Fairy Tail: The Dark Swordsman

6 - Unstoppable Duo

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[X771, Path to Magnolia]

— Dannis Martell —

I whistled a tune as I slowly walked towards the direction of Magnolia from where I am now. I had just finished a solo B Class mission and it was still pretty early. I wanted to enjoy the scenery while traveling back to the guild.

It's been around a year since I had the prosthetic eye with the lacrima implanted in me. Ever since then, my efficiency as a mage skyrocketed. With the ability to see the future, even a simple few seconds which is what I'm capable of right now, combat became so much easier.

I'm now able to predict people's movements and react accordingly. Half the missions I've gone on all involved combat. It was intentional since Laxus and I want to improve a lot more and gain more experience.

We were still far from being able to take on the likes of Gildarts, but the both of us were slowly but surely building our strength.

This time however, I took a job that involved exterminating a nest of goblins. They were strange little critters that had enough intelligence to wield their own makeshift weapons, but not much else.

These goblins often travel in groups and whenever you find them, a nest is usually built closeby. The client, a farmer, ran into them a few days back and requested for a mage to exterminate them before they cause more trouble.

Laxus was supposed to come with me and we were supposed to do the job together like we always do. But Ivan Dreyar, Laxus's shitty old man and Master Makarov's son, apparently wanted to take him on their own mission as a duo.

Something about Laxus growing stronger than expected and wanting to see that strength for himself. I didn't really get it to be honest, and Ivan had always been kind of a wackjob. But he was still Laxus's dad so I gave him the benefit of the doubt.

Anywho, I never realized how quiet it is going on a mission alone. I've always liked the peace and quiet, a strange luxury that had been missing in my life ever since I joined Fairy Tail.

That place, as much I appreciated Makarov for taking me in, could use a little less intensity if I had to be honest. But that rambunctiousness had always been Fairy Tail's charm.

The sound of ruffling leaves to my right got me to pause. I stood still for a moment as my instinct of danger, one that I had cultivated ever since I went on missions, rang out to me like a bell.

That was when it happened. I felt a tingle as my left eye, one that was covered by the bangs of my hair, glowed red. A glimpse of the future a few seconds away from now played out in my mind.

I immediately swung around, my blade unsheathed in one swift motion as I slashed behind me, decapitating a sneaking goblin. I then shifted my head to the right and left, dodging crudely made arrows before I pointed my palm to the trees.

Dark energy coalesced at the edge of my palm as a goblin was pulled from its perch on the branches of a tree to my awaiting hand. I held it by the neck, a simple stab to the heart was all it took to end its life.

Quickly turning to the side, I sent a wordless slash towards the last waiting goblin. The slash of darkness flew through and lacerated the poor creature's torso.