Fairy Tail: Eien no bōken o kakinaosu
Chapter 14: Just do Whatever!
Lisanna, Setsuko, and Aspen stood near the shores of the Galuna Islands, waiting for Erza to arrive. The calming nighttime breeze and smell of salty waters passed Lisanna where she stood. Her skirt billowed in the wind and her hair did slightly as well. A calm smile rose once she saw a ship coming her way. The ship Lisanna recognized was a pirate ship. Lisanna knew the scarlet-haired wizard would soon get here her way. The shipboatally docked, finally lowering a ramp for not one but two passengers of the boat to get off. They walked out of the boat with each getting tension to their meeting with Lisanna. She did not panic, her face showing no fear to the two as they greeted the first one whose face was screwed into a glare but smiled up at her.
"Nice to see you finally made it… Erza." she greeted.
"Are Natsu, Gray, Lucy, and Happy all on this island?" Titania asked calmly but forcefully.
"Yes, and they are here doing the request, but there's kind of a snag going on. You will have time to listen to me while we collect Happy and Lucy?" Lisanna responded with a smile still present, "Gray is in the possession of the villagers, Natsu should be somewhere on this Island. Lucy is dealing with a girl with a large rat on the island too, so we should go get her and Happy first." She turned her attention from the two and added, "It's your call if we stay and help. There is this crazy ceremony going on that is reawakening a monster. Several people are involved in it, so it'll be life threatening for the people here." She turned back and saw the blue-white haired girl standing with Erza, "Oh, I'm sorry, didn't see you there, an acquaintance of Erza?"
The girl nodded holding out a nervous hand but smiled, "Please meet you, I'm Sorano."
They shook hands with Lisanna introducing herself next, "Nice to meet you Sorano, I'm Lisanna Strauss. The two with me are Setsuko Koori and Aspen," She turned back from them and requested, "So, ready to get the troublemakers?"
"Lead the way to them." Erza ordered arms folded.
Lisanna nodded in response, and she heads into the forest, Erza, Setsuko, Aspen, and Sorano following her.
Sorry guys… But you broke the rules; I happen to play my part.
Sherry could not this girl was able to force close a Celestial spirit gate even when she controlled her Spirit. She had to admit, this girl was more of a wizard than she thought. Now Lucy was going to fight her for real this time, she would see what she could do, she would not fail the Cold Emperor. The hot pink haired wizard watched as a powerful magic was radiating Lucy's body as she called out, a yellow–gold magic circle appeared in her outstretched hands.
"Star-Make…"
"This girl can use molding magic?" Sherry gasped her blue eyes widen,
"Rush!" Lucy added, as multiple stars appeared from the magic circle Lucy conjured and headed straight for Sherry. Unlike the light she showed Gray, Natsu, and Happy the other day, this was Star-Make when used for creations. The many yellow stars came close to the hot pink haired wizard as she then dodged them, the stars hitting the rocks behind her.
'I am impressed, simply incredible molding magic at her level. This might be the work of a beginner, but even so that was powerful from just one basic attack.' Sherry thought, 'This girl isn't eye-candy, she's got a brain.'
'She dodged my Star-Make: Rush attack, but I am not scared. I learned a few spells that still might come in handy. But first,' She reached for her whip from her belt and held it out, 'I better not waste my magic just yet.'
(Cue Work hard, Lucy—Fairy Tail Volume one Soundtrack)
Holding the black whip tightly in her hands, she then held it over her head, twirling it before sending it to Sherry like a ball and chain crying out. Sherry sidesteps from the whip as it crashes to where she normally stands.
"Not bad. For someone would risk my control of your spirits, you're a feeble Celestial Spirit wizard, nevertheless." The Doll Play wizard said, staring angrily at her.
"That's right!" Lucy replied to her whip still in her left hand, "I'm not going to allow my spirits to be controlled by you. So now, this battle will have a different outcome for you!" and sent her whip at Sherry again, the Doll Play wizard dodging as her whip crashed to the ground, breaking it up where it landed.
"Marionette Arrack: Rock Doll!" Sherry's mascara filled eyes narrowed in anger as she called out, hands up like a puppeteer again while the rocks behind Sherry rose from the ground.
Lucy stepped back, a smile on her face. "This'll only end up a game of cat and mouse! I can handle what you create with my Creation magic," she pointed out, as the rocks formed themselves into a large rock creature. She looked up with her brown eyes fixated on the colossus sized creature. Sherry was on his head, controlling the stone creature.
"Oh, that's too funny! Is that a part of love, too?" she questioned from above, "So, cat-and-mouse it is. Let's see you break this rock."
Lucy kept her smile, placing her whip back on her belt and demanded, "I'm not afraid, hit me with your rock doll!" she ordered.
"I see, a brave little mouse we are, Lucy." Sherry smirked evilly, raising her right hand to lift the Rock Doll's right fist to aim it at the weaponless Celestial Spirit wizard, "Well, since you ask so nicely!" and the while she control the doll, the rock fist was then sent it way to collided with Lucy who smirked.
'Gotcha…' she thought, "Star-Make: Barrier!" called out Lucy, a yellow-gold magic circle appearing under feet as a bright yellow dome like shield surrounded Lucy with outer a clearer color with yellow star all around it as the rock fist collided with the dome not the blond Celestial wizard. Lucy kneeled to the ground, holding the barrier up with her outstretched hands. Sherry's eyes widen at the girl's quick thinking.
"Do you can conjure a shield?" Sherry asked still smiling," No matter, even the strongest protection won't last long!" and still holding her hands, commanding the Rock Doll to continuously punch at the barrier, causing Lucy to flinch as cracks started to form.
