked at the banquet. The Ice-maker master also notice a brown-haired girl glaring at her meanwhile drinking a barrel of beer.. Ur came to the conclusion that obtaining Goku's feeling will harder with all this competition among her.
But no matter, she was going to come on top of this love-war if she sticks to her method of getting his attention..
"It's a pleasure to meet you Mirajane, I hope we can get along as well.." responded Ur with a fake small smile as she extends her hand to give Mirajane a hand-shake, in which the white-haired girl responded by shaking it back..
"Where do you want your guild stamp and what color..?" asked Mirajane neutrally towards the Ice-maker master who made an thoughtful expression for a few seconds until she came to an answer..
"Put it in my right shoulder blade and can it be dark blue.." responded Ur as she removes her jacket to show her exposed shoulders. Without wasting time, Mirajane uses the guild stamp by pressing it on Ur's right shoulder blade, after a second she removes the guild stamp and reveals the Fairy Tail symbol in a dark blue color..
"Well since that's out of the way, I'll have to attend some important matters so I'll be back in a moment.." said Makarov as he jumps from the table and walks away from everyone slightly stumbling thanks to the alcohol affecting him..
"How can the old man be calm in this situation?!" exclaimed Natsu with his arms crossed with an annoyed expression..
"I wouldn't be so sure Natsu, the master is also feeling the same way as everyone else but he can't on it because it will bring war between the two guilds which is prohibited by the Magic Council.." responded Mirajane towards the Dragon Slayer as she was back to cleaning mugs at the basement bar..
"What do you think about this situation Goku-kun?" asked the Celestial mage towards her beloved with a curious expression..
"Well if Master doesn't want us to get involved in attacking back then I'll respect his decision by not getting involved. For now let's just keep doing what we usually do when we are at the guild.." responded Goku neutrally towards Lucy as he began to remember one of the lessons that Whis implanted him on his training in Beerus's planet, not to get involved in situations that affect his friends or family because he followed his Saiyan instincts. It was a good thing that as the years passed by he's been able to control his impulses for fighting powerful enemies, an example being the seven years of peace after the battle of Omega Shenron where he spend quality time with his family and also trained the next generation of fighters who needed to protect the Earth from any threats in case he's not there personally..
"Hey Goku!" exclaimed the Dragon Slayer as he got the attention of the Saiyan God who stopped his train of thoughts "Can we go train? After all that has happened recently I want to released all my pent up frustration on something! So I came to the conclusion that training with you would be the best way to vent!"
"Yeah of course Natsu! I don't mind doing a training session with you, it would be a great way to gauge your current strength!" responded Goku with a smile on his face as he then looks at Gray who was sitting down at the bar with Ur "Hey Gray, wanna join us to do a training session?"
"Yeah sure, I can't have fire cracker get the advantage on me!" said the Ice-maker mage as he stood up from his spot and headed towards where Goku and Natsu were. Before the Saiyan could teleport with his students to the training grounds, a certain short-haired women caught their attention..
"Hold it boys!" exclaimed Ur as she stood up from her spot and walked towards where Goku, Natsu and Gray were "I'll like to join you on seeing this training session, It would be a great way to see how my former student has gotten stronger by practicing martial arts and the concept of Ki.."
"Yeah sure you can come with us! The more the merrier.." responded the Saiyan God casually as he was about to teleport with his students and Ur. However, he suddenly stopped as he came a realization about something important as he snapped his fingers "Oh yeah I almost forgot about her!"
"Forgot about who Goku?" asked Gray with curiosity since Goku usually never brings anyone besides him and Natsu to train..
"About Cana-chan! I promised her that I was going to train her so this is the perfect moment to bring her in with us..!" stated the black-haired Saiyan with enthusiasm which surprised everyone who was near him. Natsu and Gray were startled since they didn't expect another person joining their training routine, Ur couldn't help but to sigh in disappointment since she was looking forward to be the only women joining Goku, now she has to deal with another 'love rival' trying to get his attention. Lucy who was near them was also surprised at hearing that comment, since she also was thinking about asking her beloved to train her in the arts of Ki and martial arts. But it seemed that Cana already beat her to it, however that didn't mean that she was going to discard the idea of training with Goku..
Lucy just needed to have one-on-one conversation with her beloved and everything will fall into place..
Without wasting time, Goku began to walk towards where Cana was drinking which caught the attention of the Card mage and puts her barrel down. The Saiyan began to talk to her about joining today's training with Natsu and Gray, at first Cana was surprised that Goku still remembers the promise they made few days ago. Cana was hesitant in accepting but after a couple of words of encouragement from Goku, the Card mage quickly accepted his proposition and made her way towards where the Dragon Slayer and the Ice-maker duo were waiting..
After some quick goodbyes and instructions from Makarov, Goku and his group teleport away to his home where they would be training for the rest of the day..
Scene Change... Goku's training ground... Afternoon..
After a few hours of conditioning training, we could see a shirtless Goku dodging all of Natsu and Gray's physical attack with ease. Both students who were now shirtless and wearing their increased weighted wristband, began their assault once again as Natsu tries to deliver an uppercut towards the Saiyan who re-directs by using his right palm. With this opportunity at hand, Gray tries to attack him by kicking him..
"2nd Stance: Phoenix Kick!" shouted Gray as he delivers a powerful roundhouse kick towards Goku instead of stomping the floor like he did against Lyon. However, the Saiyan God blocks the attack with his left arm which creates a strong wind-gust in the battlefield, then proceeds to deliver a One Inch Punch with his right hand towards Gray's abdomen that pushes him back a couple of meters and makes him spit saliva..
"Damn it..! An one inch punch and I'm already breathing hard..!" exclaimed the Ice-maker with frustration as he stares at Natsu who was near him also breathing heavily "Come on Ash brain! We need to at least land an attack on him!"
"I'm well aware Ice queen! Don't tell me what to do!" responded back Natsu fiercely as he and Gray began to channel their inner Ki throughout their entire body, which made them gain their individual Aura. The Dragon Slayer's was a fiery red color and Gray's was his similar blue aura he used against his fight with Lyon..
