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The New Fairy Tail

Guild Battle Arc

Chapter 15: Familial Matters


*Gin swings his fist aiming at Duo, but when it gets close Duo vanishes. Gin turns around to face Silvia only to find that she and Duo are several feet away now. Duo has her in is arms, he gently puts her down*

"Are you okay?" Duo asks, as she nods in response. Duo stands up and faces towards Gin, " So what's the deal? Were you really gonna kill her? I felt that force, that wasn't a kind slap coming." Gin then gives an evil smile, "Well that's no concern of yours, Iron Dragon. This is a family matter, so stay out of this! Don't be another obstacle stopping me, 'cause I'll crush you too!" Gin gets in a fighting stance and is freezing the ground and air around him, Duo doesn't move in response. For a few moments, there is silence, then Duo says, "You're right, this is a family matter. I'll mind my own business."

Duo walks over to Silvia and whispers something to her. Annoyed Gin yells, "Leave us already so I can put an end to her!" Duo suddenly appears right behind him, "I wouldn't get cocky; even if you do beat Silvia you'll have to face me." Gin feels an incredible magic presence from Duo out of nowhere. 'Wha-what the hell? There's no way, where was he hiding this power!' Gin thinks to himself as Duo hops to a nearby roof to watch the action. Gin looks up at him, still wondering about the dragon slayer, he almost doesn't notice the sudden heat coming from Silvia's direct...wait heat!?

Gin turns to see Silvia standing with her eyes closed, her hands on her chest, and an enormous heat radiating off her. Gin doesn't know what's going on, but it's pissing him off "Why won't you give up!" He shoots ice at Silvia, who unleashes a wave of water that melts all the ice around her and leaves the area steaming. Gin takes a step back, "How!? There's no way YOU can melt my ice that easily!" Silvia opens her eyes, showing that they are glowing blue, "I'm not the same girl that left the guild all that time ago. I've grown and trained nonstop. With the help of my FRIENDS, I have faced my fears and found peace. The warmth of their kindness has lit my path through the cold darkness, and now I will use that warmth to help you with your own darkness!" As she says this, lightning strikes in the distance and it begins to rain.

The rain is warm, and is melting all the black ice around the battlefield, leaving only the main area around Gin frozen. Gin angrily clenches his icy fist, 'Friendship eh, this must be that magical BS that Fairy Tail is known for. Too bad it won't work on me.' Gin takes a deep breath, breathing in the frozen air. Once he is finished, he yells, "Ice God's Bellow!" A huge, black ice beam is unleashed, freezing everything in its path. Duo gives a look of interest for the first time since he sat on the roof. Silvia does not seem as interested, more so focused as she gathers her power, "Zenia no Nami."

A huge, extremely hot wave surfaces and launches towards Gin and the beam. The spells clash and it seems as though Gin's beam is pushing back the wave. He smiles seeing his sister struggle. Silvia looks up, locking eyes with Gin, before strengthening her resolve; the strength of the wave intensifies and over takes Gin's beam. It only takes seconds before Gin is over taken by Silvia's attack and washed down the street. Silvia breathes a sigh of relief then looks back up at Duo. He is laying down looking up at the clouds, as they part, the sun shines down on him. Duo has his hand up, in the shape of an L; the signature sign in Fairy Tail.

*Meanwhile, not too far from them. We see Kaizer and the multiple Akikos having an intense battle where lightning and black flames fly everywhere*

The Akikos are landing multiple combos with punches and kicks. Kaizer is doing an amazing job anticipating all the attacks the Akikos are launching by dodging and blocking a lot of the attacks. Kaizer takes his time watching the Akikos looking for…something. Apparently finding "something", he dodges two Akikos and grabs one by the leg that is trying to kick him and throws it at the two he dodged. He then darts towards the last one. Kaizer swings a black flame uppercut, while this Akiko swings down a lightning jab connecting and canceling his hit. The impact sends a shock wave through the streets. Kaizer grins as he sees the pissed off look on this Akiko's face, "Found you." Within the second, the other three Akikos lunge at the two getting ready to subdue Kaizer, but he unleashes a blinding explosion.