'She's right, can't hold it forever, she will shatter it… Wait, I got it!' Lucy realized before her barrier could be destroyed, "Star-Make: Shatter!"
The barrier around started to break, not from the force Sherry was putting on it, but from Lucy's command. The cracks around the barrier started to form into large stars before finally breaking away from Lucy and hitting the Rock Doll, scratching up the body and breaking the right arm off. Sherry was shocked; this girl damaged her Rock Doll. As Lucy stood panting a little, Sherry spoke again to the Celestial wizard,
"I see your Molding magic isn't half bad if you could use it as an after effect like with that barrier." She said, "But let's see what other tricks you have under your sleeves." As the left fist of the Rock Doll came crashing down to Lucy, the Celestial wizard jumped from it before running around.
"Crap, I need some way to get her away from that Doll." Lucy said to herself as the Rock Doll then crashed its fist at Lucy, making her dodge again from it.
"Don't let her get away, Rock Doll!" Sherry ordered, pointing her right hand in Lucy's direction as it followed her, "Go after that child!"
"Child, you're nuts! I am the same age as you if not older!" Lucy retorted irritably.
"Oh!" Sherry grinned evilly her teeth resembling demon teeth and her eyes lacking irises, keep wasting your time talking and we will catch up to you!"
"I really need to think what spell will help me!" Lucy said still running, panic stricken.
"Uh Oh!" Sherry warned in a taunting tone, "We'll catch up if you don't watch where you're going!" crashing another left hook at Lucy, making her scream and jump again as they left the forest and near a much rockier area when Lucy turned and screamed as the Rock Doll held its foot over her while waving her arms frantically.
"Okay! Make her go splat!" She ordered the Rock Doll, its foot missing Lucy as she rolled away. The blond Celestial wizard recovered but saw the ground under her start to crack apart.
"H-Hold on! This is…" and realized where she was and exclaimed, "A cliff!"
Sherry's chase of Lucy led the Celestial wizard to a cliff, the rushing waters hitting the Cliffside as it was to be the end for Lucy, but she had to stay calm and stood up to face the one armed Rock Doll as the rock under her started to crumble under her as she started to fall into the waters, but yelled, "If I'm taking a dip, so are you!" Her left hand glowed as a yellow-gold magic circle appeared in her hand while she called out, "Star Make: Whip!" and a chain of stars emerged from the magic circle and wrapped it around the Rock Doll's body before crushing it, shattering it as the head Sherry was riding on fell to as she screamed too. Lucy smirked; her whip then headed to Sherry wrapping it around her body tying it up.
"What…?!" Sherry gasped while Lucy pulled her closer to her before the two girls hit the seashore nearing the ocean. Lucy got up, scratches on her body while the ocean was behind her. She panted slightly as Sherry got up from the ground.
"Your careless wizard, you could have killed us!" she spat, looking irritated her.
Lucy smiled, a determined look on her face, "What can I say, I learn something from my comrades." She placed her two hands up over her head, "This is how Fairy Tail wizards do things!" as her hands glowed, up in the five magic circles appeared one by one, taking the shape of a star in the sky. The magic circles started to spin around rapidly in the air before glowing like one huge star, "This to end this 'Love Game', Star Make: Star Shower!"
Like heavy raindrops falling from the sky, many yellow stars fell from the sky and star shape, crashing down on Sherry as she looks in the air wide eyed. The impact made an explosion of dust fly around the Doll play wizard, her body flying out of it while dizzy eyed, "I've… lost?! Me?!" she exclaimed, the Doll Play falling onto the sandy beach, defeated.
Lucy winked her right eye and smiled stating to Sherry, the sun starting to rise around them, "What do you think now? I am a member of Fairy Tail too, you know?"
"Even if the light of my life should go out…" Sherry stated, thinking of the slanted eyed frowning Lyon, "My love for you is genuine, Gold Emperor."
"You aren't going to die yet!" Lucy assured her still winking her eye, "Quit exaggerating!"
With lifeless in her blue eyes, Sherry ordered, "Angelica, avenge me…"
Lucy gasped, she forgot about the rat as it came lunging from behind her, ready to strike as Lucy gasped, realizing something, "What?! She was not a puppet?!" but Lucy lost her balance and fell to the ground. Angelica loomed even closer as Lucy added, "Uh Oh! I cannot move my legs!"
Angelica was ready to come down on Lucy, ready to flatten the Celestial wizard like a pancake, "Oh, no!" she screamed, fearing the end for her after working hard to master a few spells from her Star Make book. But suddenly, Angelica's stomach was slashed by a young red-haired girl as Erza came to save Lucy's life. Erza's eyes were unseen from her hair in the way, leaving a dark tone on her face. The teal-colored rat fell to the ground near its owner, both owner and pet now defeated. Erza stood there the sand picking up under her feet from her Feet as Lucy finally got up to greet the Re-quip wizard with a smile and a friendly wave.
"Erza!"
But there was not a happy look in the scarlet haired wizard, but a look on anger. Toneless black eyes stared at the Celestial wizard as Lucy squeaked a reply of "…Ma'am!" still waving her right hand with a blank look on her face and her eyes too.
'Oh, right! We are here because we broke the guild's rule and took an S-Class request…' Lucy thought blue in the face and blank brown eyes staring in realization. She completely forgot about it, and Erza is here because they broke the rules. Erza stared at the shock Celestial wizard with disappointment in those black eyes.
"Lucy, I take it you know why I'm here… Or should I say… Why we're here." She replied sternly.
"To take us back… right?" Lucy replied shivering in fear innocently, "Wait, what do you mean, 'We'?"
