6 Strong enough?

A/N: Okay so i made a huge mistake regarding the years I depicted, shoutout to Dhaliwal2 for pointing out my mistake. So year X777 is not 'when' the dragon slayer were sent to the future but the 'when' they arrived lol, huge mistake, so i have corrected all the dates i have written. Thank you for reading. I know there hasn't been much action yet since i am still building up the mc to be able to make a difference in the coming dragon civil war. Thank you for your patience.

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Due to the existence of magic, the technology in Earthland revolves around magic and thus the development of technology is very different from Earth. With the discovery of lacrima's, everything from light source, transportation, and other devices are all powered by magic and even normal people who would normally be unable to use magic can use it with the help of these devices.

There are also weapons of various types powered by lacrima's or made to be powered by the magic of the mage. Staff's or wand's that contain elemental lacrimas to shoot said elemental spells. Swords, shields, armours, guns, any sort of weapon could be made.

Then there are the ones powered by the magic of the user. These ones are created specifically for mages and the power is depended on the strength of the user.

This development of technology creates a better and much more cleaner, as well as renewable source of energy and there isn't much pollution or wastes to be found.

As Ed finished his lecture they both went to bed and went to sleep. The next day at dawn, they were both standing outside the house as they were discussing a very important topic, "So, grandpa, whats the name of your magic, it can't be just called reinforcement magic right?", Blake asked. Ed then replied,"Wwwweeellllllllllll....you seee ...". Looking at Ed who was scratching his head and looked sheepish Blake was dumbfounded that such an incredible magic didn't even have a special name.

But then Ed had a sudden thought and said,"Back when i was still in a guild they used to call it the Power magic but i thought it was lame and then during my time as a general the soldier called is the one man army magic, but it never really sticked so i just went with reinforcement. It was actually what was written on the ancient text i found, but was written in an old language and had to translate it though" he added.

After thinking for a while Blake wanted to come up with a badass name but couldn't quite make up his mind about it. "Hmmmmm.....i want a really badass name but can't think of it, well i'll think of it later" shrugging he decided to put it off for a later date. (if you have any cool names i am open to suggestions, also it has to be catchy and be able to be used with various techiques, for example, slayer magic: crushing fist, kinda like that, but if its cool i will think about it)

And so after their little talk they started his real magic training."My magic reinforces or strengthens the body as much at it can take. Theoretically with a strong enough body there is not limit to how much, but due to the strain of the magic not only on the body but the mind as well, as it boosts all the senses as well and could lead to a sensory overload if your brain can't handle it. So i created a kind of seal of sorts that gradually increases the amount it boosts for each seal released. Like this", after saying this Ed released his magic as a golden magic circle appeared below him and his body started to change, his hair was rising upward and strange red lines were going all over his body which had a lava like liquid flowing around, his eyes turned white and steam came out of his mouth. For Blake he looked like a berserker with made enhancement from fate or guy using the 8th gate. It was amazing, as Ed's magic pressure was suffocating to Blake.

After a few moments Ed released his form and started to teach Blake. This routine went on for 1 month, after which Blake was left to work on mastering it on his own and they would spar in the evenings. Blake had almost blown his muscles one time when he put too much magic at once into the spell and was blown up like a balloon, Ed had to knock him out before he blew the whole forest up.

And so, they quickly went into this routine for the whole year and finally winter came and snow began to fall as the forest began to be covered in snow, Blake was sitting on top of a large rock as he compressed his magic which was now only a few centimetres from his skin. He had basically mastered Ed's magic as all it really required was a strong body and fine control of one's magic. Which although sound simple was very hard for most mages. This was because most mages waste a lot of magic using spells whose only benefit was a small boost in power. Without inborn talent or years and years of meditation and training, perfect control of one's magic was very hard.

Knowing these made Ed's training evem more unique as it encompassed training the body, increasing the origin, control of magic and output. A all in one regime. After finishing his meditation Blake got up and went to hunt a emboar for dinner. It was crazy how something that could have killed him with a flick 3 years ago was now simply a source of food. Feeling how his body moved, the magic circulating inside his body. It felt like being reborn and never ceased to amaze him how much he had grown in just 3 years.

After finding the boar, he went home and prepared it for their meal, Ed was sitting by the fire place on his favourite rocking chair with a cup of hot water. After preparing dinner they both ate a hearty meal after which Ed spoke,"You have learned all that i can teach you, now you just have to get more experience and master it yourself. I want you to set out for the capital tomorrow."

