For those of you that are not aware, jacques0's Fairy Tail story of CHild of Heaven has come to an end.

I know I said this before, but I just want to say thank you to jacques0 for creating such an incredible story and for being my inspiration.

I vow to try to work twice as hard to make a story as great as yours.

Kudos to you jacques0!

Anyway, let's get this next chapter done. Enjoy the read!

Chapter 58

Regaining Memories Part 2

I stared at the young boy not really sure what I was comprehending. It did feel like it was like a mirror image of myself, but at the same time, I still felt doubtful if this boy was the real me. For all I knew, this could be another trick of some sort.

"You're... me?" I wondered. "But... if you're me... then who am I? Do you know?"

"You are Willy Falconer," said my younger self. "A boy who was raised in a village called Nomekop, a resident in Osia, and then a recent in Magnolia."

"I... don't know what those places are," I said. "Well... Nomekop I've heard from the council, but... I don't have any clue what Osia is. Man... there's a lot of things I don't know."

"That is to be expected," the younger me said. "I mean, after all, Brain did a number on our mind after all."

"Tell me. Do you really know about who I... well who we are?" I asked. "Please... if you do know then please tell me."

"In order for you to regain your memories, you must go back to the beginning," said my younger self. "Back to when you were first brought into this world."

"You mean... when I was born?" I asked.

The younger version of me nodded. "Correct. If you don't manage to regain your memories, then your life as you know it will come to an end."

At that moment, a strange current seemed to come from behind my younger self. The current buffeted into me sending me backward and tumbling. I tried to fight it, but the current made me blinded. Then the current stopped and I opened my eyes to find that my younger self somehow mysteriously disappeared. I looked around trying to find him, but everything was the same as it was before. Nothing, but blue water all around me exactly the same as it was before.

Then a felt a warm current and a strange light seeming to come from behind me. I turned around and I saw a strange floating ball of blue light.

"Who are you?" I wondered. "Are you... an enemy?"

Then the ball of blue light spoke in a voice that I've heard before back when I was free from the spell.

"No. I am a friend and I'm here to help you," the blue ball of light said. "I know everything about you and I can help you restore your memory."

Then the water around me began to change. The empty space began changing into a what appeared to be a town. I looked around a little freaked out, but at the same time amazed as the landscape finished taking shape. I was now standing in the middle of some kind of village. The place looked less than modern, but it looked beautiful and very active with lots of people appearing. Upon further looking around to my right I could see that large blue sea.

"What... what is this place?" I wondered. "And why... does it seem so familiar?"

Then I saw someone run right by me causing me to turn my attention towards the person. It was a young man looking to be in his thirties or so, bare-chested, had tan skin, and wore nothing but a pair of jean shorts and a pair of sandals. He appeared to look very panicked and very worried.

"Hold on Vera!" the man panted as he ran. "I'm coming! Just hang on until I get there!"

As I watched the man grow smaller and smaller as he ran, I couldn't help but feel my curiosity peaking.

"Vera? I wonder who that is?" I wondered to myself.

Then I decided to follow that man to see why he was in such a hurry to see this Vera person. I kept tailing him until finally, he led me to a house that had a crowd at the front door.

"What the heck? What's going on in there?" I wondered.

The man ran towards the house and carefully made his way through the crowd.

"Um... excuse me! Pardon me! Coming through!" he said.

Eventually, he made it inside the house. I then found myself inside the house in the middle of someone's bedroom. Inside the bedroom lying on the bed, there was a young woman. She was very young, had fair skin and had long black hair that went to her hips. Her eyes were stained with tears and she looked exhausted. She was also holding something that was inside a blanket in her arms close to her chest. With her was a young man who was old with white hair and a long beard to match and had a long white lab-coat while he wore his regular clothes underneath.

Then the man came bursting into the room panting and slightly sweaty. The woman then looked up at him as did the doctor.

"Vera! I'm here!" the man panted as he rushed to the woman's side. "Are you OK?!"

"I'm fine Richard," the woman replied smiling gently. "Just a little worn out that's all."

"I'm so sorry that I couldn't be here sooner," said Richard with slight sadness. "I didn't know that you'd have the baby while I was away."