Lucy gasped as Lisanna, Aspen, Setsuko, and Sorano walking up to Erza, the first three folding her arms in a serious manner while still smiling and the second waving friendly but knowing where this will go.
"Sorry Lucy, hate to play to the goody-goody cliché, but you broke the rules." Lisanna smiled.
"We didn't want to get in trouble, it was Natsu's idea anyway," Setsuko admitted.
"Yup," Aspen nodded.
"Sorry from me too, I guess." Sorano replied nervously.
From above them on the cliff, the masked man in Deliora's chamber chuckled evilly as Happy and Shiro came flying in calling to stunned expressional Lucy.
"Lucy!" not realizing Erza, Lisanna, and Sorano were there too adding happily, "What a relief! Are you alight…?" But save4 the dark corner of Erza's eyes, the anger in them as the blue cat flew away from the scene. But Erza caught him, holding him by his tail while he looked stunned as well. Shiro, seeing the other girls were not in trouble, flew next to them.
"Where's Natsu?" she asked in more of an ordering voice than a normal one.
"Wait, here me out!" Lucy reassured the strict looking Titania, getting up, "I apologize for coming without permission, but something bad is happening on this island!" she continued as Erza stared with sternness in her eyes, some guys are trying to revive a frozen demon and the villagers are suffering because of their magic! Things are bad!" she looks solemnly at her before adding, "We want to save this island somehow…"
"Not interested…" spoke Erza tonelessly in response, "Lisanna gave me the full details, but not interested."
"Th-Then at least let us finish the job…!" Lucy replied but flinched as Erza held her sword close to her face.
"You're mistaken, Lucy…" Erza said eyes narrowed, "You betrayed our master and what's worst your own friend who came here under our master's wishes to bring you back." her eyes darken with even more anger, "You will pay the price… Lisanna," The Queen of the Fairies ordered to the white haired Takeover wizard, "Make sure she's 'comfortable'."
"Yes ma'am." Lisanna understood as she walked closer to Lucy. The Celestial wizard started to walk backwards from Lisanna, not knowing what she would do to her, until she fell to her back. She looked up into the sky as Lisanna pinned her down, their faces close to one another and her grip on her arms as she struggled. Lisanna's grip was tight despite her lack of muscles, and it was no way for Lucy to escape. The blue and brown eyes met as she then saw the change in her face. It was like looking at someone would kill you if you even talked to their friend, eyes like lifeless dummies.
"Lisanna… Why…?" she asked terrified
"Sorry Lucy sweetie." she replied getting closer to her ear and whispered, "You broke the rules, it's time to pay for it…"
Lucy's eyes widened with shock as she screamed as loud as possible with Sorano blankly watching.
"And I thought my old guild was like that."
Several villagers were outside as a certain Ice wizard was waking up from last night's events. He was sleeping inside one of the buildings; his body except his head was covered in a sheet half naked as always. He rose from the covers, his body patched up in bandages with gauze on the right side of his forehead. He looked around to see where he was. The last thing remembered was being knocked out by Natsu and Lisanna allowing him. That was all he remembered except for his battle with Lyon.
"Where am I?" he muttered to himself, finally getting up from the little mat he was once laying on and exited the area he was in. The Ice wizard walked outside into the warm seeing the village again as a girl's voice spoke to him while walking up to them as well.
"Thank goodness you're okay." Spoke a woman's voice that caught Gray's attention to her. It was one of the natives of the island, a young woman with pale skin, and short blue hair. She was wearing an orange bra and green skirt, in addition to a large purple and white necklace, red bracelets and a yellow strap around her neck. Her left leg was a blue demon leg while her other leg was normal.
"What is this place?" Gray asked her, wondering if this was still the village Natsu, Aspen, Setsuko, Lisanna, and Lucy were in or not.
"It's a storage area not too far from the village." The young woman answered kindly. "Everything was destroyed in the attack night. So, we decided to come here for shelter."
Gray's mouth was slightly agape. 'So that is where I am, then how come I am not… That is right, Natsu and Lisanna tried to save the people in the village, and they knock me out.' Gray added, "The whole village? That's horrible."
Gray gasped, remembering Lyon's orders to the three who agreed right away.
"Destroy the village. It is a shame there must be bloodshed,"
Gray frowned, disappointed in Lyon's choice of action. He went all this way to make sure no one got in his way. 'How far have you fallen, Lyon?' he thought, 'I cannot believe it. They did It.' while looked around to see some the villagers around the storage area either some covered up and hidden in the shadows and others active. Gray felt a ping of pain, his body still hurting from the other night.
"You know, it's a miracle Natsu, Aspen, Setsuko, Lucy, and Lisanna were here. Thanks to their bravery, everyone was able to make it out alive." replied the female villager.
"So, are they still being here somewhere?" Gray asked, looking at her. He is going to have to thank them for saving everyone, even if knocking him out was the only thing to do.
"Yes, they actually wanted me to show you their tent once you finally woken up." the villager replied calmly.
"Which tent?" he asked again still frowning.
"They're waiting for you in that big one right over there." she instructed, pointing her finger at one of the bigger tents.
"Thank you." Gray nodded back before walking to the big tent the villager requested. Gray wondered if they were all right as he pulled past the flap to enter inside. He was not greeted by the expressions of happiness and worried faces from Natsu, Lisanna, and Lucy, but instead greeted by the angry serious look of Erza Scarlet. She sat in one of the chairs, her legs crossed, looking at the Ice wizard impatiently. Lucy and Happy were there too, both tied up and crying silent tears. Lucy looks like someone attacked her as her hair was messy. Lisanna sat reading a book but looked up at Gray with the same stare Erza was giving him. Setsuko and Aspen, Shiro too, sat with Lisanna, the three playing cards and eyed the ice wizard. And lastly, there was another girl who Gray did not know. She sat staring at the boy, wondering who he was.
