Chapter 81: The Battle of Fairy Tail! (8)

Chapter 81: The Battle of Fairy Tail! (8)

~Third POV~

"All right people! Let's go prepare for Fantasia!"

"Hey! Are you sure it's okay to let Laxus go like that?"

"It'll be fine. I'm sure."

"Natsu… you're more beat up than Laxus and he fought him with no Magic how –"

"He faced Rou again during his date and beat him up."

"Ah! Now I understand."

"FRISSANFNOFFL!!"

"He said this ain't nothin'."

"Natsu you're blood! Your bleeding again!!"

*Clamor*

*Clamor*

*Clamor*

The sounds of the Fairy Tail members were all talking about yesterday's events as the Fantasia was withheld because of Makarov's health to today making his recovery.

Standing inside the medical room Laxus leaned listening to the rest of the guild members discussing amongst each other as Makarov lies on his medical bed as he finally speaks some words in the silence between him and Makarov, "They sure are noisy."

…

*Clamor*

*Clamor*

Only the sounds of the guildmate's words could be heard as the silence comes into the room with Makarov staring at Laxus as he doesn't look him in the eyes, "Do you… have any idea what you did? Look at me in the eye!"

Laxus finally does so as Makarov explains to him in a soft tone but a hint of seriousness in them getting Laxus's attention, "A guild… is a place where you gather with your mates… and a place where you get jobs. And it's a family for those who don't have any. It doesn't belong to you! A guild is made up of trust and integrity of each individual. And more than anything else, it's the strong and solid bonds between them all."

Laxus lowers his head with a contemplating look on his face as Makarov continues to explain to him more seriously, "You broke with that integrity and threatened the lives of your guildmates. That isn't something that can be overlooked."

Laxus listening to Makarov's words finally responded as he looked at his fist twitching slightly expressing what he wanted best for Fairy Tail at heart, "I know that! I just… wanted to make a… stronger guild…!"

*Tok*

Makarov sighs looking down as he began to get up from his bed he continues to talk to Laxus in a lighthearted manner recalling the memories of the past, "It's amazing how clumsy you are dealing with people… can't you lighten up even a little? If you could, you would see things that you can't see now. Hear the words you're deaf to now. Life is more fun than the way you're living."

Laxus merely moved his head away not locking his eyes feeling ashamed of his actions and not having the guts to look his old man in the eyes as Makarov smiles at him, "You know I… lived to watch you grow up. You didn't need strength. Be stupid for all I care… but as long as you were full of energy… that was all I was hoping for."

Hearing his words Laxus shook up as the two look down at the floor leaving Makarov with a heavy decision to make causing him to look shocked, "Laxus! You are expelled!"

Hearing those words Laxus understood turning away as Makarov turned his head shaking as tears started to form but not before Laxus wished him luck, "Yeah… thanks for puttin' me up. Gramps… take care of yourself, okay?"

"Get out!"

Listening but crying not showing weakness the two began to part their ways…

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Packing everything ready to leave Magnolia Town and discussing with his Thunder Tribe Laxus leans over to the walls of Magnolia Town buildings seeing the Fantasia and listening to the sounds of people cheering for him upstage.

"Yaaay!"

"Yaaay!"

"Yaaay!"

"It's the master!"

"The Master is here!!"

Laxus seeing this merely hums happily seeing his old man as did two other people behind him but his eyes soon changed into shock seeing Makarov does a finger pose that Laxus has done as a kid with everyone in the Fairy Tail guild doing the same.

Understanding despite being exiled Makarov is looking after him even despite everything he pulled mumbling to himself, "Yeah… thanks…"

*Thud*

Soon enough Laxus tried to leave but was surprised to see two people he least expected of encountering, "Sorry – what? Why are you looking to leave?"

Expressing his confusion Laxus soon sees Mavis and Rou both equally packed up looking at the Fantasia as Rou first replied, "Yeah…. We're leaving in a bit here I'm afraid. We have to visit an old friend is all. We wanted to see the Fantasia first before we leave."

Mavis nods her head explaining further as to the reason why the two began to pack up getting Laxus' attention, "We simply decided to visit our old friend after a long period of time. But we also wanted to see the Fantasia before we leave for a while."

