S-Class Dragon Slayer

Chapter 15

Selena sat at a table by herself as she drank. She set her cup down and laid her head on the table. "It's that time of the year, isn't it?" Emma asked and Selena nodded. "Are you gonna go visit?" 

"I will here in a little bit," she replied with a sigh. It wasn't long until a storm began to roll in. Selena watched as Wendy left to go look for Carla out in the rain. Her head jolted up when she sensed Mystogan. "Emma, we're going out."

"Huh?"

"Mystogan's back." Emma's eyes widened and they ran out of the guild. They ran through the city as the rain poured down on them.

"Where's he at?"

"Give me a minute. I'm having to sense his magic instead of using my nose since it's raining!" They turned a corner and seen Wendy and Carla talking to Mystogan. Selena gasped in shock when she realized he took off his mask. Don't tell me... Selena ran over to them and hugged Mystogan. "You're back, Mystogan!"

"Selena! So, you sensed when I got back?" he asked and she pulled back, smiled, and nodded. 

"Wendy? Is this the Jellal you knew?" Emma asked and Wendy nodded. "Selena, you were right."

"Huh?" Wendy asked confused.

"When you said you knew Erza's Jellal, the times that your incident and Erza's incident didn't add up. I figured you may have known Mystogan, but it was just a hunch." 

"Selena, Wendy, we don' t have time for a reunion right now," Mystogan said gaining Selena's attention. "Do as I say." He stumbled forward and Selena's eyes widened. "You both have to leave this city as quickly as you can." He fell onto his knee and dropped one of his staves.

"Jellal!" Wendy said, worriedly. Selena crouched down and put her hand on his chest to keep him up.

"I was unable to complete my mission," he said looking up at the stormy sky. "The Anima has grown much too large, and now, it's impossible for me to contain it on my own." Selena's eyes widened in shock and horror. "Very soon, Magnolia will cease to exist."

"No... It can't just vanish. There has to be something we can do," Wendy replied.

"I'm sorry, Wendy, but the city's destruction is unavoidable." She gasped. "You both need to evacuate right now."

"What about everyone in the guild?! What's gonna happen to them?! Tell me!" He stayed quiet. "Please! I won't move until you tell me!"

"Very soon...all of them will perish." Selena completely froze. Wendy began running towards the guild.

"No, Wendy!" Carla called out and Wendy stopped and turned to them.

"Someone's gotta warn them!"

"There's no time for that! You need to get to safety, immediately." She turned away from him.

"I would never abandon my friends!" He stared at her in shock. "I have a home again, and if it's gonna vanish then I'm going with it!" Wendy turned and ran. They watched as Wendy's figure disappeared into the darkness of the storm. 

"And what about you?" he asked Carla. "I don't suppose you could convince her." He winced in pain.

"I honestly don't know," she replied running after Wendy.

"You don't plan on getting to safety, do you, Selena?" Mystogan asked looking over at her and she shook her.

"There's two reasons for that. One, there's no way I'll leave you like this. Two, I stay where my home is," she replied pointing toward Fairy Tail as she helped Mystogan to his feet. Selena looked up and seen the clouds starting to swirl. The ground began to tremble and Mystogan grabbed Emma and held her and Selena close to him as the wind started to pick up. Houses and the concrete were starting to disappear and in the middle of the swirling clouds is what looked like lightning.