Chapter 6

Gin stood atop a ridge overlooking the town he needs to get into. The only real issue was that the whole damn town was surrounded by a huge wall and there were only two entrances. One on the north side and one on the south side both of which were guarded. Normally that wouldn't be an issue but from what Gin could tell there was motion-sensing lacrima floating at specific intervals. If he tried to jump flash step up to the wall it would set off the alarm.

Gin was strong however he didn't like the idea of facing 60 trained soldiers in his current state. Looks like he'd have to find another way in. After thinking for a few minutes he came up with a plan. It was a horrible plan with little to no chance of success but it was still a plan. Gin stood up and started to prepare what he would need.

At the north gate

The two men who were charged with guarding the gate were both trying to keep themselves busy. One was cleaning his weapon while the other was drinking out of a flask. "So have you heard about the dragon sightings up north. They say a huge dragon with black scales blew up a village."

"You'll believe anything you hear ya drunken fool. Dragons are extinct." He said getting a laugh out of the other man. The sober man looked up at the road and saw a figure approaching. He stood and drew his weapon. "You there identify yourself!"

As the figure came into view the guard wasn't sure what to make of what he was looking at. Standing before him was a kid wearing a ridiculous black and white suit with silver trimmings and a very large hat with tassels hanging from the rim of it. In the boy's hand was a simple acoustic guitar. "Good evening gentlemen."

"State your business here."

"I'm sorry for bothering you but I'm a simple traveling Mariachi looking for a place to stay the night. I've been walking all day and am exhausted." The boy said with a creepy grin on his face.

"The fuck is a Mariachi?" Ask the drunk guard.

"Only the finest musicians in existence." The boy said with a chuckle.

"Oh? Then how about you play us a song?"

Back with gin

Gin was afraid this would happen. He didn't actually know any mariachi music. Then it struck him. They had no idea what mariachi music sounded like anyway. Looks like he'd have to wing this.

He strummed the guitar. He was really glad he would some times sneak off to the world of the living and learned to play by watching people play. Not to mention all those CDs he stole.

"Love is a burning thing, and it makes a fiery ring. Bound by wild desire, I fell into a ring of fire."

Gin was pretty sure Johnny Cash was rolling over in his grave somewhere. Gin was by no means an expert singer but dammit what he lacked in talent he made up for in pure unadulterated showmanship.

"I fell into a burning ring of fire, I went down down down and the flames went higher"

As he sang this part fire shot upwards from behind him seemingly out of nowhere. And about 6 people appeared out of nowhere with instruments and started playing along.

"It burns burns burns the ring of fire, the ring of fire."

Gin ran forward and did a power slide and somehow his guitar turned into an electric one. He broke off into a heavy metal style solo. His voice dropped to a point that shouldn't be possible for a kid his age and he continued singing screamo style. Pyrotechnics were going crazy in the background, the other players had also morphed into metal versions of themselves.

"I fell into a burning ring of fire, I went down down down and the flames went higher. It burns burns burns the ring of fire, the ring of fire."

He finished the song with a long solo before slamming his guitar into the ground destroying it.

A/N I'm sorry that got a little weird there. I promise this is a serious story so don't worry about me turning this into a joke I've just wanted to do something like that for a while and I find the thought of Gin Ichimaru in a mariachi outfit playing a Johnny Cash song screamo version was hilarious. I promise I won't make a habit of this. Anyway back to the story.

Gin was sweating and panting lightly 'fucking nailed it' he thought to himself. The two guards were standing there in awe. "So can I pass?"

"Yeah sure." One said.

"Go right ahead." the other mumbled. Both were still trying to figure out where all the special effects came from.

Gin walked past them and into the town. As he passed by a building he ducked into the first alley he came across. He immediately ditched his mariachi outfit and got back into his original clothes again. "I honestly have no idea how that worked. Ah well, I better look for the man in charge." He made his way through the empty streets noticing how empty the place was. He started hearing noises down the way and start following them until he came across a large tavern.

He peaked through one of the windows and saw at least 40 men drinking and making a ruckus. 'Oh this is just to easy.' he thought as he made his way around back to find a young woman leaning against the wall panting. Gin approached the woman and tapped her on the shoulder. "Excuse me miss are you alright?" He said slightly startling the women.

