Fairy Tale

Title: The Leviathan of Fairy Tail by dragomaster312

Synopsis:

Sadness and grief are like water in the ocean. At times, it's calm and other times it crashes violently. All you can do to overcome it, is to swim. A boy named Willy goes through many adventures, while struggling to find out who he is despite his past. Will he swim or drown?

Genre: Fantasy & Adventure

Rated: T

Words: 779k+

Status: In-Progress

Spoilers:

Chapter 1 A Night of Loss

My story begins in the land of Fiore. Quite a long time ago. Yet so much stuff has happened since then, it seemed like forever. It all began back where I grew up. I was born on January 17th, 766, into a nice family. My Papa and my Mama loved me very much and I loved them back. We did a lot of things together, just like any other normal family. But the one thing that really made me feel like my family was special was swimming. My father and my mom taught me everything they knew and I soon became the best swimmer in the village. They were happy times and I felt like the happy times could last forever.

Sadly, it was not to be. It all began on a day that changed my life forever, in the year of X771 when I was 5 years old. A day that was filled with sorrow, pain and most of all loss. My name is Willy Falconer and this is my story. I was in bed sleeping peacefully when I heard the sound of someone yelling. Upon hearing the noise, I sat up and rubbed the sleepiness out of my eyes wondering what was going on. Then a few moments later my Mama came into the room.

"Willy? Get up. Hurry son!" she spoke urgently.

"What's wrong Mama?" I asked her.

"There's no time to explain. We have to go. Now."

I was still feeling confused as to what was going on, but I listened to my quietly tip-toed to the back so we wouldn't make any noise. After the coast was clear, we managed to get out the back way of the house. When we got outside, a terrible sight made my eyes wide in fear. The whole village was ablaze with fire. Everyone was running around in a panic trying to escape. Then I saw something that made me feel scared. As we ran past the house, I saw my father standing in front of three men. They looked scary and they had weapons. I tried calling out to him, but my mom quickly pulled me along before I had a chance.

"Mama! What about Papa? He's..."

"Don't worry about your father. He'll be fine. We have to run!"

"But Mama..."

Before I could say anything more, my Mama quickly took me into her arms and ran as fast as she could. As she ran, I clung to her desperate for her not to drop me. I also couldn't help but look around at my surroundings. There were people running around everywhere trying to avoid being killed. Then I saw someone try to run. He was running as fast as he could, but then a man wearing a purple cloak with a mask that had a weird symbol came out of nowhere and stabbed him in the chest. I immediately buried my face into my Mama's shoulder not wanting to see anymore and feeling scared out of my wit. Then suddenly my Mama bumped into somebody, knocking them down to ground. It was one of the soldiers that were attacking the village. As soon as he saw my Mama and me, he began to chase us.

"Hey! We got a runner! She's getting away with a boy! After her!"

I held on to my mom tighter and she ran with everything she had. Eventually, she stopped and took a breather and set me down. I was so scared that I was on the brink of crying. I had a million thoughts going through my mind trying to comprehend what was happening.

"Mama. What's going on? Why are those people hurting our village? And where's Papa?

My mother didn't say anything. Then she kneeled down and spoke to me with her eyes filled with tears.

"Willy... I don't know what's going on. And about your father, he's..." my Mama began to say, but then she grabbed me and covered my mouth. I didn't know why she was doing this, but then I heard the sound of footsteps. From the sound of it, they were close. I was feeling more scared than I ever was before. Then my mom whispered to me again while pointing to a hole in the trunk of the tree.

"Willy. Get in here okay?"

"But Mama why...?"

"Please, Willy. Just do it for Mama. Okay?"

I was scared and hesitant, but I did as my Mama told me. I was expecting her to hide with me, but she didn't.

"Mama. Aren't you gonna hide here with me?"

"I...I can't sweetie. Listen. I need you to stay here."

My eyes widened hearing what my Mama said. Stay here? Without her? There was no way I could do that. It was bad enough that Papa wasn't here, but now my Mama was going to go away too.

"But Mama... what about you?! I don't want to let the bad men get me! Don't leave me!"

"Don't worry. I'll lead those bad men away from you so they don't hurt you okay? Stay quiet and don't make a sound until I say it's safe," she told me.

"Mama...!"

Tears were now falling down my face as my body trembled with my sobs. I didn't want my Mama to leave. Not right now. Then my Mama wrapped her arms around my body and I noticed that she was crying too. She also gave me a kiss on my forehead.