Not wanting to waste time, Natsu and Gray disappeared at super-sonic speeds from where they were standing and reappeared next to the Saiyan God who this whole time had his eyes closed since this was a great way to train his body to allow to move on its own. Both Dragon Slayer and Ice-maker wizard began to deliver a barrage of attacks at fast speeds, each attack delivered with precision and grace that they learned over the last three weeks. Unfortunately for them, Goku was dodging each incoming attack with such finesse and speed that he didn't even used his hands to block their attacks, it was a total one-sided match..
This of course got the attention of Ur, who was standing on the sidelines watching the sparring match with a critical eye..
"Gray and Natsu's abilities when it comes to speed and raw power have reached the level of an S-Class mage, along with their martial artist abilities that made them a dangerous duo.." commented Ur to herself with a serious expression as she keeps watching the fight "However, Goku completely outclasses them with just dodging and using simple attacks that barely take energy. He's on a whole another level when it comes to power and experience, I can see why he's an S-class mage and the next candidate to become a Wizard Saint.."
Ur's train of thought was interrupted by Goku's yelling who released a powerful shock-wave that pushes both Natsu and Gray away a couple of meters and makes them crash into the nearest tree.. This got a certain Dragon Slayer really angry and frustrated as he began to elevate the current level of his Ki, not realizing he was also doing the same with his Magic as well..
"Enough! I'm tired of not being able to land a damn miserable attack! I'll end this right here!" shouted Natsu angrily as he was being enveloped by his fiery Magic aura along with his red Ki aura on top of it, which was noticed by Ur and Goku who still kept his eyes closed but could sense it very clearly. Without wasting time, Natsu rushes at blinding speed towards Goku and begins to channel all of his current energy into his right fist, which creates powerful deep red flames that engulf his arm completely "Fire Dragon King: Iron Fist!"
The Saiyan God felt the incoming attack and immediately blocks it with his right palm, which causes an explosion that engulfs the battlefield and makes Ur and Gray cover themselves by increasing their Magic levels to cool down. As the explosion began to died down, we could a heavily breathing Natsu still making contact with his fist towards Goku's palm who didn't have any scratches on him which shocked the Dragon Slayer..
"Damn it.. Even after pouring everything into that last attack I wasn't able to scratch him.." thought Natsu with tiredness and frustration as he removes his fist from the Saiyan's hand palm "Goku truly lives up to his title as a S-Class mage.."
"That was impressive Natsu!" exclaimed Goku happily as he opens his eyes and stares at the Dragon Slayer with a smile "Not only did you manage to fused your Ki and Magic together to create new powerful flames! But you also amplified your attack potency to a new level without the need of removing your weighted wristbands! I can tell that level of attack would have hurt someone like Erza or even Deliora..!"
"R-Really..? Did I truly manage to successfully fuse both Magic and Ki at that moment?" asked the Dragon Slayer incredulously as he looks at his right hand "Now that he mentions it, I remember my flames becoming much hotter than before when I concentrated all my energy into my fist. Could the fusion of both Ki and Magic lead to the next step of Fire Dragon Slayer magic..?"
"I have to say I'm quite impressed Natsu, being able to successfully fused two energy sources to create something new with your flames is nothing but the work of a genius.." added Ur to the conversation as she made her way towards where the boys were standing "However, I can tell that last attack left you with no energy at all which means that it's not viable for real combat, unless you train how to use it properly.."
"Don't bother on giving Ash Brain advice Ur.." responded Gray with a small smirk on his face "I bet you that advice will go over his head and will use that attack against his next opponent. I wouldn't be surprised if he uses it against Phantom Lord if we end up fighting!"
"I heard that you exhibitionist!" shouted Natsu back with a comical angry expression. However, he was too tired to attack after using all of his energy..
"And don't even get me stared with you Gray! even if you have improve immensely when it comes to physical strength and speed. Your abilities as an Ice-maker wizard seemed to not have developed along with it, our early sparring match was enough to tell me where you need to improve..!" replied Ur sternly towards her ex-student who just 'tch' in annoyance since he knows that she was right. Despite his physical abilities achieving a whole new level, his abilities as an Ice-maker have stayed stuck where it was..
He needed to fix that if he truly wants to become stronger all around..
"Alright, I think we should stop the sparing match here!" exclaimed Goku as he got everyone's attention and takes out two Senzu beans for Natsu and Gray which they eat so they can recover their energy and heal "This sparing match proved to me that the two of you are making great progress at a alarming rate, both of you were able to adapt to 350 kilograms of weight in a single day which is something I couldn't do back then..! At this rate, I wouldn't be surprised if you guys become the strongest mages on the continent or even the entire world in the future! so be proud on your progress!"
After hearing those words, Natsu and Gray couldn't help but to smile at Goku's comment. All the hellish hard work they have been doing the last three weeks is finally paying off to a great extend..
"And for that I'll reward you guys by teaching you something new that I think both of you will like..!" added the Saiyan God with a grin towards his students, who's expressions morphed into an excited one as they both rushed to where Goku was standing..
"What are you going to teach us next Goku?! Is it the Kamehameha?!" asked the Dragon Slayer with comical starry eyes
"Or is it the technique of how to fly?!" added the Ice-maker wizard who also had the same expression..
"Flying should be for another day when you guys are more advance in the usage of Ki.." responded the black-haired Saiyan calmly towards his students who were slightly disappointed at his answer "However, I'll be teaching you guys how to bring out your Ki into physical form which will lead in learning the Kamehameha!"
At hearing the words 'Kamehameha' coming out of Goku's mouth, Natsu and Gray couldn't help but to feel excitement exploding through their bodies that they began to celebrate like 'best-friends', which got a chuckle out of the Saiyan God and Ice-maker master...
"Although I don't mind seeing them acting like best friends, do you think they are ready for this Goku?" asked Ur with a serious expression on her face "From what you and Gray told me, the Kamehameha is one of your most powerful techniques that can level mountains and split the ocean. Do you think they are ready to learn such powerful technique?"
"They are ready Ur, I have faith that they will be able to master the technique in no time.." responded Goku calmly towards the Ice-maker as he looks at her "And besides, I'll be there on every step so they don't get hurt!"
"I see, If you think this is the correct path then I'll trust you.." said the Ice-maker master with a calm smile..
"Alright boys listen!" exclaimed the Saiyan God as he got the attention of Natsu and Gray who finished celebrating "Before I get to teach you how to preform the Kamehameha, first you need to know how to release your Ki into a physical form. Both of you know how channel your Ki throughout your body so it should be easy for the two of you to bring out Ki in it's physical form.."
