Outsider Chronicles: Sins of a Fairy
When I died, I wasn't expecting to get reborn into a world of fantasy and Magic. Well, actually, the last thing I was expecting was for my home to be destroyed by a Demon with me as the only survivor. What? Thats not the least of it? Oh no, now I'm learning Magic from a Demon...in a land where the Holy Knights rule. This is going to be rather strange.
And here we go again. This idea was spawned while I was watching the Vaizel Fighting Festival and the thought of how team Natsu would act if they were involved. My original idea had our protagonist as a Fire Devil Slayer, but I've had a better idea since then. Enjoy!
Chapter 1
When I died, the last thing I was expecting was to open my eyes again. However, thats exactly what happened. Of course, I wasn't in the same place as I closed them, nor was I in the same body. In fact, I was in the body of a baby. Yay me.
As for my new location, well, lets just say I might be in trouble. Why? Well, the world I've been reborn into was one of magic, demons and insanely powerful Holy Knights. It also happened to be called Danafor. Yep, the Kingdom Meliodas destroyed to earn the Sin of Wrath. I think this life is gonna be rather short…
Yeahhhh, no, thats so not cool! I was currently four years old and apparently blessed with the luck of the gods (or should that be Goddesses) as I was the sole survivor of the destruction wrought by Meliodas and Fraudrin.
"How in the world did I get into this situation?" I grumbled as I walked through the ruins, "Actually, more to the point, how in the world did I survive that?"
"How indeed?"
"GAH!"
I spun around to see a tall man with a mane of jet black hair that moved like smoke and black eyes stood a short distance away. He was wearing black robes under a silver breastplate with matching gauntlets and sabatons. He also had black markings emerging from his collar and up onto his cheeks and a Demon clan mark on his forehead. I swallowed and took a step back as the Demon crouched down in front of me.
"Hmm, how could a child like you possibly have survived this destruction?" he mused, "You must have incredible potential...yes, I think you'll do nicely."
"Do nicely for what?" I asked.
"My name is Samiel," said the Demon, "And I have an offer for you child. Would you like to learn how to kill the monsters that are responsible for destroying your home?"
I blinked.
"Why would a Demon want to teach me how to kill his own kind?" I asked.
Samiel chuckled.
"Oh, so you noticed?" he said, "I suppose I shouldn't be totally shocked. As for why, well, lets just say that some Demons don't approve of what my kind attempted to do. We aren't common, I'll grant you that, but we do exist. So, what do you say?"
I stared at him for a moment, trying to figure out what his game was. After a moment, I nodded slowly.
"Alright, what did you have in mind?" I asked.
Samiel smiled.
"Before my Clan was defeated and Sealed, I left Britannia in an attempt to develop or discover some way of stopping my kin," he said, "I knew that the magic of these lands wouldn't work, so I went abroad. There I encountered a man who knew and understood the secrets of Magic in ways I could never hope to. He aided me in creating a style of Magic designed to slay Demons by turning their own powers against them. I later found more Demons with a similar outlook to me and aided them in developing their own. However, the Magic I intend to teach you is the most basic of all the Devil Slayer arts, the Shadow Devil Slayer style! With this magic, the Darkness itself will become your weapon and your armour."
Samiel looked down and met my eyes.
"However, in learning this art, you will be forced to embrace the Darkness that dwells within all Demons. Should to falter against it, you will lose your Humanity and become the very thing you hunt. With that in mind, will you take the risk?"
I stared at him in disbelief. That...sounded like something out of Fairy Tail, not Seven Deadly Sins! Then again, who am I to say what is and what isn't Magic that can exist in this world? Either way, power like that will come in handy. I'll just have to be careful not to overextend and I can always learn more Magic to supplement it. Right?
"Alright, I'll do it," I said, "Teach me everything you know...Teacher."
Samiel smiled.
"In that case, come with me," he said, "From this moment, you are the Shadow Devil Slayer and my student."
I nodded and fell into step behind the Demon as he led me away from the ruined remains of my home.
Yeahhh, you know how I said that Devil Slayer Magic sounded like it was from Fairy Tail? Turns out...it kinda is. After he took me from the ruins of Danafor, Samiel took me down to the coast where we boarded a ship that, a few days later, docked in Hargion. As it turned out, the main reason why Samiel hadn't been sealed with the rest of the Demons was that he was traveling at the time. Literally. Apparently, Samiel's personal power was the ability to control time, allowing him to transfer his spirit through time. He couldn't interact with anything while doing so, but it allowed him to see possible futures, one of which convinced him to turn against his Clan. He also used the trick to learn the basics of Dragon Slayer Magic to turn into his own Devil Slayer Magic. Yeah, this was all very confusing, but at least there was no paradoxes like Dragon Slayer Magic being based on Devil Slayer or something.
Speaking of which, my training was understandably hellish. Not only did Samiel teach me how to use Shadow Devil Slayer, he also taught me how to fight without Magic, both with and without weapons, and the Demon variation of Fire Magic, Fiendfyre. It was basically the Hellblaze Meliodas could use, only I could use it like any other form of Fire Magic. It served as a useful supplement since Devil Slayer magic was rather hard on the body.
For five years I trained with Samiel, increasing in strength every day, until one day, I woke up to find my teacher and Father figure sat on the porch that surrounded our little cabin in the woods, looking up at the clouds with a melancholy look on his face.
"Master, is something wrong?" I asked.
"Hmm, oh no, I was just thinking," he said.
