First Fight
A/N: All characters and places belong to Mashima… except for the ones that don't.
Beta'ed and edited by- lubabpaul
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Chapter 3- First Fight
Tenrou Island, Year-X771/Unknown Month/Unknown Date/ Early-Morning
I quietly gazed at the grave of the first master of FairyTail after setting some flowers on her grave that I gathered this morning.
It has been a year since I arrived in this world.
And while a year has passed in the real-time, roughly 7 years have passed for me.
How? Speed-Force users can alter their time perception and speed and time of their body to match that perception.
I just made myself almost 9 times faster when I wasn't relaxing. That means out 24 hours a day, I was in the super-speed state for 18 hours. (That is my limit!)
I only needed 2 hours of sleep. The rest of 4 hours were spent relaxing and playing with Ko.
How did I measure time in the middle of nowhere?
Well, I actually found a working magic-powered clock. I had even checked if it was working properly by checking it's time at noon when the sun was at its peak.
The unexpected thing was that I have not aged 9 times faster, as I was only 8 years old. My height could testify that. I am at best 130 cm.
Talk about broken powers.
But I got to say, even these seven years sure passed by quickly.
~rawr!
My attention is taken by Ko, who has made the top of my right shoulder his spot for the moment.
I gently rubbed his fur which caused him to purr.
For some reason, he has not grown any bigger this past year. I thought tigers grew up fast. Well, maybe it is a magical thing?
I turned my attention back to the grave, keenly aware that Mavis's ghost was sitting on it. How, you ask? I could sense her.
It was only a matter of time before I found her grave. I was here for a year and knew the island like the back of my hand.
And since I was pretty confident in my powers now, it was time to leave the island.
And it was only good manners to say farewell to the only person that stayed here.
"Say 'Goodbye', Ko."
~rawr!
"Good boy." I complimented him as I rubbed the spot just below his right ear.
He purred.
~purr~
"Goodbye, I guess. Whoever you are….. were?... whatever." I also said my good-byes.
Activating the Speed-Force, I prepared to go back to the beach to pick up my stuff before leaving the island.
Not that I had much stuff, to begin with.
My shirt was torn up during the past year, leaving me bare-chested. The only thing that was on my body was the shorts, and even they were becoming a little tight and the sheath with the black dagger, strapped to my waist.
My scandals were already burned on the first day that I had arrived.
And since I didn't know how to make use of the animal skins, I couldn't use them too.
Before I could take the first step, lightning around my body started to drift towards my right shoulder.
Towards Ko.
"No. Bad Tiger. You already had your fill this morning, Ko."
Grrrrr!
"No, you little shit. You will wait for dinner. Now stop eating all the lightning, we need to go."
~rawr!
"Fine, fine. You can have more than usual. But only after reaching our destination."
The lightning stopped drifting.
Seriously, I think I've spoiled him a bit too much.
Taking a step towards the camp, I was off.
KRAKAAAAKAAKKOOOMMMMM!
I was back at the beach in a fraction of a second.
Walking to the hammock, I ignored the other side of the beach which was littered with sand-glasses.
… what? I had to practice, okay?
On the hammock were two things.
A map, which clearly showed the Tenrōu Island, and the country of Fiore, the only thing I cared about.
From Tenrōu Island, if I go towards the North-West direction, I should be able to get to Fiore.
The second thing was my journal.
I already knew the directions through the sun.
But still, there was a slight chance this planet's rotation was opposite to that of Earth. And that could screw up my plan.
And while I could create a magnet to make a compass, it would still not help me because I wouldn't know which pole is the North pole and which is South.
But the directions were not that big of a hurdle, I could always run around the planet. So, there was that.
I folded the map and placed it inside the journal.
I then picked the journal up and prepared to leave the island.
KRAKKAK! KRAKAKK! KRAKAKRK!
Whitish-blue lightning started generating from my body. I gave one last look to check up Ko before I was off.
KRAKAAAAKAAKKOOOMMMMM!
As I ran on top of the ocean water, my mind went back to my speed.
While Speed-Force has many mysteries, the one I had a difficult time figuring out was the time-perception of the Speed-Force user.
Time isn't linear when I'm in the super speed mode. It is really confusing. I could change my perception according to wish.
While I could perceive the world like the time has stopped, I had no need to do it right now. That is why I let my time-perception back to normal.
1
2
3
4
Oh, I could see the land, or more specifically, a black sand beach. And a port too, barely big enough for two or three ships. There was already a ship docked there.
As I landed on the beach, I checked my surroundings. My guess, by looking around, is that it is a small port town.
From the corner of my eyes, I could even see fishing equipment and boats. They weren't modern fishing boats. They were all made of wood, I guess the people here have to do the work themselves.
So, fishing-centred economy?
There was even a light-house at the edge of the cliff, the cliff which was situated near the port, where the beach ended.
The interesting thing which I noticed when I was still on the water -running- was the ship docked at the port.
More specifically, the flag which was flowing on the ship. The jolly roger with the skull and two crossbones, the skull having a red bandana and an eye patch on the left eye.
Pirates? In FairyTail?... I guess it is possible.
~rawr!
My attention was taken by Ko, as he forced my face towards the direction of boats and the fishings equipment with his paws.
There was a middle-aged man, walking towards the place where the boats were being kept.
He had a short but buff build. His white hair was done in a fan ponytail and he also had a white beard. He was wearing a normal white t-shirt and black shorts.
Is he going fishing?
Well, now is a good time as ever to find out if I'm in the right place?