"And how do we do that?" asked the Dragon Slayer with curiosity
"Here I'll show you..!" responded Goku as he sat down in a meditation position and puts both of his hands closed to each other, which was followed by Natsu and Gray who also did the same "First start by slowly channeling your Ki from within into your palms, remember try to keep a calm mind.."
Both Dragon Slayer and Ice-maker wizard nodded at Goku's instruction and began to channel their inner Ki into their hand palms... In the first few minutes, both weren't able to make any progress into bringing their Ki into physical form which made then frustrated..
"Come on you stupid life force! Come out from where you are!" thought Natsu angrily as he tries to bring out his Ki into the palm of his hands but nothing seems to be working..
"Keep a calm mind Natsu, you won't be able to bring your Ki out if you let your frustrations take over" exclaimed the Saiyan God in a sagely way towards the Dragon Slayer who began to calm his mind down..
"How long do you think it's going to take them to figure it out?" asked Ur with curiosity as she sits down next to Goku who began to scratch his chin with a thoughtful expression..
"A couple of more minutes if they don't let their frustrations take over.." responded Goku casually as he then looks up to the sky "I wonder how Cana-chan is doing with the physical training with my clone.."
Scene Change...
Deep within the forest from Goku's house, we could see Cana making a struggling expression thanks to her doing handstand push-ups with weighted wristbands, which made the workout ten times harder. It was a good thing that Goku's clone that he created with his Multi-form technique was there to support her in every step of the training..
"Come on Cana-chan you're almost done with your final set! You can do it" commented the Saiyan's clone with enthusiasm as he was cheering the Card wizard from the sidelines..
"98... 99...!" grunted the brown-haired girl as she could feel all her muscles burning in pain thanks to the workout. However, that didn't mean that she was going to give up when she could see the end of the line..! "and 100...!"
Not wanting her to fall on the ground, the Saiyan God's clone catches Cana and puts her on the ground next to a tree where she could rest for a bit..
"You know Goku-kun... When you told me about the training, I thought you were going to teach me how to fight like you and shoot energy.." said Cana with a tired expression as she stares at the clone "I didn't expect to be working out for hours to the point that I'm almost passed out multiple times throughout the day! You're ruthless when it comes to this!"
"Come don't be saying that..!" responded the clone sheepishly as he scratches behind his head "The reason I'm making you do extreme physical conditioning is to prepare your body to break the human limitations, which will allow you to control your Ki easier down the line. And besides your advancing a lot faster than I thought! it took Natsu and Gray two days to completely adapt to their beginner weighted wristbands!"
"True, but it was thanks to those Senzu Beans I've been consuming throughout the day that I was even able to overcome such training.." commented Cana as she clenches her right fist a couple of times in amazement, she would have never thought that training with her crush would lead to such quick results in a single day..
She can't imagine how strong she will get if she keeps this pace..
"Thank you Goku-kun, I really appreciate you for helping me to become stronger for the S-Class Trial.." stated the brown-haired girl truthfully as she could feel a small blush forming on her face.. "It means a lot to me.."
"No problem, you know I'll try to help someone if they need it! specially if it's from someone that I like a lot!" responded the Saiyan God's clone with a smile on his face towards Cana, who couldn't help but to feel her face getting redder after hearing his comment..
"Does Goku-kun really sees me that way? Even if he's just a clone from the original he must be thinking the same thing right..?" thought the Card mage to herself as she quickly shakes her head to disperse her thoughts. Would Goku even remember all that transpire today when the clone disappears? In her opinion, she would be saddened if he doesn't remember nothing when the day is over..
She hopes that is not the case..
"I think we had enough of conditioning training..!" stated the clone as he stood up from where he was sitting and stares at Cana "Ready to learn some Martial Arts before we are done?"
"Hell yeah! I've been waiting for this...!" responded Cana with a smile as she also stood up "Not only I will be learning to fight like you do, but also be up close to you?! I see that as an absolute win!"
"That's the spirit!" said 'Goku' as he didn't understand what Cana meant at the end. However, she was showing enthusiasm in learning his fighting style which was enough for him "Let's begin with the basics of the Kamen-Sennin Ryu.."
Scene Change... Goku's training ground..
After a few minutes of intense concentration, both Dragon Slayer and Ice-maker mage began to feel a warm sensation beginning to form in between their hands. When both mages opened their eyes they couldn't believe what they saw..
"Incredible is that...?!" commented Ur with a surprised tone of voice
"Yep, that's definitely Ki in its physical form!" responded Goku with a proud smile as he stares at his students who created a yellow tennis-sized ball of Ki for the first time in their lives. Both Natsu and Gray were completely stunned at seeing their results, that they didn't said anything for a couple of seconds until the Dragon Slayer shouted in excitement..
"AHH YEAH!" shouted Natsu with excitement as he quickly stands up and keeps staring at his Ki ball with amazement "I finally did it! I'm now able to create Ki energy balls like Goku! This is amazing!"
"You got that right flame brains, this is pretty awesome..!" added Gray to the conversation with a grin as he also stands up and stares at his own Ki ball proudly..
"I wonder how powerful is this Ki ball.." said the Dragon Slayer as he holds his Ki ball with his right hand and points it at the nearest tree. Similar to what he does with his flames, Natsu shoots off the Ki ball towards the nearest tree which creates a small explosion that splits the tree into two... "Well that answers my question.. I was expecting to create a powerful explosion similar to Goku! Why is it so weak?!"
"It's because your just using a fraction of your Ki.." explained the Saiyan God calmly as he creates a Ki ball that was similar to Natsu's "Although my Ki ball is the same size as yours previously, it contains enough power to destroy an entire city like Magnolia if it's not controlled properly. To achieve this you need to improve on your Ki control, which will allowed you to properly use whatever amount of Ki you need and shape it to different forms to fool your opponent.."
"I see, bringing Ki into a physical form is really not that easy compare to how we use Magic easily.." said the Ice-maker wizard as he also shoots his Ki blast to another tree, which creates an explosion and leaves the same results that Natsu's Ki ball did "How do you make look so easily Goku?"