After taking a second to calm herself she looked down at Gin and said. "Im sorry I didn't notice you there. Is there some way I can help you?"

Gin grinned. "No, however there may be a way I can help you. May I ask you if the men in this bar are giving you any trouble."

She sighed. "Yes. Ever since they came here a few weeks ago they've forced us to work the bar non-stop. I haven't slept for three days. Though it is better than what they've done to some others. When the man who owned this bar refused to serve them they killed him and just took all his stock." She said with a tear coming down her face.

"I see. Well, I can certainly help you with your problem however I need you to do something first." He said as his grin got wider.

She looked at gin unsure of what he meant. "Alright what do you need?"

"Simple. All I need is for you to get everyone who is not one of the soldiers out of the bar. Have them meet up right here."

"Alright. Then what?"

"Then you leave the rest to me."

After that, she went back into the bar. After waiting for a few minutes of waiting she emerged from the building followed by a few other girls. "Are you sure this is everyone? Are there ant other townspeople left inside?" He said sternly.

"Im sure." She said flatly.

"I don't suppose by any chance their leader is in there with them?"

"No. From what I can tell their captain is staying in the mayor's old place."

"Alright. All of you get to your homes and lock the doors. All of this will be over by morning." He said as he walked to the front of the building. All the girls ran off and did as he said.

Before the woman, he first met left she turned to Gin. "Who are you? Why are you helping us?"

He didn't look at her. "Im just a snake who's trying to change himself." And with that, she left realizing she wasn't going to get a better answer out of him.

When she was gone he flash stepped to a point above the building. He held his hand out palm facing downwards. "This is gonna take a lot out of me." He closed his eyes and focused his energy. "Four kings, nine treasures, one burning sky. The Shepard watches his charge, water licks the shore as the six mountains cry. Towers fall, erase sight and watch the golden breath." A light built up in his palm "Bakudo 73, Tozansho."

As he said this a large blue pyramid formed from his hand completely encasing the building beneath him. He opened a small hole in the top and pointed his hand towards the building. "Hado 31, Shakkaho." The blast of superheated energy hit the building creating a large in its roof killing all it hit. The building ignited into a roaring fire and all the soldiers tried running out to avoid the heat of the flames but as they exited they encountered the barrier.

Gin flash stepped to the ground in front of the building slightly winded from using so much energy in one go. He made eye contact with one of the soldiers inside the barrier who was pounding his fist against the wall trying to get away from the intense heat. He started screaming at gin to help him but Gin just turned away and started walking from the scene. even halfway across town, he could the screams of the men burning to death in the bar. 'I had to do it. They had to die so that others could live.' He thought to himself. He'd kill many people before so this wasn't new to him but when he looked at the mark on the palm of his hand he thought about his new friends. They barely knew anything about him but they still took him in and treated him like family.

He thought of the master and Gildarts who looked after everyone himself included like he was one of their children. He thought of Mira and Erza who were always fighting like a pair of older siblings who couldn't get along. He thought of Levy, Jet, and Droy who were like little siblings to him even if they were still a bit afraid of him. Everyone accepted him for who he was without question. Even Erza though she'd never admit it was starting to accept him. Gin had never had a family before besides Rangiku and without her, he thought he'd be alone but here he was with a new family. The strangest thing about the whole situation was that he was happy for the first time in he didn't know how long. Legitimately happy. It was at that moment that he made a decision. For as long as he could remember he'd lived his life dedicated to a goal and once that goal was complete he didn't know what to do with himself. But now he had a new goal.

There in the middle of the street staring at his hand, he swore to himself that he would do whatever it take to ensure the safety of his new family and would help make Fairy Tail the world's greatest guild. He swore to destroy anything or anyone who threatened his new home. He closed his hand and drew Shinso. Before him was the mayor's house and where the captain should be located. He cut the door to pieces and walked in.

"You are intruding in my home." Came a voice from the top of the stairs. There stood a tall muscular man with a large scar running across his face. "What do you want?"

Gin looked at the man. "Are you the leader of the group of soldiers who went rogue?"

The man rose an eyebrow at this. "And who's asking exactly?"