I walked towards the man as I called out to him.
"Oy, old man."
I hope they speak English here.
His attention snapped to me as he eyed me in confusion.
"Huh? Kid, what are you doing here? You shouldn't be out of your home no- Wait, who are you again? You aren't from our town. And why the hell don't you have a shirt on? And why do you have a cat on your shoulder? Wait, is that a tiger cub?!"
Thank god (Ankhseram?), they speak English!
I said I gestured at Ko. "This is Ko. And my shirt was torn up." I shrugged
"Torn up? Then get a new one! I don't want kid strippers running around in my town. And don't parade around your pet out in the open, if the pirates see him, they will definitely take him."
"They can definitely try." I said, with a little edge in my voice.
"You! Do you think I'm joking?! Their captain is a god damn mage! You would be dead before you even try to take him on."
Then his gaze turned to something behind me. I also looked around to see that some men were coming out of a building.
They were clearly drunk. I could see it the way they were walking.
So, they were coming out of a bar?
"Shit. They are drunk. This could turn ugly. And here I was thinking I could get some work done. This day is the worst." The old man l, from what I understand, said to himself.
Then he grabbed my hand which didn't have the journal, turned around and started speed walking back to where he came from.
"Hey!"
"Oh, shut up. I don't know who you are? Or where you came from? Or why do you have a goddamn tiger cub as your pet? But I'm old enough to guess that you don't have any parents. You look like you have been living in a jungle.
We can talk when we are at my home. I can't leave an orphaned kid in the hand of those scum."
I glanced at Ko on my right shoulder to find him yawning and then going to sleep.
He doesn't give a shit about anything. Well, except for food.
Well, I am not in any hurry. So, I guess I have time to spare.
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-(At the Old Man's home)-
As we entered his home, I looked around.
He had a nice home, albeit a little small. As he closed the door, I stepped further into his home.
On a side table, right by his sofa, there was a picture of the old man with a young beautiful woman, probably in her late-twenties and a young girl, maybe 4 or 5 years old.
So, this old man is a grandfather? Or did he score a home run to get a beauty like this as his wife?
I turned my attention back to the old man to find him sitting on the sofa, taking out a beer bottle from a cooler which was beside the sofa, which he was chugging like there was no tomorrow.
"Your family, old man?" I asked him as I gestured at the family photo.
He took a few moments to figure out what I was asking.
"Aye, my daughter, Cornelia and her daughter, Cana. Probably the best thing that happened in my life. They are right up there with my wife. Seriously, I don't know what did that woman ever saw in me?"
So, she is his daughter, huh?
And Cana and Cornelia? Why do I feel like I should know those names?
"So, I'm guessing your wife is dead? Since she isn't in the picture."
The old man glared at me.
"You don't have any tact, do you?"
"Eh, what can you do?" I shrugged at him.
He continued to glare at me, then sighed.
"Aye, she died 3 years ago. At least she got to see her granddaughter's face, so there is that."
I picked up the picture.
"So, I'm not seeing Cana's father here. So, he is also either dead or…."
The old man actually snarled at that.
"I wish that bastard was dead. He knocked up my daughter and then ran away. If I ever met him, I'm gonna kill that son of a bitch."
Yeah, I doubt that. If my memory isn't failing me. I know who Cana's father is.
At least if this is the same Cana that I'm thinking about.
I placed the picture back at its place and moved to sit on the seat across the old man. If we are going to talk, better get comfortable.
Ahhhh~ I missed the softness of a sofa.
I brought the beer bottle to my mouth and chugged it like no tomorrow.
Ahhh, I missed this.
Thanks, super-speed!
"Wait, how did you get- No, not important right now. Stop drinking my beer, kid! You are like seven years old! You won't be able to handle it." He shouted as he reached to take the bottle away.
I moved the bottle out of his range.
"Relax, old man. Let me worry about it and FYI, I'm eight."
It's not like I can get drunk.
Curse you, advanced metabolism!
He stared at me for a second then reclined back to his chair after only a single attempt at stopping me.
I don't think he will ever be able to say no to his grandkids if he is like that with me.
"It doesn't really matter if you are seven or eight. Cornelia is gonna kill me if she ever finds out that I let a kid have beer." The old man muttered to himself, but I could hear him.
Homo Primaa for the win!
"So, I'm going on a whim here but I'm guessing you have some questions. I've some questions of my own. But since you are older….. Elders first."
He looked offended at my remark.
"Cheeky little brat, aren't you?"
"I was taught well." I smirked at him.
"Heh. Well, I will say." He also seemed amused by my antics now. "I guess, your offer is fair."
He took a few moments to think before asking his question.
"... How did you get here? I know you aren't from this town. I know everyone here by face."
"I walked here."
"You walked here?" He gave me a deadpanned expression.
"Well, technically I ran. But you get what I mean."
"Ran from where, like a jungle or something?"
Well, technically the whole Tenrou Island is a jungle. So…
"Yeah, you could say that."
"Hmm….. why were you in a jungle?"
"... Someone dropped me there. Don't ask why…. It's complicated."
…
…
"Right... Is your tiger pet from the same jungle?"
"Oh, Ko? Yeah, I found him there." I replied as I rubbed the spot beneath his ear, causing him to purr in his sleep.
"Is there a knife in that sheath?" He asked, pointing at my waist where the sheath was located."
"Oh yeah." I said while pulling out the knife.
It looked like it was absorbing the light with its pitch-black colour that was coming in the cabin through the windows.