"With a lot of training that took years to complete, along with the guidance of my masters.." responded Goku with a smile as he remembers all the Ki training he went through, from the foundation of building a strong body with Master Roshi all the way to learning advance Ki control with Whis.. "Which is why learning the Kamehameha is important. It will make you understand the concept of how Ki control work and how it will benefit you in long fights.."
Without wasting time, Goku began to teach them the process of creating a Kamehameha which consist of cupping their hand near their waist, followed by concentrating their latent Ki in between their hands. One of the reasons why Goku taught them how to bring their Ki into a physical form in the first place, was to make the process easier for his students and make them truly understand how Ki works..
After a few minutes of demonstration from the Saiyan God, both Dragon Slayer and Ice-maker wizard were ready to preform the mythical technique that they admired the most..
"Okay Natsu you're up! show me what your capable off by preforming a Kamehameha with all you got!" exclaimed the black-haired Saiyan with a smile on his face as he was excited to see one of his students preform the legendary technique created by Master Roshi..
"Alright! I'm fired up to show you that I'm capable to do this..!" responded Natsu with a savage grin as he cupped both of his hand near the waist and began to chant the magical words "Kaaaaaaa... Meeeeee..."
Natsu's began to pour all of his available Ki into his hands, which began to create a blue glow followed by a Ki ball of the same color..
"Haaaaaaaa... Meeeeeeee..." chanted the Dragon Slayer as he could feel the blue Ki ball beginning to grow to the point it was almost touching the palm of his hands "Haaaaaaa!"
The pink-haired wizard shouted with all his might as he unleashes a powerful blue beam of energy from his hand, which went through multiple trees that were eradicated with ease. The blue beam didn't stop advancing until a few seconds passed where it dissipated completely..
"Incredible, so that's the Kamehameha that Goku keeps talking about..." thought Ur with a stunned expression as she stares at the destruction left from Natsu's attack "If Natsu is able to create such destruction on his first try, I can't imagine how Goku's own attack would look like and that's me knowing that he used it against Deliora.."
"Nice job Natsu! You were able to preform the Kamehameha with success and not only that, it way surpassed the one I did for the first time back when I was a kid!" commented Goku with a proud smile on his face, he knew that Natsu has potential to become powerful very quickly and it seems that he was right.. Just imagining how powerful the Dragon Slayer can become after dominating his dormant energy made him excited!
"Heh! Hope you can do as much damage as I did Ice Princess!" stated Natsu cockily as he stares at the Ice-maker wizard with a mocking expression which annoyed Gray to no end. However, he wasn't going to let him get into his head when he can shut him up after preforming his own Kamehameha..
"Shut up matchstick! I'll show you just how superior am I to you..!" responded Gray with a neutral expression as he cupped both of his hands together and moves them near his waist..
"Alright Gray it's your turn! Show me what you can do!" exclaimed the Saiyan God with enthusiasm towards the Ice-maker wizard
"Let's see the results of your training Gray, don't disappoint me!" added Ur to the conversation with a teasing tone towards his student
"I won't.." said the Ice-maker wizard calmly as he began to channel all his inner Ki towards the palm of his hand and begins to chant the mythical words "Kaaaaaaa... Meeeeeeee..."
"Haaaaaaa... Meeeeeee..." chanted Gray as he could feel an energy ball of Ki increasing each second to the point it was touching his palms "Haaaaaaaa!"
The Ice-maker mage with a shout releases a powerful blue beam of energy that destroys multiple trees on its path, the attack didn't stopped until it reached the same distance that Natsu's Kamehameha did which shook the Dragon Slayer since he wasn't expecting his rival to match him on the raw power aspect..
"Amazing Gray, it seems that your Kamehameha is leveled with Natsu's which means both of you are relative to each other full strength!" commented Goku with a proud smile as he puts both of his hands around their shoulders in a friendly way "Be proud of your results, you guys are advancing much faster than I ever did so don't feel disappointed if you haven't reach me yet..! Keep moving forward and you'll get there in no time!"
Natsu and Gray stared in surprised at his friend/master for a couple of seconds until they began to smile at his comments. However, that moment was short lived when they stared at each other and with comical annoyed expressions looked the other way, not wanting to acknowledge that they are equals..
"Goku really wants them to become stronger despite those two already being powerful enough to take down an experience S-Class mage if they worked together.." said Ur in her mind with a warm smile as she stares at the three boys. Just seeing Goku's enthusiasm in wanting to teach those two made her warm her heart "I wonder what makes him keep pushing to teach them his knowledge with Ki.."
"Alright since that's out of the way, I want to teach you guys something that will be of great use when you guys fight an enemy that ends up being more powerful than the both of you.." stated Goku neutrally as his face then morphs into a serious one, which caught the attention of the three mages "However, this move can only be use when you're out of options.."
"I've never seen Goku getting this serious when he talks about a technique he wants us to teach.. It must be really powerful if he's telling us all of this.." thought Natsu as he couldn't help but to smirk inwardly, he can just imagine how powerful this technique must be..
"Goku sounds pretty serious about this technique, if he says that we need to use it only on emergencies then we should respect his wishes.." thought Gray deeply as he was wondering how powerful this technique must be..
"This technique is called the Kaio-Ken, it gives you a temporary boost that multiplies every attribute of your physical stats along with increasing your Ki on a heartbeat.." explained Goku sagely towards his students who were paying attention very carefully "However, this technique comes with a cost in which it creates a powerful bodily recoil that will definitely incapacitate you for weeks with the level of power you guys posses at the moment.."
"Then why are you teaching them this technique when you know they are not ready to preform such dangerous move..?" asked Ur as she gave a questioning look towards the Saiyan God. Even if he is her savior and the one she wants to be with, Ur needed to make sure that he didn't make any mistake that jeopardize his student's health specially Gray's..
Both Dragon Slayer and Ice-maker wizard wanted to respond to her comment since they wanted to proof that they were indeed ready to learn such awesome technique like the Kaio-Ken. However, before they could do that it was Goku who spoke up..
"Under normal circumstances you would be right Ur, their bodies at the moment are not ready to handle a powerful technique like the Kaio-Ken.." responded Goku neutrally as he looks at his students who had frustrated expression at knowing that they were not ready for the technique "Which is why I came with a new method for them to preform the technique with no problems!"