"The guy who just killed about 40 of your men." He said casually.

The man's eyes widened in shock. "That's impossible. My men are the best. There no way they could be overpowered by a single brat."

Gin laughed. "Well to be honest it wasn't really a fair fight. I might have trapped them in a building and set it on fire." Gin said still grinning.

"YOU LITTLE BASTARD!" He yelled as he charged towards Gin. A sword appeared in his hand out of nowhere. Their sword made contact sending sparks everywhere as they continuously. "Who sent you here? Your obviously no ordinary kid."

They broke apart. "The council of course. They wanted this horrible excuse for a rebellion of yours to be dealt with quietly. Seriously I know a few things about trying to start a coup or betraying your country and this is just pathetic. What was your plan after you took over this town anyway." He said before reengaging. The captain swung to take his head off but Gin ducked and lunged forward. The captain sidestepped and tried counter-attack but before he could Gin disappeared and reappeared behind him. He tried to turn to defend himself but before he could do anything he felt a blade pierce his side.

He dropped his sword fell to the floor and started coughing up large amounts of blood. Gin stood over him and pointed his blade at the man. "Do you have any final words before you die?" He said without any of his usual sarcasm.

"Just tell me... your name... of the one... who killed me." He said between heaves of blood.

Gin knelt down next to him and place his blade to the man's neck. "Gin Ichimaru." He said before ending the man's pain. Gin then proceeded to remove the man's head and wrapped it up in a table cloth from a nearby table. Afterward, he went to find a pen and some paper from the office he found upstairs and wrote a detailed account of what happened that even. After signing his name at the bottom he sealed it into an envelope and grabbed the cloth holding the head then proceeded to leave the town and make his way back to Era.

Noon the next day.

Gin walked to the receptionist's desk who recognized him from the day before. Knowing that he wouldn't listen to her she just waved him by. Once he entered He found the same three men from yesterday joined by what looked like a frogman. Upon seeing him the frogman was dismissed.

"Ah, welcome Gin. How'd the mission go?" Asked Org.

"Quite well actually." He said as he handed the man the parcel and the report.

"What are these?"

"A detailed report of the mission and proof of its completion of course." He said as if the proper procedure for assassination was common knowledge.

"I see. Well, at least you're professional about this. Thank you." He said slightly uneasy about how efficient this twelve-year-old kid was at this.

"I assume you plan to uphold your end of the bargain?" Gin said not losing his grin but a little venom in his voice. If he was going to do work like this then he was damn sure going to get his reward for it.

Yajima spoke up this time. "Of course I've already sent your citizenship paperwork along with the documents giving you a full pardon for the previous incident to Makarov." Gin smiled. Unlike the other two, he could tell that Yajima was a good guy.

"Thank you." He said bowing slightly to the old man which was a very rare thing for Gin to do. "Now if you don't mind I'd like to go home now. I haven't slept in a couple of days now." He said as he turned to leave.

2 hours later

Gin entered the guildhall before returning to his apartment. He walked up to the master who was sitting on the bar. As the master saw him approaching he looked at him. "Gin." He said lowly. He was clearly still mad about what Gin did to his office.

"I accomplished my mission." Gin said with a laugh as he scratched the back of his head.

Makarov sighed. "So what did they have you do?"

"I'd rather not talk about it."

Makarov Didn't like not knowing what happened to his children. "Come with me." He said as he made his way to his office. Once they entered Makarov closed the door. After the door shut he cast some kind of spell over the room. "Okay. This room is now completely sealed off. Nobody will be able to hear or feel anything that goes on in here." He said as he jumped up onto the desk that he had somehow gotten off the ceiling. "Gin Ichimaru. I want you to tell me who you really are."

Gin looked down. "Im not suppose to tell you that."

"Why not?"

"I don't know?"

"Gin. You are one of us now. I trust you and they trust you." He said gesturing to the door. "Now all I ask is that you trust us."

Gin sighed. He new Makarov was right. He didn't know what would happen if he told him this but he decided that Cheshra wouldn't want him to lie to his new family forever. "Fine. I'll tell you everything. But nobody else can ever know this or I may be in serious trouble. So not even Gildarts may know." Makarov modded and Gin began to tell his story.