"That's a fine knife you got there….. wanna sell it? It will probably give you a reasonable sum of money." He then looked at me from head to toe. "Seems like you will need it."
"No can do, old man. I can take care of myself and this baby isn't for sale." I sheathed the knife back.
He grumbled a bit about not being able to have your awesome knife.
"What is the book about?" He asked, pointing at my journal.
"Now that is a secret."
He looked annoyed at my answer.
"... What do you plan to do now?" He seemed curious.
"Well, that will depend on your answers."
"Hah! Good luck with that. I got my answers and I'm not telling you a damn thing. Trying to outsmart me?! You fell into my trap! You will wait here until someone gets rid of those damn pirates. It's for your own safety." He nodded to himself as he finished monologuing. He seemed quite satisfied with himself.
"Are you sure about that, old man?" I asked him as I picked up his beer cooler, filled with beer bottles from beside my seat.
"What?!" He looked beside his sofa to find the cooler missing. Then he looked back at me warily.
"... What are you going to do with those?... Break them? Please don't break them, they are the last batch I have!" He pleaded.
"Oh no, breaking them isn't enough punishment. I will drink them up….. right in front of you, while you see them get emptied one. by. one." To prove my point I placed the bottle that was in my hand on the table.
The bottle was empty.
He looked at me and gulped. Then a determined expression formed on his face.
"I will answer your questions…. But I won't allow you to put yourself in danger by going outside, while those pirates are still roaming around."
He said with a determined voice.
I could tell he wouldn't budge from wanting to 'protect' me. It was kind of him and I could see where he was coming from.
I was, after all, a 'kid' who doesn't know any better.
But it was really annoying.
And while I could torture the info out of him or I could kill him and go somewhere else to gather info, I kinda don't want to.
The reason is probably that…. I kinda miss talking to people. And while I've talked to Ko during my time in Tenrou, it is not the same as talking to people.
I can now guess why people say that social isolation for a long time is bad for mental health.
And he is kinda fun to talk to.
Then there is the fact that he can't actually stop me from leaving after I've got my answers.
So, I agreed to his demand and threw the cooler at him.
He caught it like his life depended on it.
"Oh thank god, you are safe. Don't worry, the scary kid won't ever take you away from me, ever!"
He didn't let go of the cooler.
"... Right, ignoring that weird moment, first question….."
I opened my journal and flipped onto the last page where I had written some questions beforehand. I took a pen out of my pocket.
"Hey! Is that my pen?!"
Ignoring him, I started my questions.
"... Which country are we in?"
"You don't know which country we are in? Where were you before you came here?"
"Just answer the damn question, old man! I answered all yours. It's not your turn to ask again!"
"Fine, fine…. someone is getting cranky."
I took out a beer bottle in front of him out of nowhere, chugged it and placed it beside my first bottle on the table.
"Fiore! We are in Fiore! Just stop drinking all my beer! How are you even doing that?! I have the cooler in my arms!"
"Good. Country? Check." I check-marked the question and ignored his questions.
It is not his turn.
"What is the name of this town?"
"Shells town"
"Hmmm, interesting….. what is the date today?"
"April 28th."
Huh, it is my birthday today.
I guess, happy birthday to me?
"Year?"
"You don't know the year? How long were you in the jungle?"
Another bottle joined the club.
"X771! It's the year X771! Stop drinking all my beer! And how are you not even a little bit drunk!"
Ignoring his antics, I continued.
"Date? Check."
"How many days in a year?"
"365 days…. You are asking some weird questions kid. Looks like I was worried for nothing."
"Yeah, yeah. The number of days in a year? Check. Next question, number of months in a year?"
"Twelve." At this point, the old man reclined back to his chair after setting down the cooler. Probably thinking that I will keep asking these mundane questions.
"Tell me the name of all the months with the number of days in them."
"Eh? Okay. The first one is January with 31 days, second is February with 28 days, third is March with 31 days, fourth is April with 30 days, fifth is May with 31 days, sixth is June with 30 days, seventh is July with 31 days, eighth is August with 31 days, ninth is September with 30 days, tenth is October with 31 days, eleventh is November with 30 days and twelfth is December with 31 days.
That's all of them."
"Months? Check. Hmm….. weird.
Anyway, do you have a leap year?"
He looked confused at that.
"What's a leap year?"
"You know, the year in which February has 29 days."
"Why would February have 29 days? I just told you that it has 28 days."
Hmm, so either this planet does a perfect revolution around the sun in exactly 365 days or the people here haven't found out about the extra hours it takes to complete the revolution.
My money is on the latter.
"Forget I asked that question. Next question, what is the day today?"
"Ugh, Friday, I think?"
"How many days in a week? And the name of the days?"
"Err, seven days in a week. Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday."
"Week? Check."
"Where does the sunrise from? East or West?"
"You don't know where the sun rises from?"
"You haven't learned your lesson?"
"EAST! The fucking sunrises from East!"
"Good. Directions? Check."
Our talk went on for a while as I asked more mundane questions and compared it to my previous world.
It is kinda terrifying how much EarthLand and Earth have in common when it has no right to be.
"So, what's the deal with pirates that are in town?"
He snarled at my mention of the pirates.
"How would I know what is the deal with those scum? They just waltz into our town some 3 weeks ago. Started demanding shit left and right and when we refused, they killed a man and burned his house down. We couldn't even fight back. They have a goddamn mage as their captain. He could control water or some shit. That fucker was the one that killed my friend.
We managed to send a man out to bring help. Those damn fuckers took everything, we couldn't even manage to put out a job for the guilds.
