The Elemental Sorceress

Chapter Twenty Six

CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX

After Tenrou

NOVA WAS UNSURE of what to do next. There was no way she could deal with everything at once. She decides it is best to send Acnologia to Haven for the moment; she contacts Darago to have the Elementals escort him there. If she were to talk to her guild about her messy past then she did not want the Black Dragon of the Apocolypse present.

When she returns to land her guildmates are gathered together waiting on edge. The ones who vaguely knew the story didn't seem as surprised. Though she knew they would rather hear an explanation from her than Master Makarov. Nova stands hesitantly in the ocean waves, she wasn't sure where to begin. This wasn't something easy for her to explain.

A warm hand grabs her own and she looks to her side confused. Her eyes widen as she sees Mavis smiling up at her, "Go on, they're waiting for you."

"Mavis... "

The small blonde giggles. "Welcome back, Nova. I'm glad to be able to talk to you again."

Nova's eyesight becomes blurry as she throws herself at the First Master pulling her into a tight hug. "I can't believe you're here!" She manages between her heaving sobs.

Mavis holds her just as tight, "I've always been here, I never truly left."

Across the beach, the Fairy Tail guild stands dumbfounded. "Who the hell is the kid Nova's hugging?" Natsu asks suspiciously. "Did that dragon turn into her?!"

Laxus scoffs smacking the back of Natsu's head. "That's the First Master of Fairy Tail you dumbass!"

"Huh?!"

Makarov slowly walks towards the two women hugging in the frothy ocean water. "Master Mavis... is that really you?"

The women pull apart and Mavis nods smiling. "Hello, Makarov. I am but an image of my former self, my spirit lives on this island. Though I do pop in from time to time to check on the guild."

"I can't believe it... "

Nova snorts wiping away the last of her tears. "She probably decided to watch Precht get his as whooped. The bastard deserved it."

Anger crosses the innocent-looking woman's face for a fleeting moment but is quickly replaced with a smile. "I believe that Nova could use some help while she tries to talk to your children, Third Master."

Nova feels her stomach coil at the thought. "I don't know where to begin... "

Makarov and Mavis each take one of her hands. "We'll be here every step of the way, Nova."

The white-haired mage squares her shoulders and nods. "I can do this."

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It takes nearly two hours to go over everything with the mages on Tenrou Island. Though that was mostly due to the overwhelming amount of questions she was being asked. Not everyone entirely understood what Nova's true lineage was but they were trying. It wasn't every day you found out someone from your guild was a goddess who used to rule your continent centuries ago.

The only topic she didn't address was Laxus, she still felt it wasn't time. Lucy and Gajeel freely spoke about their connections to Nova without issue, leading to a few fights. The Thunder Legion was a bit upset that they didn't have the same connections with her. Nova quickly put an end to that and told them they still held a very special spot in her heart.