"You made me wait." The Queen of the Fairies said impatiently, "Not smart."
"Erza!" Gray gasped, but thought panic stricken, 'Crap, I forgot about her and that means… Lisanna was just playing the part to keep everyone calm, why didn't I realize it sooner?'
"Why are they tied up" he asked, stilling the tearful Celestial wizard and blue furred cat.
"Lucy and Lisanna got me to speed with everything that happened." Erza replied while the two were still crying, "I thought you were sent to stop Natsu and those two fools." She got up from her chair and added, "Lisanna came here before to make sure you four don't cause any more trouble while I'm not around. Setsuko and Aspen agreed to help in exchange of not being punished," she paused before placing her hands to her hips, "Needless to say, I'm disappointed."
"Where is he anyway?" Gray asked seeing the Fire Dragon Slayer was not here with them.
"Lisanna said he should be at the temple right now." said the new girl, "By the way, my name's Sorano, I came here with Erza the other night."
"Well, we know where to collect him now." Erza added sternly.
"Natsu and Lisanna were fighting the Cold Emperor's lackeys, but when we came back, they were gone." Lucy explained softly.
"After getting the rest of the story from Lucy, we decided to come find you." Lisanna finished getting up and placing her hands to her hips as well, thinking back to look around the destroyed village for any sign of Gray or the lackeys. "But when we came to where the village was, we couldn't find you anywhere."
"So, I did some scouting in the air, and from up there I can see that the villagers have moved into this storage area." Happy explained, thinking back to being tied up like a kite and forced to look around for the Ice wizard and found him here.
"Okay, we going to the temple in search for Natsu, and then we're going back to the guild." Erza calmly ordered me to walk past Gray with her eyes closed.
"But we can't leave the island just yet!" Gray said declining the idea abandoning the island, the mission, and Lyon to do whatever he wants, "If the girls filled you in, then you exactly what these villagers are going through right now!"
Erza looked at the Ice wizard with a frown, Lisanna walking up to Gray as well the two look at him with stern looks. "And what would be your point?" Erza asked sternly, eyeing Gray with her brown eyes sharp at him. Gray paused for a moment and thought to himself. Did he have a point?
Natsu yawned, finally getting up after deciding to sleep far from the temple after departing with Lisanna, Setsuko, and Aspen. He rubbed the sleep from his eyes.
"Man, I finally come up with a perfect plan, then I go and oversleep." He groaned and came up to the entrance of the temple and stood ready to go inside. With his fist held up tightly, he smiled confidently, "All right, let's do this!"
"Lisanna and I came here solely on apprehending these fools for breaking the rules of the guild." Erza explained, but thought to herself, 'How can Natsu just blindly forget about the past, doesn't he care about Lisanna's feelings?' she continued speaking to him, "I am not interested in anything other than that."
"Rules?!" Gray repeated angrily, appalled Erza would just let this go, "Have you seen what happened to the people on this island?!"
"I have." she replied coolly.
"And you're just going to turn your back on them, especially you Lisanna. You promised you would help us! Why are you three siding with Erza, you came along too?!" He retorted to the two wizards.
"I care about bringing you guys home or is two years ago just a joke Gray. It is not about me, I made my decision if Erza orders us to leave, so that is that." she said, her blue eyes showing the same coldness her sister showed years ago.
"We did not want to get in trouble, it was Natsu and Happy's idea to steal the request and drag us into it. Either that, or be punished," Aspen said, looking to Gray with a frown.
"Besides, their request is posted in every Guild Hall." Erza replied much higher now, "The villagers would be much more suited for wizards who were cleared for S-Class." Her eyes were hidden under her hair as she finished, "You're not qualified."
"How can the both of you be so heartless?" he asked Erza and Lisanna, hearing that they want to abandon this island just to take them home. That was the straw that broke the female wizards' back, looking to Gray with darkness in their eyes.
"What did you say?" they asked darkly.
"That's no way to speak to the great Erza!" Happy shouted frantically from his binds.
"Don't suck up, Happy." Lisanna added darkly to the blue furred cat.
"Yes momma!" Happy squeaked in response seeing the dark looks in her eyes. Even Sorano shivered in fear, and she was a former dark Wizard. Erza held up her left hand, a red magic circle appearing from her fingertips as her silver sword was summoned to her hand as Lisanna's right arm changed into a Tigress claw.
"Have you chosen to defy the guild's rules as well?" Both females spoke at once and Gray gasped as Erza's blade and Lisanna's claw were pointed directly at his neck, yet they added, "You'll face the same punishment!"
Sorano, Lucy, Setsuko, Aspen, Shiro, and Happy watched nervously at the two wizards ready to harm Gray for breaking the rules. Lisanna, for as long as Lucy has known her, has only shown this side of seriousness on several occasions so this side of her was not a surprise for Lucy. But Gray did not seem too alarmed but took hold of Erza's weapon and Lisanna's hand and lowered it not from his chin, but to his chest where the Fairy Tail mark was. The two gasped as Gray gripped the blade, his dark eyes showing seriousness in them.
"Do what you must…" he offered to the two wizards coldly, making the three others gasped while Gray gritted his teeth in anger, "For me there's no other choice to be made. I can't watch away for what I what I know is right."
Erza and Lisanna gasped, was he serious about this? They gritted their teeth in anger too while Gray gripped the blade tightly until his hand started to bleed from the base. He released it and walked away from the girls and walk to the flap of the tent without a second glance at the female wizards and Happy. Happy and Lucy were dumbfounded that Gray had the guts to stand up to them like that, but Sorano smiled at him when he left.