We had decided to report what was happening here to the nearest Rune Knight Garrison, but even they would have taken at least 3 weeks to come here.
Hopefully, they will be here soon to get rid of those damn pirates."
Before I could say anything, the door of his home slammed opened.
A teenage boy, probably about 15 years old came running in with tears in his eyes and probably exhausted, judging from his ragged breaths.
"M-Mr. Alberona, my D-Dad a-and m-my Mom, Aunt C-Cornelia and Cana. Th-" The boy couldn't finish before he broke down.
The old man got up and rushed to the teenager.
"Rick! Rick! Calm down. Breathe, lad. Breathe. Now tell me what happened."
"T-The pirates, they w-were taking away the w-women and c-children. My D-Dad tried t-to stop t-them. B-But their C-Captain killed him. T-They are t-taking away M-Mom, A-Aunt Cornelia and even C-Cana. P-Please, stop them!"
"WHAT! THOSE FUCKERS! HAVEN'T THEY DONE ENOUGH?! I'M GOING TO MURDER THEM!" Cana's grandfather (because seriously, his last name is Alberona) went inside his house after his rant and came out with a what looked like a Remington shotgun and rushed out of his home, the teen following him.
….. Did they just forget about me?
~rawr?
"Oh, did that wake you up, buddy?"
~rawr!
I picked him from my shoulders and settled him on my lap. I rubbed the spot beneath his ears.
~purr~
"You can go take another nap if you want, Ko? It's not like there is anything important going on."
~rawr!
And back to his sleep, he went. I also reclined back to my seat, relaxed.
Hmmm, now what to do?
I could just go on and leave this town and it's people to its fate. It's not like I've any reason to help them.
But I want to fight that mage. I've spent seven years training my ass off. If I can't even beat a mage -who is probably a mob- then what was the point of my training.
Yeah, he is a water mage and we are on a beach, so it could get a little tricky but who cares!
But there is another problem. I won't be able to kill the water-mage, not because I can't or I'm not willing but because I could end up in trouble.
From what I know of the FairyTail Universe, killing is heavily frowned upon. The people here on the Isghar continent and especially in the country of Fiore, killing is abhorred.
I mean, for god's sake. Even the Magic Council, the judicial body of this continent to magic-related matters, wouldn't kill the members of Oración Seis.
They wouldn't execute the members of one of the three guilds of Balam Alliance. What was that about?
If I kill the pirate's captain, then the people in town would definitely tell the Rune Knights that would come here about me.
That could have me blacklisted as a dark mage.
And while I have no problems with breaking the law and having an inter-continental organisation after me, it would be an inconvenience.
So, no killing the water-man.
….. Looks like dismemberment it is.
I placed the journal on the side table, I would get later.
Picking up Ko from my lap, I placed him on my shoulders. He remained asleep during all this.
Lazy bastard.
KRAKAAAAKAAKKOOOMMMMM!
I was on the scene in no time. Letting go of my speed, I watched what was actually going on.
The pirates were rounding up the women and children, who were crying and screaming. The old man was in front of the town's people group and was holding a sliced shotgun, looking mortified and defeated. The other part of the gun was laying on the sand.
I was curious about that shotgun. Did it use gunpowder? Or was it a magical weapon?
Well, I could find out about it later.
I turned my attention to the captain who was shouting something at the town's people.
He stood tall and proud. His purple hair was gathered in a number of upright bunches on his head, his left cheekbone had four large piercings, and his ears were covered by a pair of headphones. He wore a yellow open-armed t-shirt with grey baggy pants. He also wore knee protectors and wrist protectors.
"-eople seriously pissed me off. I was having a nice vacation here! We would have been gone in 1-2 weeks after having some fun. Granted we would have taken everything you people own but I wouldn't have killed anyone.
But you idiots send someone to Rune Knights! And a whole squad of them will be here in 2-3 hours! It's a good thing I had someone on the lookout for anything like that, eh? You people ruined my fun! So now, to make up my losses, I'm taking them." He pointed at the group of children and women. "They should probably cover my losses if I sell them in the slaver's market."
Then he licked his lips creepily.
"Maybe I will sample a few of them myself, eh? You will know the consequences of crossing Zacharias, the A-rank mage of Reaper Claw, the best Dark Guild there ever will be!"
…. He talks a lot.
Hmm, did he say that the best Dark Guild right now is Reaper Claw? Oración Seis may haven't formed yet. But Tartaros and Grimoire Heart should be active.
I guess, he is full of shit.
Then there is the fact that in 2-3 hours, you could easily ram-sack this small town and be your merry way.
I bet he already planned to capture the women and children and sell them to slavery.
And an A-rank water mage, huh? And near an ocean? This could get tricky.
But first, I needed to secure the hostages. Can't let them die and have my reputation ruined.
Calling the Speed-Force, I was beside the captured hostages in a flash. It took some time to get all the women and children to the other side of the beach where the rest of the town's people were.
Then I was back at the pirate's side of the beach.
Hmm, they are all cannon fodder so they were not needed.
Lightning Palm
Whitish-blue lightning started to generate from my right hand. I placed my hand on the backside of the neck of a goon.
The same thing happened to every single pirate that was the beach and on the ship.
That should keep them knocked out until the Rune Knights arrive.
Hmmm, since I'm trying to challenge myself, using Speed-Force would be an overkill.
Eh? I should just go with the flow.
I'm in front of the town's people group, standing across me is Zacharias.