This caught everyone's attention since they didn't expect Goku to come with a solution that would lead both Natsu and Gray learning the Kaio-Ken
"When I was younger, I met this person who is really proficient with the pressure points that he created a technique that allowed him to go beyond his limits without his body receiving any pain recoil for two hours, this technique is known as Pain Killer.." explained Goku neutrally as he uses his index finger and points it at where his heart is "By hitting the pressure point of your heart, it will allow you to go beyond your power capabilities without any pain repercussions, which means that you will be able to use the Kaio-Ken without feeling the recoil pain.."
"That sounds awesome! But why do I feel that there's a repercussion with this technique.." responded Natsu towards the Saiyan God who kept a serious expression..
"Because there is, once the technique wears off all the pain you didn't feel or register in the last two hours will come in full force as a rebound, that will leave you in the verge of unconsciousness or even worst death. Which is why you need to take a Senzu Bean before the effect wears off so you don't feel the rebound of the pain.." explained the Saiyan God with a serious expression towards his students who both have a committed expression "Are you guys ready to learn these techniques?"
Both Natsu and Gray nodded in determination as they saw Goku walking towards their direction and by using his two index fingers, he hits their heart pressure point which allows them to not feel any physical or internal pain for the next two hours.
In the next hour, the Saiyan God had both of his students in meditating positions trying to search from within their bodies a surge of Ki they can pull out. The two mages were about to give up on their search until Natsu was able to find a huge surge of Ki within him, with a mighty yell he began to bring it out..
"Kaio-Ken!" shouted Natsu with all his might as he was enveloped in a wild red Ki aura, followed by his muscle mass increasing drastically to the point he could feel veins pop out "HOLY SHIT! Was all this power within me?! With this power increase I could definitely defeat Erza with no problems, hell even Laxus would lose against me!"
After a few seconds of feeling the massive power the Kaio-Ken, the Dragon Slayer's red aura dissipated along with the increased muscle mass it came with. Natsu couldn't help but to fall on his back all gassed out as he felt that he had no energy left within him..
"So that's how it feels like to have to much raw power huh..." said Natsu tiredly as he kept breathing heavy for a couple of seconds until he looks at Goku "Why do I feel so gassed after using the Kaio-Ken? I thought that hitting my heart pressure point would not make me feel anything.."
"Using the Pain Killer will only nullify the pain that the Kaio-Ken brings after using it. I never said that it nullifies the tiredness of not having any energy left.." commented Goku neutrally as he takes out a Senzu Bean from his bag "Now, eat this Senzu before the pain rebound comes in full force.."
"Kaio-Ken!" shouted Gray as he was surrounded by a red Ki aura, followed by his muscle mass drastically increasing which caught the attention of Goku and the others "So much raw power..! I can see why Goku wanted us to use the Pain Killer, the Kaio-Ken would have destroyed our bodies the moment we activated it..!"
"Incredible..! Even if I'm not able to feel Gray's Ki, I can feel a great pressure of energy coming from him..!" said Ur within herself with a surprised expression as she stares at her former student. Who would of thought that little boy that she found in the northen continent would end up becoming a powerful mage in his own right..
After a few seconds of holding the form, Gray's Kaio-Ken Ki aura disappears completely along with his increased muscle mass which leaves him tired out as he falls onto his back on the ground. After a few deep breaths, the Ice-maker wizard saw Goku handing him a Senzu Bean in which he accepted since he didn't want to feel the pain rebound coming in later..
"I have to admit, the two of you are advancing at a faster rate that I ever did before when I was being taught these techniques!" exclaimed Goku proudly as he stares at both Dragon Slayer and Ice-maker wizard who finished eating up the Senzu and were back to full health "If you keep this level of training in no time both of you will become the strongest mages in the world.."
Both Natsu and Gray at hearing those comments couldn't help but to fist bump at each other with wide grins at their face. Even if their mood was affected after Phantom Lord attacking their guild, leave it to Goku to make them feel better by gaining major techniques that will lead them to become the strongest..
"Oh wow would look at the time, it's almost night-time!" commented the Saiyan God as he stares at the sky that had an orange-like color meaning that it was sunset "We should reunite with Lucy-chan and the others at her house, master told us that we have to be in groups as a precaution of not being suddenly attacked by Phantom Lord mages.."
"Alright let's get to it.." responded Gray as he stretches his arms so he can't feel stiff later..
"Yeah! And we can pass by the guild to get something to eat? Training all day really made me hungry.." added Natsu to the conversation as he could feel his stomach grumble from all the training he did
"Of course, we'll go to the guild first to get food and then we will head to Lucy-chan's house! I'll let my clone know that he can drop Cana-chan at the guild as well.." explained the Saiyan God what the plan will be towards the mages who nodded at his instructions. Without wasting time, Natsu, Gray and Ur grabbed on to Goku and immediately teleported away to the guild where they would eat first before heading the Celestial mage's house..
Scene Change... Magnolia walkway.. Nightitme..
After spending the whole day catching up with Levy, who is one of her close friends in the guild. We could see Lucy walking at the edge of the street where a water canal is nearly located, along with her Celestial spirit Plue. The blonde-haired girl couldn't stop thinking about what happened to the guild earlier, is there a valid reason for a guild as big as Phantom Lord to attack them out of nowhere knowing the consequences it will bring?
Just thinking about it made her shudder internally..
"The situation between Fairy Tail and Phantom Lord is a serious one when you look at the big picture huh.." commented Lucy out-loud as she kept walking at the edge of the street "What made them think that attacking Fairy Tail would be a good idea when there's major consequences for doing that, at least it's a good thing that I never associated myself to that guild and instead I went to Fairy Tail.."
"Plueeee..." simply said the small Celestial Spirit as he was walking next to Lucy
"Yeah I know Plue, I shouldn't be worrying about this when at the end of the day no one got hurt.." said the Celestial mage with a small smile, then she notices ahead her house "Looks like we are at home!"
As she enters her house, Lucy's jaw almost dropped comically at seeing multiple people she knows hanging around her living room like it was their house. Erza was drinking her night tea along with eating a strawberry cake at the couch, Goku, Natsu and Happy were eating multiple snacks that they brought from the guild, Gray was by the window smoking a cigarette and Ur was reading the weekly Sorcerer magazine..