"About?"
Samiel opened his eyes and smiled up at me.
"That, even with my power to see through time, I never once imagined that I would find myself here," he said.
"Whats that supposed to mean?" I asked.
Samiel coughed into his hand. He seemed to have been doing that a lot lately, but brushed off any questions I asked of him.
"Lance, do you know why I was looking for an apprentice?" he asked.
"You said you wanted someone to pass your Magic onto," I said.
"Indeed, but I didn't tell you everything," said Samiel, "The truth is, I'm dieing. You see, after I mastered my Magic, I went after the Demon King and...he defeated me easily. I got cocky, believing that my Magic would be enough to win. Unfortunately, I didn't take into account the fact that, as my King, he held power over me. He froze me in place and nearly killed me, but I managed to escape at the last minute by throwing myself into the Timestream. In truth, when we met, I had only just managed to recover from my injuries after finding myself in this part of the timeline. Even so, I never fully recovered from my injuries. Now, they've finally caught up with me."
He coughed again, this time coughing up enough blood that it spurted over his fingers and splattered to the ground.
"Why didn't you tell me?!" I gasped as I felt my eyes well up.
Over the past eight years, the old Demon had become far more than a teacher for me, hed become a father figure. Rather odd for a Demon, but hey.
"Thats why," said Samiel, "I never thought it was possible, but I guess that even Demons have room in their hearts to find a family. Guess now I know why Meliodas left…"
He doubled over as his body was wracked by another coughing fit.
"Ahhh, I don't have much longer," he groaned as he sat back, "But first, I have one last gift for you."
I looked up at him and he beckoned me closer. I stepped up and knelt beside his chair.
"Like all Slayer Magic, Devil Slayer Magic comes with a price," he said, "Eventually, all users will transform into a Demon and loose themselves. I admit, when I first met you, I intended to set you on a path to destroy the Demon King, regardless of the consequences, but now, thats the last thing I want. I want you to live your own life. With that in mind, I leave you this."
He reached out and pressed his hand to my chest.
"Live well, my student," he said with a bloody smile, "And don't let the Darkness within you take over. Demon Soul Transfer!"
"Wha...AHH!"
My eyes widened as a brilliant, purple glow erupted from where he was touching me, forcing me to close my eyes. I felt a rush of power enter my body, making my Magic Core burn and twist as the familiar burning sensation of the black markings of my Magic spread throughout my body.
"RAAGGGGGG!"
FZAPP!
With a final blast of energy, the light and energy vanished, leaving me to crumple to the ground as my Masters clothes floated to the ground, their occupant completely gone.
"What the hell did he do?" I groaned as I looked down at my chest, which was still tingling, "Was that the same thing as what the Dragons did?"
I hesitantly flexed my magic, the swirling, black markings covering my hands and forearms spreading into solid black coverings that reached my shoulders and onto my cheeks as the Demon mark appeared on the left side of my forehead and my normally blue eyes turned black. Normally while in this state, I could feel the sensation of the Demonic Power scratching at my mind, always there and waiting for the opportunity to send me over the edge, but now that feeling was gone. In fact, summoning my Darkness was even easier now that it ever had been before.
"I guess he did," I muttered as I let my Darkness receded, "Master…"
I closed my eyes and clenched my fists as tears welled in my eyes.
"Heh, well, isnt this an odd occurrence," I muttered once my tears had run dry as I sat back and looked up at the sky, "Never thought I'd be crying for a Demon of all things…"
I sniffed and scrubbed my eyes, before getting to my feet.
"Well, I can't sit here crying all day. Now I'm on my own, I guess I should head out...only question is, where should I go?"
That was an excellent question. I had a few options, ranging from heading back to Britannia to see about helping with the Holy War...which wouldn't be happening for another eleven years or so, so that was flat out. Theres no way I'm going anywhere near Leonus until the Sins start causing chaos lest I attract more attention than I can handle. Other than that, my other options were to become an Independent Mage, or…
"Hmm, I wonder if I could join a Guild?" I muttered, "I know how to fight and my Magic is powerful enough that just about any Guild would likely be happy to add me to their roster. Heh, with my Darkness Magic, I'd probably fit right in at Phantom Lord...Nah, don't feel like working for that nut Jose."
I sighed and looked up at the sky.
"Guess I'm going to be wandering around for a while."
I smirked.
"Could be fun."
And done. I know its a tad short, but what else could I do here? Anyway, what do you think? Interesting idea, no?
In case your wondering, the first part of the story will likely be focused on Fairy Tail, before Lance heads off to Britannia to see about helping out with the Holy War. He is armed for it after all.
Power levels, well, Mages from Fairy Tail are as strong as Holy Knights, so figure it out from there. S-ranked Mages are powerful enough to hold their own against upper class Holy Knights, which basically means that most members of Team Natsu could fight on par with the Sins. In terms of power at least, they'd naturally have no real way around Ban's immortality or Meliodas Full Counter, but considering how most fights go in Fairy Tail, they'd eventually figure it out because plot armour. Not that they'll be fighting any time soon, that was just an example.
Timeline wise, it is currently about 11 years before the start of the SSS canon and nine before the start of Fairy Tail. Alternatively, I may start playing around with the timeline somewhat until its set in stone.
Before anyone says anything, yes I know there was an official crossover, but I haven't read it so I'm doing my own thing.
And with that, its time for me to sign out. Don't forget to leave a review on your way out!