I let go of my speed, time returns to normal. The bodies of the pirates fell immediately as if they were puppets whose strings were cut.
The town's people were also letting out amazement with 'What?' or 'How?' and were hugging their family members and comforting them.
I keep my attention on Zacharias, his facial expression goes through a rough ride. First was confusion, then disbelief and finally sets on anger.
"What the fuck?! Why are you all on that side of the beach?! What are my men doi- WHAT THE FUCK HAPPENED TO MY CREW?! Who the fuck did this?!"
He angrily ranted until his eyes landed on me.
"You! Where did you come from, ya little shit?! You weren't there before! It must be you! I'm gon- ARE YOU IGNORING ME?!"
I was ignoring him. I was walking towards the old man, his mouth was hanging open. His daughter and granddaughter beside him. They were equally surprised and confused by my sudden appearance.
I picked up Ko and shook him to wake him up.
"Oi, Ko. Get up, you lazy bastard."
He slowly opened his eyes.
~rawr?
"Guard these people while I…. settle something. And don't kill anyone."
~rawr!
"Yes, Yes. You can have the meal afterwards."
He promptly jumped from my hands and landed on Cana's head.
"Woah!" She let out a squeal and started petting Ko.
purr~
Ko was also enjoying himself.
Whatever. As long as he does his job, it's alright.
"Don't ignore me, you little shit! Water Slicer!"
A blade of pure water rushed straight at me.
…. Did he seriously call out the name of his attack?
Well, not that it matters. I turned around and lashed out my leg towards the water blade.
Tempest Kick
Thank you, Oda!
My wind blade tore through his water blade and kept going.
"WHAT?! A wind mage?! Fuck! Water Wall!"
It was as if the ocean itself heard his call, water came running from the ocean to form a wall that stopped my wind blade.
So I was right. He can use the ocean's water. And did he just call me a wind mage?
I guess my Tempest Kick can look like wind magic.
"You are a mage, huh kid? I would have enjoyed ripping you to shreds… but you would fetch a fine price in the market. Water Bullet!" He made a gun with his hands and started firing water bullets.
I couldn't dodge the bullet cause there were people behind.
So, it was a good thing that I had thoroughly explored the applications of my Lightning Magic and I was very lucky that this was a black sand beach because…
Sand Wall
Magnetism bitches!
Wall of black sand rose before me, stopping the water bullets.
"Wait, What?! You know Sand Magic too? Kid! You are going to make me rich!"
I ignored his babbling that I could hear from behind the wall and turned towards the group behind.
"You people might want to get further away, this could get messy." They nervously looked at each, as if not sure what to do.
"B-But yo-" It was Cornelia that spoke up and I just knew that she was going to spew some stuff about me being a child but I was not in the mood to argue.
"Lady, did you not see me tore through his attack? I can't fight and protect you lot at the same time. So please, fuck off."She at first looked affronted that I swear at her but then a determined expression formed on her face as she nodded and led the town's people away from the fight.
I threw my knife to my left side as soon I heard Zacharias shout out his next attack.
"Haha! You did a good thing, kid! Can't have my commodities damaged! But let's see you block this! Water Cannon!"
I jumped upward as I saw the sand wall being demolished under the weight of pressurised water.
"Hmm, and physically fit too? Brat, you just keep getting better and better."
I just gave him a deadpanned state and pointed to his right, where my knife was sailing like a boomerang to take off his head.
I had been controlling it the entire time.
Seriously, thank god I was well versed in physics.
"Huh? Shit!"
He tried to jump away but couldn't. I had the sand hold his legs. But fortunately for both him and me, he had enough combat experience. After all, I did not really want to kill him. But a few decapitated limbs would be fine, I guess.
He bent backwards, causing his back to become parallel to the ground. He dodged the knife as it went sailing right where his head would have been.
Not that it did him any good. The knife was, after all, a distraction.
Shave
I was on him immediately. I aimed a kick at his head with enough power to send him to the dreamland.
But he showed his battle experience as he brought his hand to block the kick.
There was a loud crack and I let out a smirk.
I guess he can't turn his body into water like Juvia.
I again used Shave to move away from the water wave that came crashing down on me. Likely from the ocean.
When the wave subsided, the water mage wasn't where I had left him.
He was some distance away from me, maybe 2 meters away from the ocean, clutching his left hand with his right hand. He looked pissed.
The sand near the ocean was wet and heavy. It was hard to control.
And I'm pretty sure he won't fall for the same trick twice.
Speaking of tricks, I raised my left hand and caught my sailing knife.
"Fuck! Fuck! Fuck! You little shit! You broke my arm! Fuck the money! I'm going to tear you apart as painfully as possible and I'm going to enjoy it!"
He shouted and jumped a few feet back and landed on water.
He was literally just standing on water.
What is this? Naruto?
Then he began to release magic at an astounding rate.
"I will kill you with my ultimate spell. Be proud that you got me to use it. Even the S-rank mages in my guild have a difficult time with this technique. Behold! Davy Jones!"
Ocean water started rushing and flowing towards the water mage. I silently stood and watched what he was doing. It's not like he is actually a threat to me. And he is using his ultimate spell! I guess this could be fun.
In no time at all, a giant made of water formed around him. He was inside a body-sized air bubble that was inside the giant.
The giant was probably 10 meters tall. He had four tentacle-things instead of two arms.
The water giant jumped out of the water and on to the beach
It was an intimidating thing to look at but I just felt… disappointed.
And Davy Jones? Really? He is going full on with the pirates theme, isn't he?