Hearing Ed's words Blake was surprised then sad when he thought about leaving him, they had been a family for 3 years now and he didn't really want to go away, but thinking about what's to come in the future he knew he had to depart and gain experience as well as strength. Beside's he had promised the old man he'd protect Irene so he had a promise to keep.

"Okay grandpa, i'll leave tomorrow. But i'm gonna miss you", he smiled sadly, Ed had the same smile as he said,"And i will miss you too but after you've settled your business you can always visit me, and bring Irene along with you, i miss her terribly so", he reminisced at the end.

"Okay grandpa, i'm off to bed, goodnight", Blake said as he went to his room but before he went inside he heard Ed say, "Goodnight Blake, i'm proud of you". Blake had a small smile on his face as he closed the door to his room as he went to bed.

Laying down on his bed he thought about his 3 years of waking up and finding himself in the world of fairytail, finding a grandpa, training and having a op magic. Then he thought about the coming storm that is the Dragon civil war and Acnologia, will he really be able to make a difference, could he change the future for the better?, he didn't know but he will try his best to protect the ones he cared about. He wasn't an idealist, he knew many were gonna die, but he would try his best to make the dying to the minimum. He slowly drifted off to sleep as the fatigue form the day caught up to him.

On the borders between Rustmore and Dragnof a small village was quiet as the residents had gone to bed for the night, until suddenly there was loud thumping of running horses that woke up the inhabitants and which lead to loud screaming, laughing and sounds of metal cutting flesh and bodies hitting the floor. The ground of the village was bathed in blood as pitiful cries of women and children could be heard all night.

The next morning Blake and Ed got up and after a light training had breakfast. After breakfast Blake made his preparations for his journey and now was outside the house with a bag that carried a change of clothes as well as some food for the road. Ed looked at Blake and couldn't help but marvel at the changes, when they first met, he was skinny and was about 2 inches shorter than him, now they were about the same height and he looked strong and intimidating with all his muscles, but wasn't bulky or hindering. Just looking at his body, one could tell it held great strength and wasn't to be messed with.

Waking up from his musings Ed smiled and hugged Blake who quickly reciprocated the hug, while they were still hugging Blake whispered, "I love you grandpa, stay safe", to which Ed replied, "I love you too Blake, say hi to Irene for me and kick that no good son of mine's ass if he gets on your nerves. Visit me with Irene whenever you have the time. Here take this medallion and show it when you want to enter the palace and give this letter to the king."

After taking the medallion and letter they waved goodbye and Blake after 3 years of arriving to Earthland finally set forth on his journey to be the strongest mage.

Since the forest he has been living with Ed was near the borders between Dragnof and Rustmore, he was walking along the border as he slowly took the beautiful landscape around him. As he slowly walked towards the kingdom he saw a village in the distance and decided to check it out, but as he went closer, he felt something was wrong and using his magic sense he felt no living thing inside the village. Quickly arriving at the village, he found what seemed to be the result of a bandit raid as bodies were lying everywhere and many of the houses were burned down or destroyed. Looking through the rubble he concluded that the raid happened last night and felt sorry for all the deaths that happened, he quickly searched for any survivors and found a couple of children hidden under a secret compartment under what likely was the village chiefs house. They were huddled together and shiver amd crying, when Blake first found them they were scared and didn't want to be approached but after coaxing them and giving them food he was able to talk to them and found that they were hidden by their parents there while the raid happened. There were 12 kids 4 girls and 8 girls between the ages of 5 to 13 years old. The oldest was a girl with short brown hair and she told Blake that they heard screaming as they left.

Possibly the bandits taking the women to their hideout. After cleaning one of the better houses and promising them that he would come back with whoever survived he went to search for the bandits.

Following their trail wasn't hard as he simply followed the magic residue from the village with his magic sense. After about an hour of following the trail, he found the hideout that was built on the foot of a small hill hidden by the underbrush, he quietly made his way towards the hideout and keeping his magic sense up to find the residents.

It seems that they didn't expect anyone to find their hiding place as there were no guards and he stealthily entered the base, after 3 years of constant hunting magic beasts, he was very good in stealth as many times his life depended on his hiding skills.