"It's alright. You have nothing to be sorry for," said Vera. "Besides, now you can see your new son."

"My... son?" wondered Richard.

"Yes Mr. Falconer," said the doctor. "Allow me to congratulate you. Your wife has delivered a healthy baby boy."

Richard looked at the doctor with wide eyes and then looked back at Vera. "Is it true?! Is it really true?!"

"See for yourself," chuckled Vera.

She then unwrapped the blanket revealing a small baby boy hidden inside. The moment Richard saw the baby, he couldn't help but grin from ear to ear and his eyes twinkled with joy and pride.

"He's... he's beautiful..." he murmured.

"I know," said Vera. "He looks just like you."

"You think so?" wondered Richard. "Well, I can't argue with that. However, I think I see a little bit of you in him too. Especially around the hair."

The new parents then gazed at their baby boy as it slept peacefully. I watched on from afar staring with wonder and amazement. After a few seconds, Richard looked at Vera.

"So... what should we name him?" he asked. "I'm not exactly good with when it comes to names."

Vera chuckled. "Don't worry. I've chosen a name for him." She paused impressively and then she looked down at the baby. "I've decided to name him... Willy."

My eyes widened with surprise and Richard looked at Vera with surprise.

"Willy..." said Richard tasting how the name felt on his mouth. "Interesting... I like it."

"I figured you would," said Vera. "After all, it's simple and it's cute."

Then the baby began to stir and it opened its eyes and looked at his new parents for the first time ever. It cooed and babbled as it reached out with his tiny hands trying to reach them. Both Vera and Richard smiled and they each took a finger and let the baby hold them.

"See? He likes it," said Vera.

"So he does," smiled Richard. "Then it's decided. From this moment on, your name is Willy Falconer, my son."

As the new family continued to enjoy the moment, I couldn't help but feel a smile work its way to my lips. It was a smile of amazement and pride.

"So that's it... those two... are my parents," I said.

"That's right. This was when you were born in a village called Nomekop," said the voice. "It was a simple fishing village, but it was your home. Your Mother and Father raised you beside the water teaching how to fish, how to swim, and even how to handle boats. It was such a happy time and it seemed like it would last forever. But... sadly it wouldn't."

I was about to ask what the voice meant, but then suddenly the scene before me began to ripple like it was in the water. It started to change turning into another landscape entirely. Then I gasped. The village that I saw that was once a peaceful looking town was now engulfed in fires and flames and destruction. Buildings left and right were being burned down and people panicked and ran for their lives. The cause of all of this destruction was an army of people who were all wearing strange clothes and wore masks with symbols on them. They burned down houses and were killing people and kidnapping children.

My eyes widened in shock and horror at this horrible sight. At the same time, something in my mind told me that I seen and knew this sight before. Then at a particular house, I saw Mama running out from behind the house holding a young boy in her arms while Papa stood outside of the house standing his ground against three of the masked men. It didn't take me long to realize that it was me except I was a few years older.

I watched as my Mama ran as fast as she could until she unexpectedly bumped into one of the masked men. Then I began to realize. This particular memory was one that knew. A memory I buried deep in my mind hoping I wouldn't remember that tragedy again. As I watched my Mama run with me in her arms into the forest, my eyes began filling up with tears for I knew what was coming next. My younger self once again appeared next to me looking very solemn.

"This... this was when..." I murmured.

"That's right. This was when your whole village was destroyed by an attack," said the voice as I watched my Mama put the young boy that was me inside the hole of the tree. "Everything you loved, everything you cared about, gone. Even your Mother and Father who risked their lives to protect you were also gone. You were the only survivor. You even caught a glimpse of your Mother's corpse."

Sure enough, the scene changed again. This time, the village was completely destroyed and everything was in ashes and rubble. I could see myself wandering the village trying to see if there was anyone around. I then could see myself crying in front of my Mama's corpse upon realizing that she was gone. I covered my hand over my mouth as tears began to stream down my face and I couldn't bear to see this anymore. I looked way sobbing quietly as I realized that this was one of my memories. A memory that I would rather be better off forgetting.