But seriously, this was his ultimate spell?
Couldn't he come up with something better?
Did I overestimate him?
Ugh! He totally killed my mood to fight!
Whatever, looks like it's time to finish this 'fight'.
Hmmm, but he is still in one piece.
Well, that can be corrected!
Holding my knife firmly, I created and manipulated the magnetic fields around it.
While I was doing that, Zacharias was not ideally sitting by.
"Let's see you dodge this, ya little shit! Rushing Whips!"
The water giant started lashing out with his tentacles at an incredible speed.
Shave
Paper Art
But it was nothing that can't be dodged with the masterful use of Shave and Paper Art.
As I dodged the water whips of the giant one after another, I was still mainly focused on magnetic fields around my blade.
Because of that, my knife had started to glow and slowly turn into an angry reddish-orange colour and the air had started to distort around it.
Hmmm, this should be enough.
Because of Zacharias's constant assault, the fighting area was covered with dust in the air.
The visibility was almost zero.
He just dug his own grave, he can't see me until the sand settles down.
But I don't have the same problem. I turned my vision from the visible spectrum to x-ray.
Yep, I could see him. Thank you, my new body.
I threw my knife towards Zacharias. It sailed through the dust clouds.
He had no idea what was coming.
I changed my vision back to the visible spectrum and jumped.
Moon Step
I was in the air and above the smokescreen (sandscreen?) in no time.
I saw from above as my hot knife entered the water goliath with a sizzling sound, went into the air bubble and cleave through Zacharias's right arm just below his shoulders.
Then it left the water giant with a sizzling sound and embedded itself into the sand behind the giant.
Ah shit, I can't call back the knife now.
Oh well.
I saw as his arm fell into the goliath's body and floated freely inside it.
Pin.
Drop.
Silence.
Even the goliath had stopped its assault.
Then-
"My arm. MY ARM! IT'S GONE! YA FUCK! WHAT FUCK DID YOU DO?!"
His arm really was gone and the wound was cauterized.
I don't think he will get it back unless there is a magic to grow it back.
"I'M GONNA KILL YA! I'M GONNA TURN YA INTO PASTE AND FEED IT TO THE DOGS, YA LITTLE FUCK! TEN THOUSAND WHIPS!"
The water giant started to lash out again with its tentacles but even more furiously than before. Even I would have a hard time dodging those without the Speed-Force.
But why the fuck is he attacking my previous spot?
Does he not know I'm in the air?
Ugh, I've enough of this farce. And here I thought I would get a good fight!
Fucking Weakling.
I concentrated on my magic, lightning started generating from my body as I brought my hands together.
Slowly, the lightning started to drift towards my hands, giving my hands blue radiance.
Zacharias also noticed this.
"WHAT?! LIGHTNING MAGIC! FUCK!"
He started to attack me in the air, not that it did him any good.
Razor
I continued to charge my spell as I dodged his tentacle attack.
Then I brought my hands apart, right hand going up and left hand going down.
The lightning expanded vertically to form a javelin.
Gripping the newly formed javelin with my right hand, I hurled it at the water goliath.
Thunder Javelin
KRAKOOOMMM!
"FUCK!"
Zacharias tried to dodge but his efforts were worthless. His water construct wasn't exactly made for dodging and my javelin was already upon him.
Then I got to see what happens when lightning strikes a water elemental.
It was beautiful. The goliath shone up like a star.
"AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH-"
Then-
BOOOOOOM!
-the giant exploded like a bomb, splashing its water everywhere.
Well, we are on a beach so it's not like splashing water is a problem here.
Zacharias fell like a rag doll with a thud, his body still twitching and there were occasional sparks running through his body.
I landed softly on the sand and looked around for his right arm.
Huh, looks like it was blown away.
Well, nothing can be done about it now.
I slowly walked to Zacharias and knelt down to place fingers on his neck.
Hmmm, his heartbeat is normal and isn't slowing down. Guess he will live.
Tough bunch, these mages
Then I heard footsteps of someone coming my way.
I stood up and turned my head to see who was coming.
The person was an extremely short, elderly man. He had black eyes and was bald with only the outer rims of his head containing white hair. He also had a thick white moustache.
He was wearing a white tunic with the FairyTail symbol on the left collar, and black pants, all in which was covered by a formal white coat with white fur around the edges and with the Ten Wizard Saints' Medallion hanging on his coat's left breast.
"Yeeh, you did a number on him, lad. Your intentions were good but I can't say I approve of your methods."
What the fuck is Makarov Dreyar doing here?!
Okay. Calm down.
I tilted my head, acting confused.
"And you are?..."
"Makarov Dreyar, the guild master of FairyTail." I noticed he didn't introduce himself as Wizard Saint even though he was wearing a coat with the Wizard Saint's emblem.
He then sent a look at the downed figure of Zacharias.
"You have my gratitude for helping this town."
He was excluding welcoming warmth with just his presence.
"...How long have you been watching?!"
"Oh, I arrived just as you saved all those women and children and knocked out those pirates."
So, he saw everything.
I signed. Nothing I can do about it now, I guess.
"I'm guessing you did not intervene cause I had it under control."
"Of course. Why else would I let a child fight an incredibly dangerous dark mage?"
I shot a look at Zacharias.
Incredibly dangerous? Him?
"Was he really that powerful?"
He laughed at my questions.
"My boy, he was an A-rank mage. It was just you were more powerful than him. Which I might say is incredible. A child no older than eight to be able to beat an A-Class mage? And here I thought I've seen everything."
