Oncoming Storm (Fairy Tail)

Chapter 10

"Man, I can't believe that the guy wasn't there." Lucy pouted, "There goes potential rent money."

The group was sitting on a train heading back to Magnolia after the requestor never showed up to the agreed meeting spot, and Kayla was sitting across from a passed out Natsu laying on Erza's lap due to his motion sickness.

"At least we get to keep the journal." Gray pointed out. "What's even in it anyways?"

"That's a good question, Kayla, do you mind?" Erza said, nodding towards Kayla who was holding the journal. "It was said to hold some valuable information tat Dark guilds could use. I'm rather interested in what that information could be."

"Right." Kayla said, placing the journal on her lap and opening it. She skimmed over the pages as her breath hitched. Trying hard to conceal her emotions, she handed the journal to Erza, knowing that she wouldn't be able to talk without her voice shaking and betraying how he actually felt.

Erza's eyes skimmed the pages as well, "Death's Storm," She said simply.

"The guild that takes almost all those mercenary jobs, right?" Lucy asked, her voice shaking slightly in fear.

Erza flipped through the pages, skimming the contents of each. "It's talking about a demon from the Book of Zeref. One named Amiol. The plans in here are about reviving Amiol with the magic power equal to five powerful wizards."

"The Fearsome Five." Gray stated simply.

"Who knew those five are strong enough to resurrect one of Zeref's Demons." Lucy stated.

"But it might kill them." Kayla said softly, getting their attention on her.

"What do you mean?" Erza asked, looking at Kayla with a calculating gaze.

"Ah... well, Zeref's demons are strong, right? So to use the five wizard's magic, it might use all of their magic just to resurrect the demon, ending with—"

"Their Death." Lucy finished. "Those five are willing to risk their lives to resurrect one of Zeref's demons."

"Aye... That's truly evil." Happy said.

Kayla's fists clenched in her lap as she looked at the journal. Even her lightheadedness couldn't mask the overwhelming feeling of fear and grief that ran through her. She tried to console herself with the fact that they didn't know who she was, or the actual story behind the Fearsome five. Her hand subconsciously moved to the seal on her arm. "I guess." She muttered.

"But, this talks as if Death's Storm already knows of this plan, so why hasn't anything happened yet?" Gray asked.

"Those rumors about the fearsome five, could they really be out in the open?" Lucy asked, "I mean, if there haven't been any signs of a demon being resurrected, they're probably not with the dark guild."

"But then, why are they in the run in the first place?"

"Maybe they're not on the run." Erza started, "Maybe they're out to get stronger for the resurrecting of Amiol. Which means we'll have to warn the guild about the potential danger.

Kayla nodded as the others verbally agreed— well, Natsu groaned but it was practically an agreement. Kayla knew that once Fairy Tail knew about it, then the other guilds around Fiore would know and there would be even more of a risk of her and her friends getting captured, speaking of her friends, she hadn't talked to them since they separated, and if the news about Death's Storm were to spread, she needed to warn them to be quiet. The only problem was that she had no idea how to get in contact with them.

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After witnessing Laxus throw Natsu halfway across the guild for abducting Kayla and brining her along on their own job, Kayla went into the forest and sat down in front of a tree with a communication lacrima in front of her. She didn't know where any of her friends were, but it was a dire situation and she hoped that she would be able to reach them- the lacrima was magic after all. Placing her hand on the crystal, before looking at it. She jumped slightly once an old woman appeared inside the orb.