Ch.3

Gin opened his eyes to find himself no longer in the old church he had 'repossessed' from those men from earlier. He didn't panic because he knew exactly where he was. He sat up and looked around at the blue sky and grassy green hills. Thousands of headstones dotted the landscape in every direction for as far as the eye could see. He was in his inner world. That meant that Shinso wanted to speak with him which was actually quite rare. Unlike Gin, Shinso wasn't a very chatty person so when he had these little meetings with Gin it was usually important.

"Hello Gin." Gin heard from behind him. He turned to see Shinso. His Zanpakto manifested itself in the form of a very large snake with scales white as snow and eyes as red as blood. His mouth didn't move when he spoke the voice was just there'.

"Hey, partner. Some day we've had huh? First, we fight in the largest war known to the soul society, betray that bastard Aizen, get killed, get revived, and finally sent to a whole new world." Gin said lying back down on the grass and staring up into the sky.

"It certainly has been an experience. Though I didn't summon you here for that." Shinso slithered next to gin and inspected him. "Your body has changed."

"I noticed." Gin said with a chuckle.

"In more ways than just your appearance. Because your body has reverted to that of a child you're going to have to deal with certain drawbacks. Namely your stamina and endurance, as well as your overall strength."

"How much are we talking? I felt fine when I fought those bandits from earlier." Gin asked now more interested in what the snake had to say.

"First you didn't notice when you fought those men because you didn't really push your self do to how weak they were. If I had to rank you on your current power level I'd say yours around the level of a 3rd seat. Your body is also currently incapable of handling the strain of using Bankai." The snake said flatly.

"Damn. Is there any way to get my power back?" Gin asked hopefully though already knowing the answer.

"Unfortunately the only way I can think of is to wait and allow your body to grow naturally and to stay in good health until then. Also, you should know that this 'magic' in the air around you is quite interesting. It would be helpful if you were to find a way to utilize it."

"Alright, when I wake up I'll do so information searching. I should at least find out where the hell I am." Gin said preparing to exit his inner world.

"Gin before you go remember this. We've been given a second chance. We don't have to just hurt people anymore." And with that Gin vanished.

With Erza's group

"Alright, let's go over the plan one more time," Erza said to the 3 younger mages. "Levy will use her magic to create a hole just outside the door and Droy will throw his seeds into the hole to deal with anyone who falls in while Jet and I deal with the remaining enemies. Nobody is to engage one of the dark mages alone. If it comes down to them escaping or you getting hurt I want you to just let them go. Are we clear?"

The 3 younger mages nodded. They began to move towards the location of the church and after a few minutes, it came into view. It was old, overgrown. and falling apart, but that's not what caught Erzas attention. It was to quiet. After being in Fairy Tail for as long as she had she knew that when you got multiple grown men together there was noise. Whether it be fighting laughing or just conversation, men were loud. But right now she didn't hear anything but the birds in the trees.

"Hold on, somethings not right here." the redhead said to the group. "Follow me we're gonna get a closer look." She said crouching low and making her way to the nearest window. The others came to a halt when she raised her hand. She then reached into her pocket and pulled out a small mirror and held it up so she could see inside. It was empty. She stood and made her way to the front door. She wasn't prepared for what was on the other side.

She pushed open the door with the others right behind her. After taking one step inside she froze.

"What's wrong Erz..." She stopped when she saw what Erza was looking at. Laying before them we're the dead bodies of the 8 men the were here to capture. Blood was everywhere and the whole place wreaked of burnt flesh. Most likely because of the 2 bodies that looked like they had been thrown into an incinerator. Levy screamed and ran out. Droy started vomiting on the floor while Jet tried to go comfort, Levy. Erza, however, continued into the church to investigate. After going over the whole church and not finding anything she walked outside to see the others trying to come to terms with what they just saw. This was their first time seeing death in such a manner.

"Alright, guys I think it would be best if we left and informed the Master of this and let him tell the council. We should leave quickly in the case whoever did this is still nearby." She had a terrible feeling in her gut screaming at her to leave.

In a tree next to the church

Gin had awoken when he felt the presence of 4 people approaching his location. 3 of them were about as strong as the mages from last night however one of them was stronger. The strongest one felt to be around the power of a 6th seat maybe 5th. Normally this wouldn't be a cause for concern but with what Shinso had told him he decided to play on the side of caution.

He watched as 3 children made their way towards the church attempting to be stealthy. After a moment the red-haired one in armor moved to the door and opened it. Moments later Gin heard a scream come from inside, followed by the blue-haired girl running out. He kept watching as the Redhead searched the church. This may be my chance to learn about where I am.

The redhead stepped out of the church and began speaking to the others. It appears that they were about to leave. 'Now or never'

Gin flash stepped out of the tree and behind the group. "Well good morning everyone."

The group of children immediately whipped around and jumped into fighting stances.

"Now now there's no need for that. I come in peace." Gin said raising his hands to show he meant no harm.

Erza looked at the kid that had just appeared from nowhere. Even though he said he didn't want to fight she could tell he was dangerous. She didn't know why but every fiber of her being was screaming at her to kill him before he could kill her. "Identify yourself. Now!" She yelled in an attempt to hide the fact she was on the verge of trembling. This Kid wasn't normal, the way he grinned and kept his eye closed. It was like she was staring at a snake and not a person at all.

"Hello, my name is Gin. It's a pleasure to meet you." He said as if they had just bumped into each other on the street and not at an abandoned church in the woods filled with dead bodies.

"Are you responsible for all this?" She asked loudly again.

"Could you be a bit more specific?" He asked almost amused.

"Don't play dumb. The bodies. Did you do it?" She asked again. She was losing her grip on self-control and was about to attack.

"Oh that. Well yes and no." He said confusing all of them. "You see I came here looking for shelter and was greeted less than kindly. I had to decide whether I wanted to die in the cold or fight to survive."

"So your first reaction to being rejected was to kill everyone?" Yelled the redhead.

Gin laughed. "It's funny. One of them actually asked me the same question." Gin realized if he wanted to learn anything he would have to stop playing his usual games and try to gain their trust. "Anyway when they attacked me I protected myself. I didn't come here with the desire to kill a bunch of people. Honestly, I'm not from around here and have been lost for a while now. Try to look at it from my point of view, I get dropped off in the woods in a country I've never been to and know nothing about and every person I've met so far has been quite hostile. I just wish to ask you where I am and where I could go to learn more about this place."

"You could come with us." Said the blue-haired girl causing Erza to whip around to look at her.

"No." Said Erza flatly.

"But Erza he needs our help and we can't just leave him here," Levy repeated.

"Did you see what he did?" She hissed at the younger girl.

Levy looked at the ground and shivered slightly. Truth be told she was terrified of this kid but she knew that if someone needed help then you don't just turn your back on them. "We were going to report this to the master. Why don't we take him to the master and let him decide."

Erza looked between her and Gin for a moment. She didn't like this she didn't want this guy anywhere near the guild but Levy was right. It was better for the master to decide. She looked at Gin "You, you said your name was Gin. We are willing to take you to see our master and let him decide what to do with you. However, until we are in the Master's presence you are to hand over any and all weapons. I will be keeping a close eye on you. Am I understood."

"Of course." He approached the group and handed the redhead Shinso but just as she was about to grab it he stopped and said "Please be careful with this. It's very important to me." She took the blade and placed in her dimensional pocket space which Gin took note of. He was finding this world to be quite interesting. "Shall we be off then." And with that, they set off