Leaving off her words Rou finished getting Laxus to understand what they meant as all three began to leave in the same direction, "I think it's time for us to meet with an old friend after long years apart. We just want to talk with him for a bit before we return here. But at the very least will stick together awhile if you don't mind."

Laxus scoffs at this as he paces himself forward to the group replying to them as they smile lightly at him, "Tch. Do whatever you feel like doing. Just don't follow me."

The two nodded as they all joined walking out of Magnolia Town finally deciding to leave their home onward towards another journey ahead meeting up with an old friend they wanted to catch up with.

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"Hmm? Is it that time?"

Waking up in a chatty mood as he soon asked the nearby plants was Warrod, "Huh? Are some old friends coming to meet little old me? Why I do feel special and here I thought you fellas like the silence."

Warrod's appearance has been considerably affected by his advancing age, with the most significant change being that he now has plant-like physical features: his head resembles a slightly gnarled tree trunk, whilst his hair resembles a leafy treetop. His attire consists of a high-collared kimono tied with a belt, loose trousers, a coat, and a pair of boots.

Talking to plants made Warrod raise his eyebrow before casually making a joke to himself in an upbeat mood, "Ha! Then again you plant like human talking! Maybe I just need to take a piss."

Over the years after his retirement from Fairy Tail in X731, Warrod traveled to the deserts around the world in an attempt to afforest them with his Green Magic.

Doing this has earned Warrod Sequen to become one of the Ten Wizard Saints and among them, he is ranked fourth in terms of strength of the Four Gods of Ishgar and the Wizard Saints in general as he was also one of the founding members of Fairy Tail.

As the years have gone by with Mavis and Rou missing over a long period of time Warrod felt something he hadn't felt in a long while when his plants told him the information of old friends returning to him.

Furthermore, he seems to treasure his memories, as seen when he recalled the time of Fairy Tail's establishment, being happy to see that the current Fairy Tail generation has inherited the feelings of the first master, Mavis Vermillion, or when he reminisces about Mavis' ideals of the Fairy Tail guild.

While Warrod wasn't one to use his Green Magic for combat he was one for a supportive role allowing him to live as long as he has along with learning new tricks to keep himself up to date with the current things of this era.

"Raaaaa..."

Going towards one of Rou's old research notes and theories about Green Magic and plantations one of the plants looking more like a prehistoric flytrap plant rex came over giving Warrod fruits as he appreciated the help, "Ah! Predaplant Rex! Thanks for the breakfast and you know if pesky thieves come looking for trouble!"

"Rooor."

*Thud*

Leaving on guard duty Warrod smiles taking the fruit using his many spying plants from his efforts overlooking the area of his work with great amusement, "Now then… which place needs my help the most today. Hmm…"

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"We managed to collect one of the keys lord!"

"Is that all to report?"

"Yes Hades-sama."

"Hmm… then dismiss."

Waving his hand away deactivating the Lacrima Hades leans in his room in his private quarters as he oversees the littered papers all over the place.

Picking them up he could only frown seeing everything that occurred in photos of the past along with past pains aching in his heart.

The photo he saw that caused the most pain in his once-placed heart was the photo of the founders and friends he made along the way as he held it up with his eye, "How did things turn out so wrong… where did my life lead to this…"

*Creee*

Crumpling up the paper of the photo Hades sighed leaning his back to the wall and sighing out a breath of relief mumbling to himself, "That blasted GOD. I'll make him pay dearly one day. Just one day I'll get my revenge."

Went over to his bed sat down carefully and took care of himself as the shadows crawled slightly in the darkness his Homunculus Eye Seven Deadly Sins acted up with razor-sharp teeth and his eyes emerged from the shadows as Hades opens both his eyes.

"Grr…"

Hearing the sounds of growls Hades regains his composure as the darkness disperses returning to normal clicking his tongue, "Tch. He's not there either… where is Zeref located? Sigh… it would've been easier if I had his blasted compass than search by the shadows."

Closing his eyes Hades began to fall asleep recalling everything that lead him up to this point of becoming who he is today…

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