Earthland, October 15, X784
The runes glowed faintly on the guildhall. Makarov Dreyar stood beside Natsu, Gajeel, Erza, and Happy.
The runes displayed shifting symbols. It displayed the rules of the battle of Fairy Tail, the number of participants left and the current battle reports. Currently, only 3 participants remained, though, only 1 could actually solve the guild's current predicament.
Only Natsu Dragneel, Gajeel Redfox and Erza Scarlet remained from the hundreds of fairy tail members. The rest were either petrified or defeated in battle trying to undo the petrification. And so, the guild rested on the Titania's shoulders. Neither Natsu nor Gajeel could bypass the barrier and for their guild master… well, being over eighty, he was prohibited from leaving entirely. The responsibility rested squarely on Erza's shoulders.
Makarov's deep voice carried a sense of resolve. "The guild now depends on you, Erza. I will not allow Fairy Tail to fall into Laxus' hands!"
Erza's eyes met his as she nodded, readying herself to step out into the chaos outside. But suddenly, as she were about to step out, the runes shifted as the number of participant rose to 4.
Everyone froze. Happy tilted his head, and Natsu frowned as he turned around to confirm whether another one of his guildmates escaped their petrification. "Huh? Who the hell is this guy?"
Erza's lips curled into a small smirk. "Some members of Fairy Tail were away on jobs. One of them must have returned. And…" She glanced around at the others, a spark in her eye, "and it seems that a certain man has decided to join in as well."
"One more of Fairy tail's strongest members..."
"Mystogan!"
The name hung in the air as Natsu's expresion turned into surprise. "No way… Mystogan's back?"
The old master allowed himself a faint smile. Relief, barely noticeable, tugged at his face as Fairy Tail's chances had just improved. "This is now our chance to counter attack! GO!" he said.
Hearing her guild master's commanding voice, Erza didn't show any hesitation as she made her way out of the guild, running through the streets of Magnolia trying to find Laxus or any member of the Thunder Tribe.
Happy flapped his wings. "She can do it!" The cat said with voice filled with excitement
However, this excitement seemed to be for him alone as dread covered the two dragon slayers while both of them slammed their body on the barrier.
"I cant get out..."
Scene Break
High above the streets of Magnolia, the cathedral's towering roods pierced the sky. Inside stood Laxus Dreyar, the cause of Fairy Tail's current predicament. He stood there, arms crossed, eyes fixed on the magical runes that hovered in the air before him.
Its display updated automatically, showing the ongoing events. From the display he watched as the participants of his game, starting from hundreds turned into 2, and now it rose to 4.
"2 new players... Erza and Mystogan... now most of the top wizards of Fairy Tail are here..." He muttered in a low voice before suddenly turning into shout filled with excitement. "THIS IS WHAT A FESTIVAL SHOULD BE!"
He spread his arms as he shouted, taking a deep breath as he prepared for a fight that he believes would decide the future of his guild, and the strongest among it's members.
Scene Break, A few minutes later.
In the guild hall of the fairies, Natsu, Gajeel, Happy along with their guild master stood near the exit. They stared in the runes that displayed the current situation.
There had now been changes in it as it displayed the Erza is currently off agaisnts Evergreen. For them, hope seemed to be getting bigger and bigger. For them, it would only be a matter of minutes before the petrification will be undone. They didn't even consider the possibility of Erza losing.
"YES! Erza is for sure gonna save Lucy and the others!" Happy exclaimed as he flew into the air in joy.
His statement was supported with a smile from Makarov as he watched the runes, waiting for Erza's victory.
Natsu on the other hand seemed to be dejected as he continuously hit the barrier that block them. "This is no fair! How come I can't get in any of the action!"
Aside him stood Gajeel, originally, like Natsu, he was violently hitting the barrier. However, he gave up as he deemed it a waste of effort as he instead put his attention on the runes displaying the current events.
And of course, as they expected, within a few more minutes of intently watching the runes while Natsu smash his fist in the barrier, the runes changed as it displayed the result of the battle
Erza Scarlet Vs. Evergreen
Winner: Erza Scarlet
"Hmm?"
"We?"
"What happened to Juvia?"
"What is this"
Surprised voices echoed across the room as the petrified witches turned back to normal.
Immediately so, Happy flew into Lucy arms hugging her with his small arms. "LUCY!"
"You're back to normal!" Natsu exclaimed.
"Well done Erza! Now that all the hostages are free, this game will not be continuing." The guild master said, a big smile in his face as he looked at the runes before glancing back to his guild members with relief washing over his face.
After that declaration joy was evident in everyone's faces except for Natsu, however, the joy immediately vanished as they heard a voice.
"Can you hear me old man? And all you wimps in the guild too?"
As everyone heard this, a bad premonition bloomed in their hearts.
"What are you planning now Laxus..." Makarov muttered to himself.
"One of the rules stopped making sense, so I thought I'd follow up with a new rule."
" The Battle of Fairy tail is going to continue on, and to make sure it does..."
"...I started up a dose of Thunder Palace magic."