The voice spoke to me in a soothing tone. "It's OK. It's a painful memory and it will be forevermore etched into our minds, but it gets better," she said.

I opened my eyes wiping my tears. "How?" I asked.

"Just take a look," said the voice

I looked up and I saw that it changed once again. Now the landscape changed to the inside of a cave. I looked around wondering why it changed to such a place, but then suddenly I heard the sound of a roar coming from above. I snapped my head looking upwards and my eyes popped out of my sockets. A giant blue dragon flew right past me kicking up dust carrying a large fish in its mouth. It touched down in the middle of the cave and placed the fish in front of a person who was with her. Upon looking closely, I saw that it was a younger me again, but I appeared to be a teenager just like the younger me that was acting as a guide. I was a bit surprised mostly because of the dragon.

"A dragon?!" I gasped. "What the heck am I doing with a dragon?!"

"That is your second and adoptive mother, Aquadia," said the voice. "When you were lost in the wilderness after you lost your village, she took you in. Sure she was a big dragon, but she was one of the kindest dragons you'd ever meet. She fed you, took care of you, raised you, and even taught you magic. In fact, she's the reason that we use the type of magic you know today."

I looked at my hands and stared at them with wonder. Even though it already had happened, I still couldn't believe it. I was taught how to use magic by a living breathing dragon.

"Whoa... that's... amazing," I said. "Unbelievable."

"It is isn't?" said the voice. "But... that too wouldn't last very long."

As I continued watching the memory, I noticed that Aquadia was slowly becoming transparent until the beast faded from existence. I was now left all alone looking very lonely and sad inside the cave.

"Aquadia took care of us as a good Mama should," continued the voice. "But then one day, she suddenly disappeared. You were once again all alone. However rather than despairing, you made it your mission to find Aquadia. So you set out on our own to look for her. You walked around in the wilderness until you were on the brink of hunger and dehydration. Luckily, you made our way to a village not too far away. A village called Osia. There you would meet another adoptive parent as well as friends who you would come to know as our best friends and even your next teacher."

I now could see myself standing in another village. It looked pretty much similar to Nomepok, but the only difference was that this village was by a forest instead of the sea. I once more saw people bustling about living their normal lives. Among them was me once again as a teen, but I was walking with a man and three other kids. The man I recognized was the associate that was with Tu-Chi, but I had a little trouble remembering the children that I was walking with. I then heard the voice again.

"That man who you are walking with is called Finn," it said. "And those children are known as the Strauss siblings, Mirajane, Elfman, and Lisanna."

"Finn...? Mira...? Elfman... and Lisanna?" I wondered. "Those names... they do sound familiar..."

"Yes. These people would become your closest friends along with a woman named Sieri," said the voice.

Then the scenery changed once again and I was now in a strange landscape outside of the village. There was a tall building standing in the middle of a lake and just on the shores of the lake, I could see myself once again fighting against a woman I immediately recognized.

"Wait... that's Tu-Chi!" I said. "So... she was my mentor just like she said."

"Correct," said the voice. "Tu-Chi was a master of water spells and she saw you, she saw something in you that made you special. That was when she decided to take you in as your student, mastering spells and gaining experience."

I continued to watch my younger self-train with Tu-Chi and began to feel nostalgic. This scene was so familiar and it felt like I remembered it well. However, that feeling didn't last very long. For in a torrent of bubbles, the memory changed.

I found myself standing in Osia once again. This time, Osia was in flames and the town seemed to be empty. I felt my face beginning to pale and stomach twist and turn.

"No... don't tell me..." I murmured. "Don't tell me this is another attack?!"

"Yes. It was," said the voice. "But don't worry. This time, things would be different."

Sure enough, I saw myself in the past running past all of the destruction looking very determined. Then I saw myself running into a building where Mira was happened next made my jaw drop. Inside of the building was Mira being corned by what looked like to be a monster. My younger self fought the demon bravely trying to protect Mira using my water magic, but the demon proved to be too strong as it was able to easily overpower me. Then Mira stepped in between the demon and me shielding me. The demon attacked not caring if Mira was in front of it raising its claws. At the last moment, I jumped in a pushed Mira out of the way taking the blow for her in my stead. Then the memory went black.