"It's okay Willy. It'll be okay. Listen. I just wanna let you know, that I love you and I'll always will.

"Mama..."

Before I could say anything more, my Mama gave me one more hug. That was the last hug I ever received from her. Then she took a couple of dead bushes and put them around the hole of the tree so they wouldn't find me. Then my Mama left leaving me all alone. I watched as she got the soldiers attention and lead them away from me. I stayed inside the tree waiting for my Mama to tell me when it was safe to come out. I was about to come out, but I could still hear the soldiers looking, so I stayed hidden.

I waited and I waited and I waited. After waiting for a long time, I noticed some light shining through the bushes. I thought it was the soldiers, but then I realized that it was sunlight. Somehow I managed to stay up all night. I peeked out from my hiding place and looked around. There was nothing, but trees all around. It was also very quiet. Too quiet. I was a little scared with all the quiet, but I quickly put it out of my mind. I had to find my Mama.

"Mama! Mama! Where are you?! Mama!"

I called out to my Mama trying to find her, but I couldn't find her. Then after a few feet of walking, I saw her. There she was laying by a tree. I was overjoyed to see her alive. I ran toward her eager to see her again, but then as I grew closer I realized something was wrong. My Mama wasn't moving.

"Mama? Mama? Wake up. Please wake up."

I went up to her and gently shook her trying to wake her up. She didn't move. Then I felt something warm in my hand. When I looked at it, my face froze in horror. My hand was covered in the last thing I wanted to see. Blood. I instinctively stepped back in fear. I didn't want to believe it. I couldn't believe it. I refused to believe it. So I went to get help back at the village. I knew that the village was in bad shape, but there had to at least be some survivors. Someone had to have survived in the village right? Unfortunately, I couldn't have been more wrong. When I got to the village, I was horrified to see that the whole village was gone. Everything was reduced to rubble and ash. There wasn't a soul to be heard. I couldn't even see any people or any living thing in there.

"No... No... Hello! Somebody! Anyone!"

I cried out hoping someone would hear me, but sadly no one answered. I sank to my knees not believing what I was seeing. I wished that it was all a bad dream and I wanted to wake up. Unfortunately, it was not a dream. It was reality. I turned my back on my village and left not wanting to be there anymore. I didn't know why or how, but I instinctively went back to my Mama's body. She seemed so peaceful lying by the tree. One would assume that she was fast asleep. In a way she was, but sadly it was a kind sleep that she won't be waking up from.

I walked over to her body, buried my face in her lap, and cried. I knew that she was dead, but I just couldn't help it. I lost everything. My entire village was destroyed in one night and I was the only survivor. I was practically all alone. Eventually, when I couldn't cry anymore, I knew I had to leave. I couldn't stay there any longer. If I did, it would just break my heart even more. I got up and wiped away most of my tears and started to walk away. I took one last look at my Mama. Then I left never to step foot in my village again.

NO POV

A few minutes after Willy had left the village, a squad of soldiers approached the village. But they weren't like the soldiers from before. They all wore white robes along with blue cloths with an ankh like symbol on it. They were soldiers known as The Rune Knights. They served as a kind of military that worked for The Magic Council. They enforce their ideals of justice and investigate crimes related to the Magic world. They were here to investigate the kidnappings and the killings of villages. When they arrived, they were welcomed by a terrible sight.

"Damn it. We were too late." one soldier said.

"Another village completely wiped out. Just like all the others." said another.

"Have we arrived too late then?" said a voice.

The Rune Knights turned as an old man stepped out from the group. He was tall, gray-haired, and had a long beard and mustache. This man was Org, one of the members of the magic council.

"I'm afraid so sir. The village has been completely wiped out," said the first knight.

"And all the adults were slaughtered and all the children kidnapped," said the second.

"Who could do this? Killing innocent people and kidnapping children?" said Org his fists tightening in anger. "Are there any survivors?"

"Not from what I can tell by looking. We were just about to search the village for any clues."

"See that you do," said Orc. "If you find anything, please let me know."

The Rune Knights spread out leaving Org by himself. He walked around the village taking in all the destruction that had just occurred the other night. The mere sight of it made his blood boil and at the same time feel pity for the people that lived here.

"So many lives were lost. And as usual, there's not a single child to be found. Just as all the other towns and villages we've come across. Who could be doing this and why are they taking children?"