"What the hell is everyone doing here?!" shouted Lucy within her mind as she couldn't understand how the entirety of Team Natsu got into her house, it was becoming a constant occurrence that it was beginning to annoy her. Before Lucy could continue her train of thoughts she notice that Goku was staring at her with a smile on his face which made her blush slightly "Oh my god! I just realized that my beloved Goku-kun is in my house for the first time!"
"Hey Lucy-chan! You're finally here!" responded Goku cheerfully as he finish eating his snack and goes for the next one
"You came in at the perfect time little girl.." said Ur casually towards the Celestial mage who felt annoyed at being called 'little girl' that she grew a comical 'tick' on her forehead
"I have to say Lucy, this apartment is pretty comfortable for being just 70,000 jewels.." added Erza to the conversation as she peacefully takes a sip from her tea
"I know right? She really hit the jackpot with this apartment.." responded Gray as he took a drag from his cigarette and throws it out from the window
"Yoo..!" simply said Natsu and Happy at the same time as they kept eating from the snack they got, this was enough for Lucy to snap at them and spoke out loud..
"Why the hell are you all here?!" shouted the Celestial mage with a comical face expression towards the group "Why are you guys choosing my apartment as a gathering point?!"
"Remember what master Makarov said early to us? We all have to be in groups just in case that Phantom Lord mages attack us suddenly.. " responded Erza calmly as she stares at Lucy "We also choose your apartment since it's the nearest spot that is close to the Fairy Tail guild in case something happens.."
"Then why didn't you choose Fairy Hills?! It's one of the closest places to the guild!" said Lucy out-loud towards Erza, still wondering why they need to come to her apartment and not Fairy Hills which is closer to the guild..
"We can't, that place only allows girls inside.." responded Gray casually as he walks towards where everyone is "And besides I don't think we are going to get jumped by Phantom Lord people if we are together as a unit, so we should be good until everything calms down.."
"Aye! Which means we all going to be sleeping in the same spot!" shouted Happy innocently as he continues to eat his fish
"Which is one of the reason I decided to join you tonight. In this age where everyone is getting married, I couldn't allowed you to sleep all by yourself with Goku-kun, Natsu and Gray when you are the only girl in the group.." responded Erza neutrally as her gaze began to move to where the Saiyan God was sitting down "Although I wouldn't mind sleeping with Goku-kun once more like we did back in Galuna Island.."
"I just hope we have enough feed everyone tonight, specially with the amount of food both Goku-kun and Natsu eat.." said the Celestial mage with a comical sweat-drop on her forehead. Knowing the amount of stuff those two bottomless pits eat, she highly doubts it..
"Anyways..." said the red-haired girl as she stares at Goku, Natsu and Gray with a frowning expression "You three have been training the whole day knowing that you smell and yet decide to not take a shower?"
"I told them the same thing, but Goku and those two were impatient saying that they really wanted to eat.." commented Ur casually as she could swore that she heard the Saiyan God laughing sheepishly
"Then it's decided, you three need to shower before going to bed..!" stated Erza in a commanding voice towards the boys, the first one complaining was the Dragon Slayer..
"Ugh, do we really have too? I'm too tired after training the whole day!" responded Natsu in a whining tone as he lays on one of the available couches
"I agree with Pyro on this one, can't we just shower early tomorrow?" added the Ice-maker to the conversation meanwhile sitting down in a single person couch
"Then how about this, why don't we shower all together like we used too back in our childhoods.." said Erza with no shame in her tone of voice which made both Natsu and Gray slightly shudder at the thought of taking baths together.. "You should join us Goku-kun, it would be a new experience for you and besides you need to shower.."
Before the Saiyan God could respond to her question, a certain Ice-maker master suddenly grabbed his right arm close to her chest and spoke up "Why don't you leave that job to me Erza-san, I said earlier that I would help Goku in anything he needs since he's my savior. And besides your going to be busy with those two boys so leave Goku with me alright~?"
"I'm afraid I can't let you do that Ur-san, I've known Goku-kun for almost a month and I've been guiding him how to properly be an S-class so it's my responsibility in showering him..!" responded Erza with a firm tone as she grabs Goku's left arm and puts it close to her chest..
"I insist Erza-san, I have a duty with him so you don't need to bother in this situation..!" responded Ur with a irritated tone as she puts Goku's right arm more close to her chest. She can't believe she's having this conversation with someone who's just stared their adulthood and was getting annoyed about it. However, Ur wasn't a person who gives up easily and she will get what she wants..
"Nonsense! I know what you're planning and let me tell you this I won't let it happen..!" stated the Re-quip with the same level of irritation that both mages were creating comical rivaling spark when they stare at each other. Goku couldn't help but too feel confused at this situation and why they wanted to shower with him so badly. However, one thing for sure he knew was that he was not going to interrupt this confrontation since he would unleash a wrath that he is very familiar with..
And he rather not invoke said wrath coming from two strong women..
"Since when Erza has been this shameless?! I expected from Ur since she's a stripper like Gray but Erza being this open to the idea of showering with my beloved in my apartment was not something I expected..!" thought Lucy in disbelief as she kept staring at the scene unfolding in front of her. As much as she wanted to stop this nonsense since they were treating the person she loves like a boy-toy, the Celestial Mage knew very well that these two are at another level that she did not messed with.. "Poor Goku-kun.. I know I'm not doing nothing to stop it but I'll reward you by sleeping with me on my bed! Like we did back in Galuna Island!"
After an hour of pure heated arguments between both S-class mages, they decided that by not escalating things more in someone else's house everyone was going to take shower separately. Which was a relief for the Saiyan God since he was 'tired' from being pulled by both Erza and Ur sides.. After everyone took a shower, we could see every member of Team Natsu and Ur sitting down on the living room ready to discuss the situation that happened early to the guild..
"Does anyone know why would Phantom Lord attack us out of nowhere..?" asked the Celestial Mage with curiosity in her tone of voice..
"I wish I could tell you but we truly don't know why they did it. We had our history sure but it's the first time they attacked us physically.." responded Erza with a neutral expression towards Lucy..
"Gramps needs to lay off the alcohol and man up already so we can attack them back..!" said Natsu with annoyance in his tone of voice
"Yeah and we have the power to do so, Gramps is a member of the Ten Wizard Saints and Goku is about to become one soon so we shouldn't be afraid of them!" added Gray to the conversation with his arms crossed
"Wait, the Ten Wizard Saints..?" asked Lucy somewhat confused since she has heard that name being thrown around, specially when it came to Goku after he revealed what happened in the Magic Council weeks ago..