A few seconds later, I awoke to find that the demon was still there, but Mira was nowhere to be found. I then saw my younger self try to reason with the demon trying to get it to stop. At first, I couldn't figure out why, but then I saw that some of the demon features were similar to Mira's Then I realized.

"Wait a second... the demon and Mira... did they..." I began.

"Yes. Somehow when she saw you take the blow for her, Mira activated her magic power which you will eventually come to know is Take Over," finished the voice. "You blacked out after that battle. You and Mira were able to come out of that battle alive. However... things would get bad for the Strauss siblings because of that battle."

I then could see a house just outside of Osia. There was an angry mob outside of it holding torches, sickles, and various other items they were using for weapons. Inside of the house, the Strauss siblings were in under the window in one room trying their best to ignore the villagers. I could also see that Mira was wearing a cloak and her hand looked just like the demon that she and I encountered before. The voice then explained.

"Due to not being aware of her magical abilities at the time, the villagers thought of her to be a demon," it said. "No matter how much anyone tried to explain. And so not having much of a choice, the Strauss siblings were forced to leave Osia. Not wanting to leave them alone, you went along with them with the hopes of returning Mira to normal and finding another home."

I now saw my younger self walking through various places and landscapes along with the Strauss siblings as they looked for another place to live. Then the four eventually came to a town which was a lot bigger than either of the villages.

"Eventually, you all would end up in the town of Magnolia," said the voice. "There you would meet a group of people that you will eventually come to know as your closest friends and family. A group of people part of a wizard's guild called Fairy Tail."

That was a name I definitely knew. Not only that, but I saw a few familiar faces as I saw myself and the siblings among the guild members. I saw a younger Natsu who was picking a fight with a younger Gray, and I saw Elfman and Lisanna reading a book with a young blue-haired girl, and I saw Mira fighting with Erza. Seeing this made me smile at first, but then I saw my younger self sitting by myself at booth watching this scene.

"Why am I sitting all by myself like that?" I wondered asking the voice.

"It's because when Mira's condition was cured, you were focused on another mission," explained the voice. "That was finding information about Aquadia. You searched and you searched for any info, but sadly you weren't able to find anything. This was also the reason why you didn't join the guild at the time. But you didn't really mind it. As long as the Strauss siblings were happy, you were happy too. Plus, the people in Fairy Tail were very kind and good people."

There was a sudden burst of bubbles again as I began to see a different memory. What I saw surprised me. I was lying down on a bed in a hospital looking pale and very sick. Next to me was a doctor with white hair and a white beard. The moment I saw him, I had a nagging suspicion like I had seen this fellow before and I didn't like him.

"What's going on here?" I asked. "And why... do I feel like I despise that man with the white beard?"

"You had developed a condition when you had too much magic power inside of your body," said the voice. "You ended up in the hospital for days and then that was when you were taken. That man who you called Silver Beard was responsible for taking you away from Magnolia and into the what you would come to know as the Bureau of Magical Development."

At this point, I began to get a slight headache as that name struck a chord in my mind. I shook my head trying to shake off the pain as the memory changed once again in a ripple of water. I then saw my young myself being in a strange and spacious room hung by a pit with cables. My mind started to hurt a lot more now as I felt memories once again being brought up to the surface.

"No... this... this is when..."

"Yes. You were kidnapped by Silver Beard of which who was working for Brain of the Oración Seis," said the voice. "Are you starting to remember now?"

"Yes... I do," I said as I held my head. "I was experimented on and then... I..."

The memory then showed me being shocked by a strange energy with Silver Beard and Brain watching. My body seemed to tingle as if it was now remembering the pain that it felt back then. I stared at the scene unfolding in front of my eyes. My mind had become numb and I felt something gnawing inside of me. My mind was also going a mile a minute as all the memories that I've seen just now were now coming up to the surface. It felt overwhelming and I felt like I was going to throw up.