As he went deeper he could hear the laughing of the bandits and the cries of women, most likely enjoying their spoils from the raid. He came into a long corridor with doors on each side, he checked each room and most of the doors lead to storage rooms, after checking the rooms for any signs of humans he checked the next, when he opened the last room, he found 6 men sweaty and drunk having their way with a couple of women. He quietly pulled out the dagger that Ed gave him for skinning animals and went behind the first bandit sipping his drink and quickly slit his throat while holding his mouth with the other hand, after finishing the last bandit he checked the women and it seemed although they suffered and were quite traumatised they weren't broken yet and so ordering them to dress with whatever they could find he told them to wait outside and continued down the corridor. Everytime he encountered a bandit he slit their necks or broke them and told any captives he found to wait outside, after a while the corridor opened up to a large hall where there were a few bandits that were inside eating and a woman lying on one of the tables as the men would eat and drink and grope her from time to time, he activated his magic and quickly dealt with the bandits before they even knew what killed them. After checking the woman and finding her unconscious probably due to exhaustion, he laid her on a different table and covered her with an animal fur blanket he found, and went further down the hall into a small room that had a slightly open door.

Inside the room he found a giant map laid out on a table with different markings and an x across what was likely the village that they raided, there were notes on all the routines on how the Dragnof kingdom borders were patrolled and how to evade them. Looking at these notes, Blake knew that these weren't normal bandits and probably were enemy soldiers, probably Rustom if he had to guess. And he was right as he found a letter indicating orders and plans that was signed by the Rustom imperial family insignia.

It basically said to secretly pose as bandits and create panic at the borders so that the marriage of the princess and the younger brother of the current ruler of Rustmore, who was posed as the son of a general to be accepted as soon as possible. After reading the letter Blake stored it and all the notes and went further into the room and found another door that was tightly locked from the inside, after using his magic sense to determine the number of people inside he concluded that he had dealt with most of the bandits and the magical aura he was sensing inside was probably the leader and the weak and wavering aura's were probably hostages so he simply broke the door down and before anyone inside the room could react he punched the bandit leader across the room and was knocked unconscious after hitting the wall, he checked the hostages and found two women probably in their late teens or early 20's hugging eachother and sobbing.

After checking them, he was relieved to hear that they hadn't been touch and the leader was taking his time with them and that he wanted them to surrender themselves to him as he told them of the hopelessness of their situation. He was impressed that they jad refused to his demands for so long and after tying up the leader he led them outside the hideout where the rest was waiting for them. After an emotional hugging and crying among the women, Blake saw that most of the women were either teenagers or women no older than 30, and they all seemed to be beautiful to some degree. After asking them to wait a little longer he went inside again and checked everything that the bandits had in possession. And took anything of value and carried it outside using three chests and tying them together. Outside the women were glaring at the now awoken bandit leader and cursing, spitting and some even smacking him across the face.

Blake told the women to find the horses of the bandits and told them of the surviving kids in thr village, quickly the a few of the women went and found the horses and they quickly got on and rode towards the village, Blake simply ran besides them carrying the chests on his shoulder while the women were astonished by his strength and capability of running as fast as horses. Some even had fantasies in their heads of how he was their saviour and they were the damsels, Blake was oblivious to the musings of the women as he was currently thinking of what the Rustmore kingdom was plotting and how this was never written in the story, but then he chalked it up to the butterfly effect of him simply existing in this reality.

After arriving in the village the women quickly went to the children and a round of crying began. While the women and children were reuniting, Blake took the leader inside one of the houses and decided to interrogate him.

After breaking a few fingers and toes, the bandit leader finally talked, he was actually commander of a special force unit called the black falcons. They were under the direct order of the High general which was the equivalent of a king in Rustmore kingdom. They were given the mission to dress as bandits and cause problems to the villages near the borders so that the marriage for political alliance was done quicker. Rung the current fiance and the younger brother of the High general was currently in Dragnof trying to win the affection of the princess as well as sending any sort of intel he could find. The patrol routine of the border was also given by him. After hearing all this Blake now had a rough idea of what their main goal was.

Blake then dragged him outside and called all the survivors to come to him. After they all gathered, he asked them if they wanted revenge and the women readily agreed. And so he let them do whatever they want with the bandit leader and led the kids outside the village and waited for the women to vent their anger out.

After hearing the wailing and pleading of a man and the screams of women for almost an hour, the women came back and most of them looked much better after they had their revenge. Blake then decide to bury all the bodies in a giant grave by simply making a hole in thr ground and erected a giant stone in the middle to signify the grave. After asking the women to carve out the names of all the deceased, they rode the horses and went on towards the capital following Blake.