Well, I guess the training paid off.
"So, I'm guessing you are here to capture him?"
"Oh no, I was just passing by. Rune Knights will be here any minute. They handle everything here. You might have to give a statement. Then you will be free."
I can already see the Rune Knights battalion coming here.
And did he say that he was just 'passing by'?
Right. The moment I believe that will be the moment I would call out Ankhseram to kill my stupid ass.
Well, let's just get this over with. I called upon my magic and used the magnetic forces to bind Zacharias with sand.
I proceed to walk towards the spot where the town's people were gathered along with the Rune Knights, who were rounding up and the pirates, Zacharias's body floating as it followed me.
"Amazing. You are somehow using Lightning Magic to control sand. It's the first time I've seen this application of Lightning Magic." Makarov said he walked beside me.
So he can tell. I guess I shouldn't be surprised. He isn't a Wizard Saint for no reason.
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-(After dealing with the Rune Knights)-
Well, that was exhausting.
Those Knights didn't believe me at first when I told them I did all the work.
But to be perfectly honest. I would have also not believed myself. Who would believe a kid took down an entire pirate crew and it's A-Class mage captain?
But Makarov came through and words of a Wizard Saint definitely held some weight, if the battalion's commander expression were anything to go by.
But at least I got some money. Yeah, it turns out that Zacharias had some bounty on him (10,000,000 Jewels. Who knew?). I can't technically receive the bounty right now because they are mainly transferred to bank accounts (they have one central bank, National Bank of Fiore. Surprising, right? It was never explained in canon). And since I don't have one, I can't get it right now.
But Makarov again came through and gave me the money right on the spot.
He pulled a briefcase out of nowhere (Requip Magic?) which was full of wads of cash.
My eyes definitely did not turn into Dollar (Jewel?) signs.
I had already picked up my journal from the old man's home since both Cornelia and her father were busy helping their newly freed town and I had not bothered to meet them because I had a feeling they would not let go of the 8-year-old orphan that saved their lives.
They were good people.
I would hate to kill them just because they annoyed me a little.
I had also picked up Ko from Cana. She was a little sad by letting Ko go.
But then some children, who I assume we're her friends, came and she forgot all about Ko and went to play with them.
Children really don't give a shit.
Now I was going back to the temporary camp the Rune Knights have set up, with Ko back on my shoulder, sleeping. In my right hand I had the briefcase with the bounty money and inside it was also my journal, to talk to Makarov he said he wanted to talk to me about something.
I might have an idea of what he wanted to talk about.
I was at the camp base in no time. I could see Makarov talking to the battalion commander about something. He also noticed me, then excused the commander and turned to me.
"My boy, let's walk while we talk."
I gave him a confused look before looking as if I've come to a horrifying realization.
I hugged myself with my arms.
"You- You aren't one of those creepy old men who want to spend alone time with children, are you? You even gave me some money!"
Even Ko joined in with my antics and hugged my head with his tiny paws.
"What?! No!" Then he bumped me in the head. I didn't dodge because I knew he had no ill intent behind it. "Just walk with me! Children nowadays! Always acting like smartasses!"
We simply walked for a while. Me snickering and Makarov grumbling then he stopped at the shore of the beach and so did I. Waves were coming up to the sand just meters away from our feet.
"I talked to David about you while you were fighting Zacharias."
David? Who is that?
My confusion must have shown on my face.
"The guy you talked to when you first arrived here. You gave your Magical Beast to his granddaughter to play with. Which I would say was not a safe thing to do had I not seen with my own eyes how tame and friendly it is."
Ahh, he is talking about Cana's grandfather.
But there is a lot to unpack about what he just said.
Magical Beast? So, there could be others like Ko? Maybe I will find someone of his species someday?
And then there is the fact that he talked to David about me.
I think he might know that I'm not from EarthLand if he knows about Edolas.
Anyone with two-brain cells can connect the dots. If they know about both, my questions and have the knowledge of the existence of parallel dimensions.
It all depends on if he knows about Edolas. I may get lucky because Mystogan should not be here yet. Or if Porlyusica has not told him about Edolas.
"You are quite far from home. Edolas, was it?
Yep, he knows.
Now how to lie while not getting caught? I have a feeling he will know if I lie. He is experienced after all. I may not be the age of this body but I'm still decades younger than him.
Well, partial truth it is then.
"How did you find out, old man?" I asked, just for confirmation.
"Well, anyone with two-brain cells can connect the dots if they know about both your questions and have the knowledge of the existence of parallel dimension." He replied with a shrug.
I know! That's what I thought a minute ago.
I scratched my head.
"Well, no use lying to you if you already know. But, eh? Edolas, was it? I'm not from there. My world is called MiddleEarth. Real peachy place, if I say so myself."
He rubbed his chin at my answer.
"Huh? Who knew? Another parallel dimension. Guess you learn something new every day. So, are you planning to go back? Maybe I could help in some way?"
"Hah! Going back to MiddleEarth?! I would not go back even if I could. That world is doomed. Overrun by demons and shit."
I then felt a hand on my shoulders that squeezed my shoulder as if to reassure me.
"I'm sorry if I brought up some bad memories." He said solemnly.
I moved his hand away.
"Eh. It's fine. It's not like you knew about it. And I'm over it already. So, no harm done."
We remained silent for a moment.
"I hate to ask you this right now but…" He looked like he was physically feeling pain just by asking me. "...would those demons be able to get to EarthLand."
I smirked at him at that.