'He's got moxie there's no mistaking it.'
"I'm seeing this through until the end." He told them, facing the blinding sunshine outside before glaring at Titania and Wild's Soul, "And you can't stop me."
Erza grunted, trying to say to Gray, but he left the tent, leaving the girls and Happy to themselves.
"Jeez, I'll never forget how stubborn he really is. Once his mind's made up, he will do it. That is Gray concisely. He really wants to stop that Lyon fellow, and if he wants to, he wants to." Lisanna sighed. Her arm reverted to normal and added frowning, "But still, we are going to help him, right Erza?"
Erza had not responded to Lisanna yet, but Happy and Lucy's hearts were thumping fast as the scarlet-haired wizard faced them with a dark glint in her eyes. The two shrieked with fright while Lucy responded frantically.
"Please don't be mad at us, we don't have any control over Gray!"
"He's not feeling like himself right now because he lost a fight with his old friend!" Happy explained frantically too.
But Erza paid them no mind but slice her sword at them. But instead of cutting them up into little pieces, they realized that their ropes were cut up and they were set free.
Erza sighed, speaking more to herself than to her comrades and Sorano, "These events are intolerable. We'll deal with the immediate problems for now." She ordered the group.
Happy and Lucy were overjoyed, feeling happy that they would stay and help, "Thank you!"
"This doesn't change anything. You're still going to face punishment." Erza responded to the cheerful smiles of the two.
Their smiles of delight were crushed with disappointment.
"Yes ma'am," they replied, remembering that they were in trouble.
"By the way Lucy, what happened to you top?" Lisanna asked, finally noticing she was not wearing the green top anymore.
"That Sherry girl ripped it during our fight, so it's long gone now." Lucy sighed, lowering her head in shame.
"Well check my bag; I've got a surprise for you." Lisanna said finally smiled normally at her. Lucy did as she was requested and dug into her bag to find something wrapped in paper. She unwrapped it and gasped in shock at what it was, even Sorano, Setsuko, Aspen, and Shiro. It was a new shirt; it was brand new. It was a white top with yellow edges with a big star in the front. Lucy's eyes sparkled at the new shirt.
"I wasn't fibbing when I said I went shopping, so I got that for you. Do you like it?" Lisanna explained, the blond-haired Celestial wizard quickly grabbed hold of Lisanna, rubber her face on her cheek.
"Thank you so much Lisanna, I love you!" Lucy exclaimed brightly. Lisanna kept her smile, releasing Lucy from her blushing slightly.
"I'll take your kisses later, right now I got a Dragon Slayer to help." She eyes Erza, Setsuko, Aspen, Shiro, Sorano, and Happy, "You guys' man the fort here, and Lucy will assist you. She is a lot stronger now with her Star Make practice."
Erza and Sorano's eyes were widening as dinner plates. "She can do Maker magic!" they repeated in disbelief.
Lucy blushed fidgeting a little, "Well, I'm still a beginner at best. I know only a few spells: Star Make Rush, Star Make Barrier, Star Make Shatter, Star Make Whip, and Star Make Star Shower." she explained to the group.
"Unreal, impressive for someone who's first magic is Celestial Spirit magic." Sorano said impressed.
"You're a Celestial Spirit wizard too?" Lucy and Lisanna asked.
"Yes." She replied, holding up her key ring that had nine keys, three golden keys that made Lucy look interested and six silver ones.
"You have three Zodiac keys, where'd you get them?" she asked curiously.
Sorano froze upon hearing Lucy wanting her answer but turned away, her voice lacking any emotion, "It's complicated, I can't really tell you." She walks away from the group to sit on one of the crates. Lucy and Happy stared blankly at her, confused by her odd behavior.
"What's with her?" Lucy asked.
"It's complicated." Erza repeated as Lisanna left the tent to find Natsu.
Lyon stood inside the temple; his eyes narrowed facing one of the subordinates that came back after the events of destroying the village. His arms were folded, and he frowned at him.
"How pathetic, it seems you are the last one standing, Toby."
The dog man wizard growled in shame, sad he was the only one left after Yuka and Sherry were defeated. Toby had gauze on his forehead from where he pricked himself from his and Lisanna's battle. Lyon sat down on an old throne, still facing the dog man wizard.
"Those Fairy Tail wizards, they're quite impressive." He commented. Each one of them was able to beat all three former Lamia Scale members with ease, they were strong, nonetheless. Except for Toby, who defeated himself with his own hand.
"Hey, can we keep the whole shocking me a secret?" Toby asked, not wanting his fellow comrades to find out.
"This unfortunate turn of events could out the resurrection of Deliora at jeopardy." spoke the masked man walking into the temple throne room unannounced.
"Zalty," Lyon confirmed, looking at the hunched masked man who grinned, "Stealthy as ever," he added to him.
"If all goes as planned, the demon should awaken at some point tonight." Zalty said to the Ice wizard, "But we have to keep an eye out for those wizards. If they were to interrupt the Moon Drip ceremony, then Deliora would forever be entombed in ice." he paused before adding, "Salamander, Wild's Soul, and Titania are quite powerful. They could easily foil our plans." He assured him while Toby stood away from him.
"As always, you seem remarkable well informed." Lyon commented holding his left hand up while frowning coldly, his hand emitting a white mist, "But no matter, I can't say I'm worried. Those fools may be strong, but they're no match for me."
"I was hoping you say that." Zalty replied, "So it's very reassuring to hear." He bowed to the Cold Emperor with his right arm in front of his chest, "But still allow me the honor of joining you in battle for old times' sake."
"Hold on!" Toby exclaimed to the hunched masked man, "I didn't know you were a wizard too!"