"The Ten Wizard Saints is a title given by the Magic Council to the most powerful mages in the continent of Ishgar.." explained Ur neutrally to the Celestial mage "Although Makarov might be old, I can sense he posses a great amount of magic that puts him at that level. And let's not even talk about Goku who can rival them with just raw power and Martial Arts skills.."
"Just thinking about those Ten Wizard Saints makes me excited in fighting them to see how powerful they are!" responded Goku with excitement in his tone of voice, Makarov and Ultear who are Wizard Saints already showed to posses great amount of Magic power from what he can sensed and if the other Saints are more powerful then it just makes him more excited it in challenging them..
"But isn't the guild master of Phantom Lord a Wizard Saint as well..?" exclaimed the blue exceed as he remember reading in the news how the guild master of Phantom Lord became one of the Ten Wizard Saints thanks to his mastery of Magic..
"Indeed, some Wizard Saints are not even guild master as you can see some of them are part of the Magic Council.." responded Erza as she stared to think about a certain blue-haired councilmen..
"Are we really getting scared of fighting Phantom Lord because they have a Wizard Saint?!" asked Natsu incredulously towards the group
"It's not that kid, from what I heard guilds who are registered with the Magic Council can't go to war against each other since its against the law and it would cause massive consequences if it happens.." explained the Ice-maker master to the Dragon Slayer who couldn't help but to grumble in annoyance
"So the Phantom Lord mages must be that good if we are considering the consequences of fighting against them.." said Lucy in a thinking position as she could imagine how powerful those mages from that guild are..
"Tch! Like I'm afraid to fight some bums who think they are at our level!" responded Natsu with a savage grin in his face as he pointed at himself with his right thumb "I can defeat them all by myself if I want to!"
"Don't get to cocky Natsu..!" stated the Re-quip mage with a serious expression "Although you have become more powerful than before, you have to remember that Phantom Lord posses greater amount of mages than ours, some of them similar to our current level. Jose Porla who is the guild master of Phantom Lord possess the same magic power level as our master which means if a fight broke out between them our guilds would be completely obliterated by their power. And that's not even mentioning the Element Four who are S-Class mages like Goku and I, amongst them they have a Dragon Slayer like you Natsu, but instead of controlling Fire he controls Iron. His name is Gajeel Redfox, the Iron Dragon Slayer and the main culprit of attacking our guild.."
After hearing that explanation from Erza, everyone stood quiet for a couple seconds thinking about how formidable Phantom Lord sound until a certain black-haired Saiyan broke the silence
"Those Phantom Lord people sound really interesting, I wish I could fight them all at the same time too see what kind of abilities they posses.." responded Goku with a grin on his face. Although the Saiyan knew he could easily defeat them by just increasing his strength beyond 5% of his base form power, that didn't mean he wasn't excited in fighting their abilities that are foreigner to him
"Right?! Too bad Gramps banned us from fighting them.." said Natsu with disappointment in his tone of voice
"Those two are really in the same wavelength.. Wanting to fight someone powerful to challenge themselves" thought the Celestial mage as she stares at both Goku and Natsu with a small smile on her face. She found it amusing that the two of them were almost similar and yet so different when it comes to treating the people around them and herself.
There was a reason why she fell in love for the Saiyan and not the Dragon Slayer..
After the conversation was done, everyone went to their rooms to sleep in which Goku had to share room with Lucy since she offered him to sleep with her tonight. The Saiyan God not wanting to reject the offer, accepts and sleeps next the to the blonde-haired girl who was trying to cuddle with him. However, the Saiyan was looking at the ceiling with a somewhat serious expression not paying attention to her advances..
"Why do I have this uneasy feeling that something bad is going to happen.." thought the Saiyan God with a frowning expression as he tries to close his eyes "I just hope I'm wrong about this feeling.."
Unfortunately for him, it would be the first time in a while that ignoring his gut feeling would bring consequences to his friends..
Scene Change.. Morning time.. Magnolia Central Park.. July 26th, X784...
Goku along with Team Natsu and Ur were making their way towards the guild to do their daily routine. However, they were suddenly stopped by a civilian who had a frantic expression on his face..
"Excuse me! Are you guys part of the Fairy Tail guild?!" asked the civilian out-loud towards the group who nodded all at the same time at his question "You guys need to hurry to the central park! Something really bad just happened! Follow me I'll guide you guys there!"
"What's going on..? What could have gotten that man acting so frantically.." asked Lucy out-loud with a concern tone of voice as she watches the civilian running towards the park..
"I'm not sure but we won't find out if we stayed here! Let's head to the central park right away!" stated Erza towards everyone who nodded at her command and made their way towards the park. As they were about to arrive, the group began to see hundreds of people gathering with concern expression around a giant tree. However, what got Goku's attention was the energy he was beginning to sensing..
"Hold on, I'm sensing three Ki signatures that are pretty weak and decreasing each second.. Wait! I know these signature! they are from..." The Saiyan's train of thought came to a complete stop when his gaze along with the others in the group landed on the center of the tree, what they saw next they would remember it for a long time..
In the giant tree was Levy, Jet and Droy crucified in a grotesque manner, with bad injuries all around their body and blood dripping down from them that it was staining the tree itself. But what caught everyone's attention was the symbol of the Phantom Lord guild implanted on their stomach..
The guild that attacked Fairy Tail have escalated this situation to the next level..
"L-Levy-chan..!" exclaimed Lucy with a horrified expression as she puts her right hand to her mouth. She couldn't believe that one of her close friends was crucified in such a barbaric manner that she wanted to cry..
"Jet! Droy!" said Gray with a shocked expression as he stares at the male figures that he known for years..
"Those bastards...!" exclaimed Erza with anger in her tone of voice as she couldn't believe that Phantom Lord would go this far against them..
"Phantom Lord..!" murmured Natsu angrily as he began to release some of his magic power that the temperature around the park began to increase, which made normal civilians began to sweat from the heat the Dragon Slayer was emitting..
"They went too far this time.." added Ur to the conversation with a serious expression as she wondered what could Phantom Lord gain from all this provocation their causing..