"Now, do you think you can beat me? You have 10 minutes left. Send your weak children to beat me or retire now. Which one is it going to be old man?"
With that, the voice vanished with laughter leaving the room full of chaos as Makarov's face loss all of the previous relief.
"No..." The old master muttered as he fell into his knees, his hand on his chest.
"MASTER!"
"OLD MAN!"
This was the last words Makarov Dreyar heard as he collapsed to the floor, unconsious.
Immediately after, everyone in the room flocked their fallen guild master, each with a worry look on their faces. Their entire focus was now on their master. So much so that they didn't notice a change in the runes.
It had updated again, as this time, the number of participants increased by one. Another participant has joined the Battle of Fairy tail.
Scene break
In the outskirts of Magnolia, a figure stood looking up in the sky of magnolia that was sorrounded by lightning lacrimas. He's wearing a layered dark blue tunic while cloaked red with pointed collars while a gold amulet hangs around his neck. As he watched the lightning lacrimas in the sky, runes appeared infront of him.
It showed the current situation of Magnolia, now a battleground for Fairy tail. It displayed the rules of the game and the participants that is now 12. Lastly, it displayed a timer for 10 minutes.
This made the cloak figure serious. He was about to move before suddenly, one of the lacrimas in the sky exploded. Following that, he felt a large wave of ethernano in the cathedral of Magnolia.
Immediately after that, he ascended into the air before rushing to the cathedral in the heart of Magnolia.
As he flew above the streets of Magnolia, a few citizens noticed him and created a frenzy as the people below went wild.
"Red cloak... Flying... No doubt... He's back!"
"The sorcerer supreme is back?!"
"I knew it! Now I'm for sure gonna be watching the Fantasia Parade this year!"
"This is great news! I bet he's returned to teach those chaotic bunch a lesson."
"Now that you mention it... Yeah, Fairy tail seemed to be more chaotic than usual today."
"Forget about that! Now we just have to wait for the parade!"
"Hell yeah!"
...
Despite the chatter, frenzy, chaos, and new scattering below him, the cloaked figure didn't stop as he kept flying towards the cathedral. While he was cruising in the air, he also observed the streets of Magnolia, and based on his observations, things are not great.
'There's so many wizards lying unconscious on the streets...'
'What's happening here?'
He thought as he flew. As he did, the image of the cathedral grew larger and larger. A few seconds more and he will be there.
In a flash, a few seconds pass as the cloaked figure arrived in the cathedral. He stood in the entrance as he gazed inside.
The walls were chipped, glasses broken, door wide open. Inside, 2 mages fought while another 2 watch. Laxus and Mystogan, standing opposite to each other. Behind Mystogan stood Erza Scarlet and Natsu Dragneel.
"Well, well, well... It seems that our Sorcerer Supreme also want to join in the action." Laxus spoke in an arrogant tone as all the attention went to the said 'Sorcerer Supreme'. All eyes immediately went to the entrance of the cathedral and there stood a figure cloaked in red.
"Kael?!" Natsu shouted in surprised as he looked at the cloaked figure, Kael, in surprise.
With his arrival, the previous battle seemed to pause as all eyes went to him. However, as they always said, you should never get distracted in battle. Laxus, knowing this smirked.
'An opening!' He thought as he fired a bolt of lightning to Mystogan.
This action caught the group in surprised. No one was able to do anything, and they were forced to watch as the bolt of lightning hit Mystogan on the face, destroying his mask and revealing his face.
"Jellal?!" Erza spoke in shock.
"It's you..." Surprise also washed over Natsu as he looked at Mystogan. "What this supposed to mean?! Mystogan is Jellal?!"
As surprised washed over the group, Mystogan or Jellal, the new center of attention spoke. "I am not Jellal... Now, forgive me as I leave the rest to you." With those words, he nodded at the newly arrived Kael and vanished into the air.
Erza seemed to be hit hard with this revelation. It was plastered onto her face as tears begun to form. Laxus, seeing this took the opportunity again, sending a bolt of lightning to her way.
"Erza!" Natsu shouted, trying to warn the shocked Titania. However, his effort was in bane as Erza seemed to be on the world of her own.
Natsu watched with wide eyes as the bolts was about to hit Erza. Fortunately, to his relief, strong gusts of winds pushed Erza away at the right moment.
"Winds of Watoomb." Kael spoke.
PLEASE READ:
This is more of an experimental work. I'm only writing to pass the time. Now just some warnings for the story.
There will not be daily uploads for now.
This is kinda an AU, however, it will be kept to a minimum so don't be too confused if some things are different(There shouldn't be any major changes).
There are bound to be mistakes so please take it easy on the comments.
Yes, mc is based of Dr. Strange from Marvel, however, do note that the mc will be able to do some things that Dr. Strange can't, and at the same time, mc won't be able to do some things that Dr. Strange can. I only based mc's magic on him.
No romance plans as of yet.
Lastly, this is not for everyone. As I said, this is experimental and just to pass the time. It is just a way for me to release my thoughts and ideas on my head.