Once the dust settles, Akiko pulls herself from under some rubble. She coughs and tries to recognize her surroundings. Although, she fails to notice the silhouette with red eyes standing over her. Through the dust, Kaizer grabs her by the hair, black flames resonating off his body, "It was fun, but now it's time for this momma's boy to break daddy's little princess." Kaizer raises his hand right in front of his face and ignites it. As his hand gets closer Kaizer asks, "Well Akiko, what happened to that fighting spirit you had?" Akiko is still dazed and can barely move, 'Damn it! Come on Akiko, you can't let him win think, think!"

Right before his hand connects, Kaizer stops and jumps back as a lightning bolt strikes where he was standing. Akiko falls to her knees and begins to hyperventilate. "You know, as much as I hate getting involved in family squabbles, I'ma have to stop you right there," both Akiko and Kaizer look over to see Raiu walking down the street. She's still beaten up from her earlier battle, but seems to have recovered a decent amount. She walks over to Akiko, who is just now catching her breath, "Are you ok," Raiu asks. "Yeah I'm fine...but I can't see. Everything's still fuzzy." Akiko looks in Raiu's direction and Raiu sees that Akiko's eyes are grey.

Kaizer laughs, "Bahaha, yes: a side effect of taking my flare bomb head on. It will wear off in a few minutes," he ignites his entire arms, "but not before I end you!" Kaizer lunges at Akiko but Raiu steps in front, blocking his path. He stops, "Move now!" Kaizer growls as Raiu says, "No, this ain't a fair fight, so I'll finish what she started." Kaizer jumps back, "Well, I WAS hoping I would face a dragon slayer today. Let's see who's the better slayer." He pushes back his glasses, and his eyes are black with red irises. He lets out a roar and circle of black flames surround him. Raiu is surprised, "Be careful he's had some type of thing done to him; he's a god slayer now!"

The flames die down a little, then Kaizer asks, "What will you do now, you obviously know this fight is pointless." Raiu grins, her hair turns grey and her eyes change colors, "I don't care what power you have. You're still that cry baby little brat that used to run around the guild crying for his mommy. Now, time to put you back in your place!" They both lunge at each other. This fight is a lot less blocking and dodging, and more raw punching. Each hit is covered in their respective element and each have a noticeable effect. The last blow in the chain goes to Raiu, who swings an uppercut that knocks Kaizer back. With confidence oozing from her, Raiu says, "See? I told you, no matter how much you try and hide it, you're still that kid."

Kaizer wipes some blood from his mouth and reveals a demonic smile, "Me hiding who I am. That's funny, shouldn't I be saying that to you?" He gains Raiu's attention, "Last time I checked, I'm not the one with the big secret: you are!" Raiu has a panicked look on her face, "How…how did you-?" Kaizer gets up and wipes himself off, "How did I what? How did I find out? Oh please, you seem to forget I'm a great observer." He pushes his glasses up again, "These glasses see a lot, and I know you haven't told anyone. Not even your own father, don't you think he should know what his prize student...no, his own daughter is doing. Or are you scared? Scared daddy will disown you, that he'll be disgusted with you?"

Raiu is now panicking, "Shut up. Shut up, shut UP!" She yells then shoots a beam at Kaizer that he easily deflects. He begins to walk closer as Raiu begins to walk backwards, "What's the matter? The truth too much to handle? Well, it's here, burning bright just like my flames! Accept both and burn to ashes." Kaizer then launches a huge fire ball at Raiu, who is too traumatized to move. Akiko appears in front of Raiu, holding back the blast. Akiko yells, "Snap out of it!" Raiu is still paralyzed, "Raiu, that wasn't the first time he grabbed my hair." We see Raiu's muscles pulse, "No, it was the second and both times really hurt!" This time Raiu clenches her fist, "I think he pulled out some of my hair…" Raiu takes a deep breath, "Lightning Dragon's Roar!"

Lightning blows through the fireball, leaving Kaizer with a few seconds to dodge. He looks back and sees the building behind him crumble from the blast. He turns back to see Raiu stand right next to Akiko, she looks very…well, pissed, "You dare touch that beautiful hair!? You don't deserve pity," Raiu says as lightning sparks off her. Akiko looks at her, 'I don't know whether to be happy or concerned.'

Akiko looks down and sees Raiu hand is out. She looks up and Raiu is looking at her, a fire in her eyes, "Let's do the thing!" Akiko nods and grabs her hand. The air around the battle field electrifies, and Kaizer sees that both Akiko and Raiu are glowing pink; he can feel their magic rising. Kaizer gets up, "Oh no you don't, I won't just let you win!" He takes a deep breath then yells out, "Flare God's Bellow!" He unleashes the biggest blast of fire yet. Right before it hits Akiko and Raiu, a magic circle appears under their feet. They aim their interlocked hands at the fire and yell, "UNISON RAID: GRAND LIGHTNING!"