"Hah! They wish. Those fuckers are trapped there till the end of time. Only the Royal Family have the power to go to different worl- Ah shit, I wasn't supposed to tell anyone that. Please don't tell anyone!" I pleaded to him.
He patted my shoulders and gave a sad smile.
"Don't worry. Your secret is safe with me."
I sighed in relief.
"Well, you helped me out no questions asked. So, I guess I can trust you."
Well, the background of my character is set! Exiled Prince of a foreign world!
"What do you plan to do now?"
"Eh, you know. Travel this new world, explore its beauty, see what this world has to offer. And get a job. Gotta have money in my pockets. That is one thing I think that is common in every world." I replied with a shrug.
"Hmm, so I'm guessing you don't have any place to stay….. I have a proposal if you are interested."
I tilted my head in confusion and asked him to continue.
"Why don't you join FairyTail? You would be able to have a job and earn money."
"Huh? You mentioned something about being the guild master of FairyTail…. what is exactly a 'guild'?
He looked surprised by my question.
"You don't have wizards guilds where you come from?"
I shake my head negatively.
"Guilds are...well, for most, they are a group of Mages that take on jobs for money and renown mostly. They do so differs from Guild to Guild, but in the end, they all fulfil the same function. A child like you can join one if they have enough magical aptitude of course." He explained to me fondly.
"But FairyTail is different. The best way I can describe a guild is a family. We might argue, we might fight, but at the end of the day, we care and love each other as families do, even if we aren't related by blood. At least, that is the best way I can describe FairyTail. There is a reason we are the top guild in Fiore after all."
"Family, huh?...I guess it is nice to have one. Two more questions though."
"Ask away, my boy."
"Why the name FairyTail?"
He smiled at my question.
"Do fairies really have tails? Do they even exist... Like them, the guild is a place as an eternal mystery…. a never-ending adventure!"
"While the bit about mystery and never-ending adventure was kind of cool, old man…." He puffed his chest in pride at that.
"... But I hate to break it to you. Fairies don't actually have a tail. I would know. I have seen them." He deflates and looks aghast at that.
"H-How? How can this be?" Okay, now he is down and depressed.
"I-Its okay, old man. M-Maybe fairies in this world do have a tail or they don't. Even I don't know that! Mystery and Adventure!" I try to placate him.
"Y-Yes. Yes. Y-You are right. MYSTERY AND ADVENTURE!" Oh good, he is back.
He stands up, dust himself off and continues as if he didn't have a breakdown just now.
"What's the other thing you wanted to ask?"
"Well…. can Ko join as well?" I ask, pointing at Ko.
He perks at the mention of his name and then looks at Makarov.
Makarov smiles at me warmly.
"Of course, my boy."
"Cool….. So, when do we leave?"
"Well, we can leave right now. Our work here is done. If we hurry, we can catch the night train. We will be in Magnolia Town tomorrow afternoon. That is where FairyTail is, by the way." Then he looked at the briefcase in my hands.
"Want me to store that away for safe-keeping?" He asks, pointing at the case.
Oh yeah, he has Requip magic.
"Sure" I hand him the case and vanishes in white light.
"... You need to teach me that. This seems pretty useful."
He laughs at my remark.
"Haha. Of course, my boy."
But still, a full day seems like a long time. I can just get us there in seconds.
Looks like I just have to endure the boredom, because I'm not planning on anyone learning about Speed-Force any time soon. Mavis was enough.
Then Makarov called out to me.
"My boy, I never got your name."
"Ah? Did I not introduce myself? Sorry about that. I'm… I'm… I-I'm…"
...
...
Fuck.
I can't remember my name.
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Report 2 - Model 'Homo Primaa'
Senses
In this scope, the Primaas has been altered FAR beyond most normal human levels.
Sight
Primaas have very good colour binocular vision with range upto 1 kilometer. The sensing spectrum ranges between radio wave (~100000km wavelength and ~3 Hz frequency) to gamma rays (~1 pm wavelength and ~300 EHz frequency).
The default perception is established in the visible spectrum (~380nm to ~740nm of wavelength and ~405 THz to ~790THz) but can be changed upon user's will.
Motion perception is a factor in determining what they see. As a primary predator, their sight is attracted to motion.
Hearing
Hearing covers a range from 5Hz -200,000 Hz, with good separation and direction sensing capabilities. It is generally sensitive down to -50db levels and can be consciously scaled to prevent hearing loss; the tragus is also mobile and under control to prevent damage to the tympanic membrane from loud noise or even diving. The ears can be cocked by muscles in the skull to enhance direction-finding capabilities and are probably their most inhuman visible feature when they exercise it.
Taste/Smell
The senses of taste and smell are incredibly developed and approach standard canine/shark levels. The Primaa have re-engineered this sense to a degree that individual feral humans (their term for us) can be tracked beyond sight range with smell alone.
Integumentary system (Skin)
Homo Primaa's have extremely dense skin and muscle tissue, which render them highly resistant to physical injury. They possess these abilities as a result of a cellular regeneration experiment which fortified the various tissues of their body which were performed on the first generation Homo Primaa, this mutation was later found to be hereditary. Their skin can resist high-calibre bullets, puncture wounds, corrosives, biological attacks, and extreme temperatures and pressures without sustaining damage. A second exposure to said experiments further enhanced their strength and durability in addition to the already impressive strength and durability of the Homo Primaa model.
The same experiment which granted them their great strength and durability has also given them a faster-than-normal recovery time from injury in addition to the already incredible recovery rate of Homo Primaa model.
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