Then a dark cloud then slowly appeared in front of me. I looked up and I could see an image taking shape inside of the cloud. It was another memory. A memory that I didn't know, but knew what was transpiring in it. It was when Brain and Silver Beard had cast the spell to control me and were running tests to see if the spell worked. As Brain gave me orders during the test, I followed them without question whether it was destroying lacrima powered drones or training with the Oración Seis when they were children. The image vanished and a reflection of myself appeared. However, the reflection I saw wasn't me but at the same time was. It was me when I was Shark of the Oración Seis.

As I stared at other self, the self that was born thanks to Brain, I couldn't help but feel disgusted, angry, and ashamed. The reflection that was known as Shark may have had his eyes hidden in his mask, but I could feel his eyes staring right my own. Lifeless, cold, and even evil. I clenched my fists in anger and not wanting to see this alter ego of me anymore, I let out a scream of frustration and punched the cloud with my fist which was cloaked with my magic power destroying it.

Now there was nothing but silence. I stood there panting trying to calm myself down. The blue ball of light then reappeared behind me.

"I see that you now know that those memories are yours," it said.

"That may be so... but I don't know if I'm really happy about this," I said bitterly. "I may remember now and I know that it wasn't my fault, but that doesn't change the fact that I was that... that... being. Not to mention... I let myself be manipulated by those... those..."

"That's understandable," said the ball of light. "But you cannot allow yourself to think like that."

I then turned to the ball of light my anger cooling down a little bit. "How? At this point, I feel like I can't trust anyone. I can't even trust myself after everything that's happened... How? How can I make amends for what happened?"

There was a long silence. Then the ball of light hovered just in front of me.

" Some wizards are truly great at manipulation," it said gently. "They can lie, cheat, and even take control on you and treat you badly. The worst of it all is that they can somehow make it seem like those who are manipulated their fault. The only thing that you can do is to not fall for their tricks in the future. And to answer your other question, didn't someone once told you the answer about that question a while ago?"

At first, I didn't know what the light meant, but then Jellal's face came into my mind along with his words back when I first woke up.

"It's not just you. I too have done some terrible things that I have not been aware nor proud of. In fact, I'm the reason Nirvana's been activated. I've even done some things that are absolutely unforgivable. I thought that the only way for me to atone for my sins was to give up my life, but... something made me change my mind. Something that someone once told me."

I looked at Jellal. "And... what did that person say?"

Jellal smiled and looked up at Erza. "She told me that I can make up for my mistakes by living with hope. As long as I'm alive, I won't rest until Nirvana is destroyed."

"That's right... Jellal did say something like that," I said. "He didn't let it get to him even though that he didn't know and was aware of the horrible things he did..."

"That's right," said the ball. "And you shouldn't let it get to you either. You must try to move on and live your life. You're free now and free to live your life however you see fit. Now... it is time for you to return Willy."

Then I felt a strong but gentle current start pushing me upwards. Feeling a bit surprised I looked down as the ball of light seemed to grow smaller and smaller as I went upwards.

"Hey! Wait a minute!" I cried as I tried to swim downwards. "I still have a lot of questions!"

"Those questions will be answered in time," the ball of light said. "For now, you must return to the world of the living and clear your name. I will await your return soon."

The current continued pushing me upwards until the ball of light disappeared from sight. As I looked upwards, I saw that was getting closer and closer to the surface of the water until my entire world became white.

I burst forth from the surface of the water sucking in as much air as I could. I gasped and coughed as I kept my head afloat just above the water. I went under the water and then pumped my legs making me shoot out from the water and landed on dry land. I stayed there panting on my hands and knees as I stared at the ground, the water dripping down on it.

"I... I remember," I said. "I remember everything now."

Then I heard some people rush over to me causing me to look up. Among them, was Gran Doma and the Magic Council, a couple of guards from the council, Tu-Chi, and Finn. Tu-Chi stepped forward.

"Do you know who you are now, Willy?" she asked.

I looked at Tu-Chi as well as all the other people there next to her. "Yes. I do Master. I remember everything now."

Willy's memories have now returned!

But the council had seen them too. Is Willy cleared of the charges or is he still guilty?

Stay tuned!

Dragoman out!