Gone | Rowan

Chapter Three

I thanked the sailor,gave him the money and chucked my bag on my back."Okay,so Mira said the Islanders are very cultural,so don't be disrespectful.Secondly,the Islanders should be in that direction,"said Wendy.I rolled my eyes and tried to ignore the disrespectful part,but followed Wendy as she led me towards the Islanders enclosed town.Supposedly they were very outdated,meaning old traditions and not so modern.As we were walking on the old road,i noticed the cracks and old houses on the side.I wonder why they left their homes.Five minutes of walking or so and we arrived upon huge stone walls.A group of strong built men stood on top.

"Are you the members of Fairy Tail?"

"Yes sir!"yelled Wendy,considering they were pretty high up."Show us the insignia,"shouted one of the men.I showed my bicep,so did Wendy.They nodded,gave us a smile and opened the gates.I looked at Wendy,they seemed to be quite worried."Come in,you must be Wendy Marvell and Romeo Conbolt!"said the man.I shook his hand and Wendy gave him a respectful nod,he welcomed us."So this guild,can you tell us what's been happening and any useful information?"i asked,getting right to the point.The man nodded,he clearly seemed to be in charge of the Islanders."Come to my hut,"said the man.Wendy glanced at me as we were being lead away.It was more serious then we may have thought.After a few corners and turns,the man finally opened a hut.The door draped across as we walked through.I noticed a woman with a baby in there.She must've been the Islanders leaders wife."So please tell us,everything"said Wendy.The man nodded.

"My name is Perseus,I'm the islanders leader. Recently we had some visitors who supposedly had their ship sink.We gave them resources,food,welcomed them in.It was a large group,thirty or so mages.At first they were kind,they helped out and amused our young ones with their magic.Then i asked them when they'd be leaving,they werent sure.That night they attacked the whole island,not everyone survived.Since then we've gathered the survivors and built our walls.We are no match,but they keep asking us for the dragon slayer.We contacted your guild because we'd heard of you before,i was hoping maybe you'd help us in coming to good terms with them or something,but please help us."

Wendy reached forward and held the mans hand."Of course we will,these people will leave and no longer bother you,my partner and i will make sure of that.Is there any other important information you could think of?"asked Wendy.I nodded in agreement,but i couldn't help but think how these poor islanders felt.Being left without homes,being attacked after treating strangers with kindness.It was terrible. I focused back on Perseus,"yes.I'm not sure where they reside but i know they follow a man named Zeref,"said Perseus.I nodded,then glanced over at Wendy.

"Perseus,the man Zeref,hes actually dead.Mira-the woman you spoke too, told us about who they followed.They seem to be what we call a dark guild,they must believe they can revive him because of some spiritual energy on this island.I understand you Islanders have been here for years,maybe there is a spiritual connection between you and the island that they feed off.They might be after a dragon slayer,like Wendy because the dragon slayers were very closely connected to the man Zeref."

Perseus nodded,then his son who was wrapped in a large blue cloth started crying.Instantly Perseus' wife started to hush him.She smiled softly at Wendy and I before she walked out to give us some privacy."Do you know the man Zeref?How can you be sure he's dead?"asked Perseus.I took a deep breath,holding back the memories from the war.The memories of the blood,the fighting and the aching muscles as we all fought to stay alive.I shivered."We knew him,our guild fought him.He was a very bad man back on Ishagar,you may not have heard about the war because your cut off from much of society.The man you were after,Natsu,was actually his brother,"i explained.Perseus looked horrified,then he looked between the two of us and his expression faded.He probably saw that it wasn't a big deal.

"Very complicated family history,but Romeo and I will still do our best to help you."

Perseus thanked us,"we have provided a hut for you.If you'd like too,its towards the edge of the town,where this guild likes to usually come in from when they attack,"informed Perseus.I nodded,stood up and picked up my bags and Wendys."Thank you,we'll get to work on this tomorrow morning,"i said.Persues smiled at us,then he remembered something.He pointed outside to a large opening."We have dinner as one big family,please join us later tonight!We love celebrating new visitors!"said Perseus.Wendy thanked him once again.

"We'd love too!"

He lead us out and pointed towards the hut,then Wendy and I began walking."I love it here,very spiritual.I bet Lucy would've loved it!"said Wendy as she admired the birds above us.I laughed,knowing how very similar the two were.I kept walking,admiring the children playing in the dirt or with each other.The hot blazing sun was beginning to set on us as we reached the hut.The hut was made of some sandstone,inside there was a pit for a fire,two beds and a desk between them.The door was made of some cloth,which made it look perfect for the islandish feel.I placed our bags down under each bed,then laid on top of one."These beds are pretty comfy,"i noted.Wendy laughed and sat down on hers.

"It's so beautiful here,i mean the waters were crystal clear when we were coming.It's just beautiful,but so sad what they've been through."

I nodded in agreement,"i just don't understand why they follow Zeref.We haven't had dark guilds in years.Why now without any warning?"i asked.Wendy shrugged,then she crossed her arms over her chest.She shrugged,"it's totally beyond me.I just hope we can do something for them,"said Wendy."We will,i know that for a fact,"i said to reassure her.Wendy gave me a smile,then grabbed a brush from her bag.She gently began brushing her hair out.I watched as she gently put them into two 'space buns' as she called them.Some strands hung around her face.She was breathtaking.

"You know what,let's go down to the dinner thing now.Meet some of the other islanders,get to know them.Make them feel more at ease,i mean after what they've been through our arrival might be stressful.For all they know we might be apart of the guild.Come on!"

I stood up and offered my hand to Wendy,she smiled and took my hand.Then we began walking towards the Islanders,they had bowls and everything already waiting for everyone to come.Kids were jumping around and climbing in the trees.Wendy glanced around in awe as she noticed the fireflys in the sky.I lit a flame up on me hand,being attracted to my light they came down.I blew out the flame and caught one,i opened my hands.Wendy giggled.She leaned against me,then she noticed something.I followed her gaze and saw Perseus' wife struggling to juggle her child and a large container.Wendy rushed over,i heard her speaking."Here,let me take him,"offered Wendy.She smiled and passed the baby over.I walked over to see Wendy cradling him softly.

"Look how small he is,he isn't very old!Oh he's so cute!"

I chuckled,Wendy was gazing down at the baby,love and awe in her eyes.I smiled,rubbing her back as she held him in her arms.The perfect moment was ruined as the ground started shaking,followed by a huge boom and flames.I covered Wendy and the child,when the wave of pressure died down i looked to find the source of the explosion.Just where the gates had been,a large group of people stood.It was the guild,Wendy passed the baby back to Perseus who rushed over.

"Everyone,get to safety!Perseus,you know where it is best to be.Lead them there.Wendy and I will take care of it."

Perseus nodded and began leading them all towards some communal town hall behind us.I looked at Wendy,she nodded.Her hair turned into a bright pink,scales grew on her skin and her canines grew so they stuck out from the corner of her lip.A magic circle appeared below me,my hands lit up with flames.On the exact same heartbeat we ran forward,determined to fend them off to see just how strong they were.We had to fight back,we had to fight for the poor islanders.I watched as we got closer,they stood there ground.They seemed just as determined as us to stand their ground.Then Wendy made the first move.