Despite all the anger and fury the guild mates were feeling it would be nothing compared to what was coming next. Out of nowhere, the skies began to darken by dark clouds which caught the attention of everyone in the park since it was sunny. Then it was followed by a violent earthquake that shakes the entirety of Magnolia to the core which cause cracks on some buildings, followed by people not being able to get up since the tremors were too strong, even powerful wind gust were making their presence known. However what got everyone's attention was a pillar of yellow Ki aura that could reach the sky, beginning to enveloped the Saiyan God that it was making his hair stand up spikier than usual..
"How dare those bastards! I won't let them get away with this!" thought Goku furiously that his stare could even scare the Gods themselves. He began to clench both of his fist so tightly that he drew blood from them. His eyes began to change from black oxny to emerald green, along with his hair that went from black to golden in a millisecond. As much as he wanted to give in to his anger, he knew better enough in not transforming into his Super Saiyan form since it would definitely destroy Magnolia in the instant he transforms through his current anger..
What Goku didn't realize at the moment was that his Ki energy was creating such massive effect in a kilometer-wide distance, that normal civilians and even low-level mages were having a hard time breathing along with sweating profusely.. Even the Fairy Tail mages were stunned and some of them even afraid of the god-like power Goku was emitting..
"Is that.. Goku's true power?" thought both Natsu and Gray with shocked expressions as they stare at the Saiyan God. Thanks to the ability of sensing Ki they could definitely tell that his friend/master was emitting a huge amount of power that it easily surpasses the power he showcased to Makarov weeks ago..
This is the pinnacle of power they strive to achieve through his training..
"Goku-kun.." said Lucy to herself with a worried expression as she couldn't help but to feel bad and afraid towards the person she loves. This was the second time that she has seen him angry and it definitely eclipses the time he got angry at Erigor.. And the pressure of power she was feeling was something she never knew it existed.. It was out of this world..
She just hopes doesn't get consumed by his anger that changes him completely..
"What a incredible pressure is Goku-kun creating! Is far more greater than what Master or even Gildarts have ever created with their power..!" said Erza to herself in shocked as she covers herself from the wind gust that Goku is creating with his energy.. "Could it be that this power is the Super Saiyan that he talked to us before..?"
"It's this Goku's true power!? Incredible! How can a single person can create this amount of raw power that affects the entire city!" thought Ur with a stunned expression. The power Goku was emitting is enough to eclipse Deliora's true power multiple times over and that's something that not only scared her but exited her at the same time. Her savior truly is the most unique and powerful person she ever met..
Meanwhile this was going on, Makarov along with Mirajane and other guild members arrived to the scene and couldn't help but to first stare at the pillar of golden aura that Goku was producing..
"Incredible.. Goku's energy is now far greater than what he showed me previously, I'd imagine this is not even the tip of his true power after what he has told me.." thought Makarov with a cold sweat coming down from his forehead, the pressure he was feeling was something that not even Gildarts could produce with his full power.. It truly was something out of this world..
"I've never seen Goku-kun this angry before..! And he's creating a pressure that not even Master can produce, what's going on..!?" thought Mirajane with a concern expression as she stares at her crush. This is the first time in her life that she had felt a pressure strong enough that makes it hard to breath..
It was scary that it was coming from the person she fell for..
Goku took a deep breath and made his golden aura disappear but his hair was still spiked up and his eyes kept the emerald green color. In the fraction of a second the Saiyan God was able to retrieve the three unconscious guild mates and softly puts them on the floor, followed by giving the three of them some of Ki so they could awake quicker.. This left everyone including the Fairy Tail members stunned at the speed the Saiyan displayed, it was something they never seen before..
The Saiyan God began to walk towards where Makarov was located and had a serious expression..
"Master Makarov.." stated Goku in a icy tone of voice that could make everyone tremble. However, the guild master knew that it wasn't directed at him so with a deep breath he began to unleash his Magic power that got everyone's attention, followed by breaking his staff by clenching his fist..
"I really tried to prevent this situation to escalate. However, like any father who witnesses their children's blood being spilled in such a barbaric manner won't stay in the sidelines!" responded Makarov with fury as he increases his Magic power that it creates a pressure around the park that everyone except Goku felt it.. "If the want war, then that's what we will give them!"
July 26th in the age of X784 would mark the beginning of the war between Fairy Tail and Phantom Guild..
And cut! Damn I remember saying that this chapter wasn't going to be long and it ends up being more than 15K hahaha. Oh well that's what happens when you want to add more content in the remastered/remake version of the story. It's really rough to read what I used to write almost nine years ago when I hadn't developed English to this degree along with being stubborn to change the format which I did until later in the story, but hey we all learn from our mistakes..
Now let's go over some fact and changes I did..
1. The scenes between Ultear and Siegrain are almost the same as the original just with the new format and new added scenes. I also made Ultear not completely change because of one encounter with Goku, although she likes him she will use him as well to get what she wants. But don't worry she won't stay like this all the time..
2. Siegrain knows about Phantom Lord movements and the reason why they are doing it..
3. Ur has more added dialogue compared to the original, I want to get her more involved into the story than before so you will see more dialogue from her in the future..
4. The attack of Phantom Lord and the basement scene is almost the same as the original, just more added scenes and the new format..
5. Natsu and Gray's training scene is much more different compared to the original, they began to unleash Ki on it's physical form by learning it the same way Videl did with Gohan. Main difference is being able to do it in a couple of minutes thanks to their mastery of magic being a helper. Which led the both of them to learn the Kamehameha that is stronger than Goku's first Kamehameha in the series..
6. In the original story I made it way too easy for Natsu and Gray to learn the Kaio-Ken, which is why I decided that the only way that they would achieve the Kaio-Ken without the requirement power level is through the use of the Pain Killer, a technique from the God of Highschool series that Mori Jin and Na Bong-Chim uses.
7. Cana also joins into the training as she's training with one of the clones Goku created through the Multiplication technique..
8. The power that Goku is displaying when he's angry is NOT the full power of his Base Form. His true power in his Base Form far exceeds what he's showcasing at this moment. It's thanks to his supreme Ki control that he can casually transform into Super Saiyan with just using a small percentage of his base form power.
I hoped you guys like this chapter and let me know in the reviews what you think, Follow/Favorite this story to know more about what happens next in this remastered/remake story! Have a good day everyone!
Ja-ne!