"Yes, it's been a while since I used it." Zalty explained looking up to Lyon smiling, "I've dabbled into a particular form of magic of lost magic."
"Sure." Lyon replied to the masked man's request to assist him, "We could use another wizard." But their conversation was interrupted by rumbling sounds from outside the temple. Toby reacted with a jump, holding his left arm up to his face. Zalty was not smiling, wondering where that was coming from.
"It's an earthquake!" exclaimed Toby, as the temple the three wizards were standing in started to tilt to the left, Lyon commented, "I'm not so sure…"
"It's all coming down!" yelled Toby while Natsu was destroying pillars to the temple, his left fist wrapped in flames as he put his plan in action. Finally, the whole temple was tilted on the left side, which means no moonlight can get through to Deliora. Inside the temple, the Deliora survivors were screaming in fear, with nothing to hold onto while they slid or fell across the floor. Back with Salamander, The Fire Dragon Slayer opened his mouth letting out a powerful stream of yellow-orange flames that hit the ceiling, and going up to where Lyon, Toby, and Zalty were through the floor that was the ceiling to Natsu's viewpoint. The three wizards watched the towering inferno of flames, surprised that this turn of events that has transpired.
Lyon grunted in anger demanding, "What is the meaning of this?!" while Toby on his right was on the floor and Zalty remained on his feet.
"We're in trouble." Toby admitted while fearing for the worse.
Zalty was not fazed by his words, but kept his calm smile, "I should have known Salamander would make the first move. And it seems the other is not that close by."
"The other?" Toby repeated in confusion.
"The one who's one takeover rivals Salamander's Dragon Slayer magic… Wild's Soul is closing in to the ruins as well." Zalty said still smiling, "So, it appears we have guests"
The three wizards look down to see Natsu down there from the hole he created.
(Cue Natsu's theme—Fairy Tail Volume one soundtrack)
Natsu chuckled, seeing he got the three wizards' attention his hands to her hips, "You know I usually end up breaking stuff by accident. It is funny how hard it is. I am trying to do it on purpose." he said with delight in his voice.
Lyon grunted in anger looking at Natsu, his slanted eyes narrowed.
"What do you think you're doing here?!" He demanded the Dragon Slayer.
Natsu looked at the three his temple throbbing with veins ready to burst. His left hand up to his face, which showed his Fairy Tail stamp, "I'm going to knock this place over. Then you will not be able to shine moonlight on that demon you got underground!"
Just as Zalty said, Lisanna was closing in on the temple, seeing the explosions of magic coming from the temple and guess Natsu was playing his part well.
"Looks like that will slow things now for a bit." Lisanna said in her Animal Soul: Wings Transformation, "Better help Natsu out before things get messy." She decided to fly closer to the adjusted temple and cancelled her Wings takeover. Her left hand was to her hip while waiting for the chance to enter. She did not want to be ambushed by any of Lyon's minions; her goal was on the Cold Emperor himself.
"Can't rush in just yet, need to make sure Natsu fights him." She held her left fist up, "If we can hold him off, then he won't be able to free Deliora. Natsu's damage plus our interruption might save this island from destruction."
Lyon stared at the wizard, shocked that this one boy could mess up everything he had hoped for years. He wanted to surpass Ur, to surpass Gray completely, but this Dragon Slayer just goes and messes things up for him.
"Insolent fool!" Lyon stated to the Dragon Slayer, his eyes on the Cold Emperor, "Just you do you think you are?! You dare challenge me?!"
"Okay, could someone please explain to me what's going, because I'm completely stumped?" said Toby, still not following what was happening so far.
"Unfortunately, this boy's the reason the temples now tilted." Zalty explained, "I assume he destroyed the support pillar on one side, doing so caused the temple to shift in that direction. This in turn prevents any moonlight shining directly on Deliora." Zalty smirked at what the Fire Dragon Slayer was up to, "It's an ingenious plan. I'm surprised that dope thought of that."
Under Natsu's feet were yellow-orange flames surging from the ground as he exclaimed, "Enough of your babbling!"
"Fire from his feet?!" Lyon realized while Toby's mouth was agape.
"Yeah! Fire comes all out of his body!" Toby said, remembering his fight with Salamander and Wild's Soul. As Natsu went flying up to Lyon his fire acting like boosters, a voice called out from behind.
"Phoenix Flame Burst!" as a red-orange stream of flames was fired from behind him, Toby, and Zalty and not only Natsu's head collided with the Ice wizard's chest, but he was then enveloped by the flames from the individual. Zalty and Toby were wide eyed in shock, so was Lyon to be hit so easily on both sides.
Lisanna has entered the throne room, already in her Phoenix Soul, her attack traveling over to the Cold Emperor and Toby. But the Lyon the two attacks hit started to shatter, revealing ice before break into pieces. Toby and Zalty were shocked 'Lyon' broke but the other attacker, revealed to be Lisanna both, were shocked at what they attacked.
"What… A fake?!" they both realized in astonished, but Lisanna screamed, "Natsu, look out!"
But Natsu did not have time to react, as the real Lyon appeared on the ground, his left hand out announcing, "Ice Make: Eagle!" and several small eagles shaped like ice came flying from the light blue magic circle and heading its way to the airborne Dragon Slayer who turned to them.
"You can't dodge them in the air!" Lyon told him, his hand was still out controlling the ice eagles. Lyon smirked, but Natsu was not fazed, shooting a stream of yellow-orange flames from his, the stream of flames allowed Natsu to land back the ground missing the Eagles. Lyon's hand was still outstretched as Natsu let out two streams of flames from his feet, heading to Lyon but ducking to evade the attack.
