The Birth of Fairy Tail (Fairy Tail Zero fanfic) (Hiatus)

Chapter Eight

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In the Year X686, the town known as Magnolia was under the complete control of a guild. This dark guild was called The Blue Skull. It was fear and power that fueled their grip over the town. Everything from food to medicine was distributed in small numbers. And the guild imposed hefty taxes on all the townspeople. These were the main reasons Mavis, Zera and I wanted to free Magnolia from the clutches of Blue Skull. But of course, Yuri had a problem with our idea.

"Huh?! You're going to free the town?!"

Mavis nodded, "yes."

"We can't bear watching the people of Magnolia suffer any longer," I told him.

"No way," he shouted, "sneaking into Blue Skull and taking the Tenrou Jade...That's our true mission!! Count me out if you're planning on being some hero!"

Precht turned to Yuri while adjusting his eye-patch over his right eye, "Yuri, we've trained and obtained magic to fight. Now's the time we use it."

Yuri glared at him, "don't you get all cocky on me just because that wizard praised you! Think about it!! We're a bunch of amateurs that just learned how to use magic, and we're up against professionals, a few hundred of them..."

"So you're afraid of getting your ass kicked," Warrod asked cutting him off, "we've seen plenty of towns like this before...and there wasn't anything we could've done. Don't you think it's worth a shot now that we've got the means? Tell me."

Yuri just stared at Warrod.

"I have a plan," Mavis said gaining everyone's attention, "Geoffrey, Master of Blue Skull, occasionally goes to the Northern Mountains to hunt..."

"I see, so that's where we'll ambush him," Warrod asked.

Mavis shook her head, "no...We couldn't beat Geoffrey even as a team...It doesn't matter how strong we are; he is, after all, a guild master. The Northern Mountains is where we'll declare war with him."

"Huh?"

Mavis explained that Warrod would tell Geoffrey that Kardia Cathedral and all treasure inside was ours while Mavis will create an illusion of Magnolia on fire. Of course, Geoffrey will see right through the illusion and dispel it. That's when I will use my wind magic to drop a cage on top of him, trapping him. As that occurs, Precht and Yuri will break into the Cathedral and retrieve the Tenrou Jade.

I smiled, "sounds pretty simple to me."

Three days later, we put Mavis' plan into action. Once Mavis created the illusion, it didn't take long before Geoffrey showed up.

"This is terrible," he yelled.

Mavis started walking towards him through the flames with a sinister look on her face, "seven years ago...you did the same thing to our island. And you took so many lives. I'll let you have a taste of your own medicine."

Mavis then added screaming townspeople to her illusion.

Geoffrey looked around shocked, "the townsfolk too!! You...," he suddenly smirked, "hahaha...So that's what it is...You've overdone thing a little. This is an illusion, no? The flames are an illusion!!! Even the people!! You take away my town?! My town is still here and it's fine!!!! And now that I know, there's no reason for all of this anymore," he held out his arms and dispelled the illusion, "Magnolia isn't on fire!!!!"

I smirked, 'just like Mavis planned.'

I quickly dropped the cage on Geoffrey.

He started to look around, confused at the empty field before him, "heh?"

"The whole town was an illusion," Mavis said, "and you're in a cage we made just for you."

"What," he growled through his clenched teeth.

"We're in the middle of your hunting ground and Magnolia," Mavis explained, "you hadn't realized how far you've travelled this whole time."

He glared, "the whole town was a lie?! Damn it!! Where'd you learn to do this..."

"A real wizard taught us all this," Zera told him smugly.

"And the real Magnolia's right over there," I said pointing towards the small blue skull dragon in the distance, "and right now, the rest of our group is retrieving the treasure you stole from our home all those years ago. The Tenrou Jade."

"The Tenrou Jade...," he started shaking and he looked...scared, "never touch that, you hear me!!!!"

I shook my head, "no can do, it belongs to us. It was our island's treasure to begin with..."

"That's not what I'm saying!!!! I'm telling you to not touch it, physically-speaking!! That's a substitute that shouldn't be touched!! It'll destroy the whole town of Magnolia!!!!"

Without a second thought, I ran towards Magnolia.

'Yuri! Please be okay!'

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