The Immortal Question: Do Fairies Have Tails?

Chapter 4

Chapter 4

POV: Aryan Fullbuster

My eyes scan the floor of the arena. Here lies Samantha, Natsu, Cana, Wendy. A simultaneous collapse in which coincidence becomes impossible. I snap my head to the side as I see Alyssa's eyes begin to close as she slowly sinks to the ground in the same fashion as the others. As if in a wave, the citizens in the stands fall row by row. My heart now pounding, I turn to see the other Fairy Tail wizards sink one by one. I feel my body grow weak, I try to fight it, but I know I'm not that strong. With one final exertion of my energy, I open my eyes wide to see the only 2 that haven't collapsed. One with a smile as wide as the great divide, the other with a look of utter terror and horror upon his face. What is his name? For the life of me I can't remember either of their names. They've been here for months, years, but...I can't remember their names. My vision blurs, and colors fade and swirl into nothingness.

I- I feel my body lying limp on the ground in the stands where I sat. I can only see faint colors as they blend together. I- I don't think I'm unconscious, but I can't tell. My body isn't responding to me. I pull all my strength together to lift my finger at least, but nothing. Wasted energy disappears. All of my senses seem to be impaired, but, I can faintly hear mumbles, and shuffles around me.

“What's going on?” I hear a voice. It rings of innocence, and screams of fear. The dread cast among his words would force chills through the bones of a reaper.

“I didn't choose you for just the tournament” a slight pause breaks his words, “Nicholas.” 'Nicholas'. The name familiar, but, I can't picture his face.

“What...is going on?!” His voice shifts. His question is made of cries and layered over with anger and impatience. It only takes the most inconclusive person to know water is beginning to fill his eyes.

“Change. Join me Nicholas.” the second voice speaks triumphantly. He is pleased with the situation.

Silence falls for a brief moment until the faint sound of a skid could be heard, followed by a thud, then a pitched grunt. The words “What do you mean? Whats going on?!” leave a mouth. Nicholas is now screaming at the other man, tears ripping through his eyes.

“The age of Fairy Tail is over Nicholas. I picked you because I saw potential. JOIN ME AND TOGETHER WE WILL BRING GLORY TO ENCHANTED ARC!! The maniacal laugh mimics that of the true nature of insanity.

'Enchanted Arc'. Those words chime in my mind. 'Enchanted Arc. Demons of Paragon. Domination. Extinction of Fairy Tail. World Triumph'. Without the slightest trouble, I seem to manage to remember those words from my dark days. So, they're back. Enchanted Arc never in reality reached the level of irrelevance they had reached in my mind. In my thoughts, I became pure. I managed the erase my past from my mind. My blood boils inside of me, confined by my skin. Rage manages to seep through me and my state of sense nullification, is gone.

Slowly but surely, my sight returns, followed by control over my body. I've learned from master that patience in times of rage is as strong as the fighting will to protect what you would give your life. I wait and listen to the bickering of the two before me. I manage to see the confrontation as I fell with my head at the end of the aisle, mere feet from them. I can see one face, but I don't remember anything about the man in front of the man I stare at. That must be Nicholas.

“Wh- What are you doing now? Why did everyone fall? How did you do that? WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WITH FAIRY TAIL?!” The timidness, and tears in Nicholas's voice seem to fade, cast away from his heart, leaving a boy willing to fight. I watch as he rises to his feet.