"You're mine!" Lisanna exclaimed, her two outstretched hands now ablaze with two twirling ribbons of flame like wings, "Phoenix Wing Attack!" and crashed her fiery wings at Lyon who then held up an Ice Make Shield to protect himself. Lisanna was close to the Ice wizard, her blue eyes narrowed in anger as she jumped to Natsu's side with a twist in the air. Lyon's knees were still bent to the ground, looking at Natsu and Lisanna while the flames Natsu created were still glowing the room, the surroundings a much brighter orange color.
"Such ridiculous magic…!" Lyon said at the display Natsu and Lisanna gave him as both wizards hit him one of their fire attacks.
"Fire Dragon..."
"Pheonix..." As they were still a foot off the ground.
"Roar!
"Burst!" and powerful streams of flames released from Natsu's mouth and Lisanna's hands, the two attacks joining into one large stream of yellow, red, and orange flames that traveled their way to Lyon ready to hit him, but Zalty held his left arm up and thee two fire wizards were sent crashing through the floor, their flame attacks following. Lyon landed to the ground, the masked man walking up them.
"You were quite lucky, Cold Emperor." Zalty stated calmly, while Toby stood behind him completely smoldered from Natsu and Lisanna's attacks, "Could we keep the fact they got me on the down-low…?" he requested.
"What did you do?" Lyon asked, his slanted eyes still narrowed, wondering what it was that that made the two fire wizards' attacks stop and for them to fall through the floor.
"Whatever do you mean?" Zalty responded calmly.
"Don't play dumb." Lyon replied coolly, "It was your magic that caused the floor to crumble."
"You could tell?" Zalty replied still smiling, "You're truly impressive, Cold Emperor." He paused for a moment before adding, "But please understand, we cannot afford to lose you before Deliora is revived."
Upon hearing that, mist formed around Lyon's body, the Cold Emperor's eyes narrowed irritably. "You're suggesting those measly flames could have beaten me?" he asked.
Underneath Lyon's feet, ice crystals started to form as the room was now bathed in blue light from Lyon's ice magic and the mist forming too. Ice was crystalizing the floor, walls, and ceiling too, the room now an ice cave like setting.
"Leave me," he ordered to the two wizards, "I can take care of this myself."
After falling through the hole, Natsu immediately climbed out, turning back to Lisanna to pull her up to the throne. Lyon spoke to his subordinates, the two fire wizards listening in and watching him.
"Once I defeat Deliora, everyone will worship my name." Lyon said to the two and the Fairy Tail wizards, "Cold Emperor Lyon. I worked too hard to let brats like them tarnish it."
Zalty continued grinning, while Toby looked on unfazed. Zalty replied softly, "As you wish."
Natsu and Lisanna watched on, hearing the Cold Emperor's words and his remark about calling them brats. Natsu asked the silvery haired wizard, "So you want to defeat Deliora?"
Meanwhile, knowing Lisanna might need some backup if she and Natsu were going to fight with Lyon, Gray, Erza, Sorano, Lucy, and Happy hurried through the forest to catch up with Lisanna. Gray was in the lead, followed by Erza, with Sorano picking up the pace, and lastly Lucy, (wearing her new shirt) and Happy bring up the rear. Before they chased after Lisanna and Gray explained what Lyon's motive for what he was doing here on the island and how it connected to Deliora.
"Are you kidding, he's actually going to fight that thing?" Lucy asked, worried about how dangerous Deliora is and what it might do if released.
Gray did not answer Lucy's question but kept his eyes on the prize.
The two wizards were out of the hole and facing Lyon, their fists clenched tightly.
"The thing looks half dead already." Lisanna commented.
"So let me get this straight, you're all this way just to melt that ice and defeat some demon?" Natsu asked, "That's pretty messed up if you ask us!"
Mist surrounded Lyon as he replied coldly, "I must surpass Ur's legacy," and a magic circle appeared from his left as he cried, "I will rest until I fulfill my dream!" and Ice shaped emerging from the light blue magic circle to attack Lisanna and Natsu. The two wizards jump back, dodging the eagles that were coming at them as they cartwheeled away.
"Why go this far?" they asked, dodging eagle after eagle, "Shouldn't you just challenge Ur and be done with it?!"
"Well, I would if I could, but Ur has been dead for years!" Lyon confirmed, hand still out.
Natsu and Lisanna were back on the ground, still facing Lyon. So, is his teacher dead? But why still go this far for someone who is dead? There it hit them, what Gray said about Ur. It all made sense.
"We didn't realize she ended up dying when sealed it." Lisanna admitted feeling they might have struck a nerve about it.
"Yes, but she still be alive if it wasn't for Gray!" Lyon exclaimed in anger, while they stood facing him as eagle was coming from behind the two. Natsu and Lisanna turned to see, but as it crashed into them, they used their arms to shield from the ice as it shattered away from them. They were covered in the mist, Lyon from his viewpoint, believing that they would be hurt from the attack. As the mist cleared, the Cold Emperor could see the kneeled wizards using the left or right arms to shield themselves from the attack.
"Look," they growled, still facing the Ice with their arms over their faces, "We don't know what happened to you in the past, but we do know what you're doing in the present… And it's hurting a lot of incent people."
Lyon stood there facing the two, his slanted eyes like snakes still the same and lacking emotion, "And since you don't seem to realize that yourself…" they added coolly, their flames surround their hands/wrists, "We'll have to knock some sense into 'ya!"
The six wizards, Shiro, and Happy stop for a second, the Ice wizard placing his hand to the tree. Sorano came to Gray and asked in interest.
"I don't get, what's so special about this demon if he wants to release it?"