Then a Rune Knight came up to Org disturbing his train of thought.

"Sir! We found a house near the edge of the village! It seems to be the only one that has suffered minimal damage."

"Have there been any bodies found there?"

"Yes. Two males sir."

"I see. Take me to the house. We must look for any clues we can find as to who did this."

"Yes, sir."

Soon Org was standing in front of a certain house. The house was pretty much intact, other than a broken door. The bodies that were found were covered in tarps. Org didn't want to see them any more than he had to, so he moved on to inside the house. Inside everything was a mess. Debris, glass, and other things lay everywhere. The Rune Knights were searching the house trying to find anything they can use as a clue. Org walked in about to help the Rune Knights search when he felt something crunch under his foot. He noticed that he had stepped on something. He picked it up and looked at it. It was a picture of a young man with light tan skin with short black hair, a woman with white skin with long black hair, and a small young boy who looked to be about 3 years old. When Org saw the photo, he couldn't help but feel sadness and pity. The family seemed so happy in the photo. Then another Rune Knight came into the room.

"Sir. We found another body in the forest on the other side of the village. One female. Also, we found some footprints close to the body. We believe they belong to a child."

"A child?" Org looked at The Rune Knight in surprise as he straightened up. "Take me there. I want to see this for myself."

"Yes, sir."

Org walked out of the house and went with the Rune Knight. As he walked out, he caught of glimpse of one of the male bodies. It was a quick look, but he saw who it was. It was the man from the photo he found.

"No doubt about it. Just like the photo."

"Sir? Is there something wrong?"

"It's nothing."

Moments later, Org was standing in front of the body that was lying against the tree in the forest. A couple of the Knights were searching the area around the body and inspecting the footprints. Org recognized the body of the woman as well.

"This woman. She must have been the wife of the man in front of the house," he thought.

"How long have the footprints been here?" asked Org.

"I say they were made this morning. Based on the footprints, I say this woman was a mom protecting her kid. She hid the kid in this tree and then whoever attacked the village killed the woman. Which would mean..."

Suddenly the woman began to stir and then she opened her eyes.

"Sir! She's... she's still alive!"

"What?! Get the medics now! We need to help her!" said Org urgently.

"Yes, sir!"

Org immediately went to the woman's side while the soldiers went for help.

"Ma'am. Can you hear me?" asked Org holding her hand.

"Please... please help me..." the woman said weakly.

"Don't try to talk. Save your strength," said Org. "The medical team is on the way. You're going to be fine."

The woman looked at Org and weakly shook her head.

"No... It's too late... I already know I'm done for. Listen, I need... you to help me... You need... to find my son... he's... all alone... Please... find him... and protect him..."

Org stared at the woman, then he nodded.

"Very well. As a member of the magic council, I won't rest till I find your son."

The woman smiled as tears began streaming her pale cheeks.

"Thank you... thank you... and... when you find him... please tell him... that his mother... will always...love him..."

After that, the hand that Org was holding went limp and the woman's blue eyes slowly closed for the final time. She was gone. Then the soldiers came back with medics.

"Sir we brought the..."

"It's too late," Org said. "She's gone."

"Damn it," said the medic. "I'm sorry sir. If we arrived a lot sooner..."

"Don't blame yourselves," said Org standing up. "She probably would have died either way."

Org closed his eyes and burned what the woman said to him into his memory.

"I never thought it was possible," he whispered. "but now I'm sure. There's someone who survived. A young boy no less."

"Are you sure there was no one else that could have possibly have been here?" he said to the soldier behind him.

"I don't know," said the knight. "It is possible though. There are footprints by the body and we found tears on the dress of the woman. We're taking samples just in case."

Then he pulled out the photo and looked at it. Two of the people that were in the photo were found dead. The only one that hadn't been found yet was the child. Org couldn't believe it, but it was possible. A child had survived the onslaught of the village and he was all alone without anyone to take care of him.

"As soon as you're done here, make sure all the bodies here get proper burials. After we're done here, we're heading back. And I'm calling for a search for a missing child."

"But sir, we don't know what the child looks like let alone where he or she is."

"Don't worry. Leave that part to me. For now, focus on your orders. I'm heading back to the council."

"Yes, sir."

And with that Org left the Rune Knights to their work while he went by himself. He pulled out the photo he found and looked at it. Then he looked up at the sky. The wind blew at his beard making it fly in the wind. Then his form disappeared.

Not too shabby if I do say so myself.

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