A huge lightning bolt strikes the area, wiping out Kaizer's fire and hitting Kaizer. The attack finishes, leaving Kaizer knocked out in a huge crater. Akiko turns to Raiu, puts her arms around her neck, and kisses her. Akiko then puts Raiu's head in her chest, "I know it's hard sometimes, but you can't let it shake you like that. What if I wasn't here?" Raiu puts her arms around Akiko, "Thank you. You've always been there for me."

*Back with Duo…Silvia collapses, exhausted. Duo jumps down to stand right next to her*

"You good?" He asks as he kneels to check on her. She breaths a heavy sigh, "I'm good, just tired. That last attack took all my magic, it'll be awhile before I can fight again." Duo nods and puts his cloak on her, "You rest up; you've done enough. I'm going to finish this." As Duo stands up, "Hey!" echoes from down the street. Silvia looks over to see Gin, leaving her shocked. He has steam coming off him, his knees are bent slightly, and his arms are crossed in front of him [N/N: Iced Shell position]. "You think this is over! It's not over till I say so! So now I'll freeze all of us!" Just as he begins to laugh, Duo's left arm clotheslines Gin, knocking him out of his stance.

Duo is wearing a sleeveless black biker style jacket, black military style boots, tan pants, a dark brown muscle shirt with no sleeves either, and a bandana with a steel design and a Fairy Tail logo. The most shocking part however is on the shoulder of the arm he used to take Gin out. He now has a tribal dragon tattoo on his shoulder. Silvia shakes her head, as she could have sworn she saw it glow. Duo grabs Gin by his throat and punches his face in. The force behind the punch creates a crater. "I was getting really tired of his shit," Duo says as he walks back to Silvia.

*Kaizer wakes up in a cold sweat. He tries to move, but is pushed back down. He flinches then looks up, he sees Akiko over him giving him medical attention*

Annoyed she says, "If you try and move now you may damage…something, so just lay down." Kaizer stops trying to move and lays there. Akiko does a once over, taking care of any major damage, "Listen I know our childhood wasn't perfect, seeing people like Duo and Jarvan who got a whole family in one day, but our parents did things their way and were better for it." Kaizer then asks, "You see her everyday…does she even know your feelings, does she know your secret?" Akiko stops for a second to look at Kaizer, then continues to work as she replies, "I honestly don't know or care if she does. I'm an adult with my own life, grudges of the past are not good to hold in the future."

Kaizer looks at her surprised, "I thought I was the mature one?" Akiko giggles, "The oldest maybe, but you know that girls mature way faster." They both laugh as Raiu smiles, not too far from them. "So how do you do it deal with it," Kaizer asks, to which Akiko answers, "It helps to see how much better they are doing with Rieku and Lily. If you had stayed around, maybe you would have seen. Rieku always asks about his big brother, he's your biggest fan." Kaizer chuckles, then starts to sit up with Akiko helping him.

Kaizer grabs her arm and says, "You shouldn't worry about me, worry about your guild." Raiu walks over, "What do you mean?" Kaizer turns to her, "I may have my problems with my father, but I'm indifferent about the rest of you. However, there is one that really dislikes all of Fairy Tail." Akiko then asks, "You mean Gray, right?" Kaizer shakes his head, "No. Honestly, this person's hate is way worse than anything the master could hope to feel."

*At the guild, we see Lucy with a distressed look on her face. Mirajane walks over and puts her hand on Lucy's shoulder*

"They'll be fine don't worry." Lucy holds her hand, "It's hard when both of your kids are out there, heh heh." They both smile at each other then turn to the door, which is opening. Both are completely stunned by what they see. In the door way is a bloody and bruised Brazz. In one hand, he is holding Hikari, dragging her by her hair. All he is mumbling is one sentence, "Born better."


N/N: Hello readers! I apologize for bringing this out a bit later than I had planned, but here it is! I hope you all enjoyed this chapter, and as always feel free to follow/favorite/review and let us know what you like, or dislike about the story thus far. Maybe even thoughts on the Fairy Tail manga now that it has ended? Go ahead!

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