"There's more to it, Sorano, I'll explain." Gray said, "Even back when we were kids, Lyon always dreamed of surpassing Ur's magical ability, but since she's gone, he can't challenge her directly. He's decided that it's up to him to defeat Deliora, because that is the one thing she could never beat."
"Well, I guess that'll be the only way to challenge someone who dead." Lucy said in response to Gray's story.
"Aye." agreed Happy simply nodding in agreement.
"He's crazy if that'll fulfill his dream." Sorano commented. Her arms crossed to her chest.
"He would still do the same thing if she were alive, beat the thing she only could only seal away in ice. That is how low someone can go," Setsuko said coldly.
Gray gritted his teeth, but added to the female wizards and Happy, "Listen, these something I never got to tell him." He faced his comrades with his eyes shut in shame of himself, "I kept it secret. Ur made me promise to never let him know what happened to her. But I must. Erza kept her serious look on her face while folding her arms with a frown on her face. Then Gray admitted the words that made everyone: Happy, Lucy, Erza, and Sorano feel a chill down their spines with shock…
"Ur may not be with us… But she's still alive."
They all gasped… Was Gray saying true? How can someone who is dead be still alive? Is she not dead from Gray's story, is she alive and not around, or is there more to the tale than Gray is letting on?
The battle of Galuna Island has reached its climax, with the battle of Natsu, Lisanna, and Lyon about to begin in the temple and Deliora's reawaken upon them, Can Team Natsu and their new ally Sorano stop Lyon and break the curse? And what is the secret about Ur that Gray meant by 'she still alive'?
Too be continued in chapter fifteen: Eternal Magic
Michael: this took, maybe a few months but finally the re editing project for my first what if fairy tail is completely There is still a few errors I missed, but I did finish it, re editing the chapters of the Galuna island to be their own separate chapters, Adding Setsuko, my original character, and Aspen, another writer's character they given me, into the mix, while they are more the supporting, do want to do more as we get to more arcs for characters to have more to do. And since I mostly trying to hit my quota of 9,000 words per chapter, as it feels longer and more professional to have a longer and professionally written chapter, I will talk about a few things, getting everything out of the way as you will not see these notes for the remainder of the Galuna island arc.
Now one goal I had with both what ifs is to see how far I can go with these. A lot of what ifs they try to be what the writer wants the series to be, and they feel very hallow and not as good as you think. Like you have a simple concept of Lucy a S-class Wizard, but she is just Lucy Ashley, her personality is Lucy Ashley, you just make her be a badass for the sake of it, and their obvious character bias, and just pair Lucy with Erza with Meredy as their child to mimic Haruka, Michiru, and Hotaru because that's the only lesbian/adoptive family reference you got. Then it is the Natsu and Lisanna swap role, simple right? Okay, you bring Sting into Fairy Tail to shake things up, sweet? Turns to removing so much of the early arcs, development, bias towards the Dragon Slayers, the weird obsession Fairy Tail writers have to this Dragon Slayer have mates' concept, just making Lisanna... be easy. If there is one aspect, I will never do is Lisanna being easy. Sure, she is more the top in her relationship with Lucy in my writing but that is just always should be responsible of the two, the same way her friendship with Natsu. But NaLi shippers are just as down bad as NaLu, the worse thing is how they are getting more unbearable because of no NaLu kiss in 100-year quest. But it is the focus of shipping, trying to be better than Hiro, and not realizing these writers do not love the series as much as they think, otherwise half heart what ifs before moving off to ruining another fandom would not happen. Not saying my writing is perfect, I follow the story of the anime and manga to a t, I'm not special but I get a lot of private messages on people who want to talk to me, yes I know I haven't answer them, please don't keep asking or there's a glitch, I'll get to you eventually.
Now it is not surprising, but I do have a mental roadmap for this what if, my second, and overcoming, to reach the 100-year quest arc, I do not know how long it will take, but as long I love writing, I will see it to the end. So, as I am watching and reading the arc, I am also brainstorming what I can bring to the table for this arc, with three stories with so many characters, I want to see what I can do with all these players. But I think, now I am finished with editing both stories, it is going to be finally getting the rest of Galuna first. So Eien with like a skeleton, it's the more basic version of the chapter with some density, A different Fairy Tail has more meat, more flavors to the meal like the new characters, the set ups, the love triangle between Lisanna, Rioyaru, and Lucy, and how the story changes with alive Ur and commit to it. I am going to cover every arc; I am going to develop every character and treat them evenly. If it feels like I am paying attention to this character over others let me know so I can avoid moving forward. I do not want to play favorites, even with Lisanna as the main character and Lucy learning a second magic, that is not my plan or my intention.
So, reformatting this story, was also giving its new title to make it feel better, unique. The title Fairy Tail: Eien no bōken o kakinaosu which is translated to Rewriting the story or rewriting the adventure. Lisanna has been a minor part of the main cast since her return and while many wish she were more involved; her role is complete, and Mirajane and Elfman have completed their development arcs. It is unfortune the lies and misinformation spread by Lisanna fans, NaLi, and even NaLu fans and people will believe it. But as Fairy Tail is about Natsu and Lucy's story, it should be their story first and foremost, no matter what. I want to respect Hiro's work, same with any writer, never to be better or be earned praised. So, with this what if, take what will happen, same with A Different fairy Tail, the story of how Lisanna goes from the happy middle sibling of the Struss siblings to one part of the strongest team, without taking away who Lisanna is. It is something people do that always feels they do not put in the hearts. Sure, I am just following the plot of the manga and anime to a T, but I honor Hiro and the anime's work instead of putting myself on a pedestal. But I do plan to make it to Edolas for both stories, very least x791. Also, keep the eye out on this what if, you might be surprised.