Chapter 53: Phantom Lord (3)

~Silva POV~

Glaring hatefully at Gajeel seeing the state of the 3 of them he only had a grin on his face rearing another fight trying to provoke me, "Hmph! So, another little Fairy came into the mix huh? Now I –"

*Thud*

Before he could do anything the steps of people coming by were coming I couldn't hold back but smirk as before coming here I thought it was best to get some help nearby the Shopping area of Magnolia Town.

Gajeel can feel it as four Magical Energy came closer with him clicking his teeth in annoyance but holding a victorious grin on his face as he tried to run away, "Tch! Fucking coward calling your posy but this will do the job nicely."

*Woosh*

I wanted nothing more than to beat up that Iron Dragon Slayer to a pulp, but I wasn't sure if he was alone as even with my newfound senses and smell I can still see where that oversized gecko is heading towards in the night.

But taking care of the others takes priority.

*Fwp*

Placing Levy's arm over my shoulder as I grab her legs carrying her princess-like fashion I saw that Team Natsu finally arrived I notified them before coming here with Lucy shocked looking at Levy's state, "Silva we came as fast – LEVY!"

Yelling in surprise as did the rest of the group as they began to help Droy and Jet with Lucy going over to Levy very concerned Erza asked in a calm tone but her eyes speak fury in them just by looking, "Silva… tell me you wouldn't happen to know who did this. Judging from your eyes alone you found the person in charge?"

I gave a curt nod and replied to Erza as the others grab Jet and Droy over their shoulders, "Yeah… it was a Phantom Lord guild member. Their Dragon Slayer to be specific."

Natsu glared in the direction of where I was seeing as he voiced out his clear disdain about Phantom Lord now, "Those bastards!! Not that is it enough they go after our Guild but our friends too!!!"

Seeing Natsu wants to go after them Erza holds him by the shoulder to stop him from doing anything rash but her eyes speak differently, "Natsu I know you want to go after them but… we have to take care of the members first. Gray, Lucy, and Silva, I trust you 3 to help them to the hospital while we go notify the Master about this."

We all agreed as Lucy helped Jet and Gray hold Droy with Natsu and Erza both leaving to notify the Master as we took them to a nearby hospital with Lucy muttering in disbelief, "How… why would they do this…"

Gray kept his anger hidden as I mutter out the obvious causing the two to look at me as I explained further, "They want to start a Guild War. Before arriving, I managed to hear after getting you guys for help, they wanted to spark the fire. With Master not responding to the Guild building being tarnished, they went for the next best thing to tick him off."

Gray eyes widen as he realized what I meant immediately as he voices out with clear surprise evident in his voice, "They went after one of our own… that would be the best way to tick the old man off. But why would they go this far though…"

To that, I know but I can't reveal just yet.

Wouldn't make sense for me to explain to them how I knew given what little the Iron Gecko spoke to Levy's group.

But I did hint to them that they have something planned against Makarov replying to the both of them getting their attention, "No idea. But one thing's clear enough they want war, and we have no choice but to reply now. Although it does give concern, they might have something up their sleeves…"

The two could only nod in agreement as we managed to get to the Magnolia Town hospital with clear surprise shown on the staff as they didn't waste any time getting Team Shadow Gear inside.

Like that the 3 of us merely waited seeing, that they might attack again was best to safeguard the hospital.

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[August 2, X784]

Shortly into the morning day with me taking shift safeguarding, Team Shadow gear allowing Gray and Lucy to get some sleep my senses flared up as my <Magic Sense> detected familiar signatures coming.

Soon enough Master Makarov along with Erza and Natsu along with other Fairy Tail members entered inside as they saw through the glass window entering the room.

Makarov had an unreadable expression on his face as he began to voice his clear disdain and anger evident in his tone, "I could look the other way when they made ruin to our bar… but no father can see the blood of his children and remain silent!!"

*Krak*

Clenching his staff too hard it broke off with his strength expressing a wrathful look on his face causing me to step back as he lightly releases his <Magical Pressure> with veins popping out, "This means war!!!"

"YEAH!!!!"

With those words spoken the rest of the guild were taken in by their anger as they immediately began to march towards one of Phantom Lord's main HQ then the branches around Fiore waiting for everyone to go ahead.

Gray managed to wake up joining them along with the commotion happening as I mentally deiced to stay and defend Lucy along with meeting Juvia before Gray does for a couple of selfish reasons.

One of which if I manage to capture her heart then it's a guarantee that I would gain a valuable ally to have on my side along with her beauty that Gray not once returned till later in the series but meh.

Second, she is a S-Class Wizard a powerful one at that to have with me is a godsend in its own right and a great sparing, partner to have to help me grow in the long run of things.

I was wondering in the back of my head if I should use the Philosopher Stone to heal the Master right away to deal with Phantom Lord, but I shook my head off that idea for mainly one reason only.

The S-Class Trials.

By allowing the problems to continue as they are using my meta knowledge I would gain the greatest gains during all of them to keep myself in the spotlight gaining respect from the Guild Master for all the troubles I went through in these short months I have to rightfully earn my spot in the S-Class Trials.

This may sound like I'm uncaring or cruel to let such events occur but at the end of the day though I will use everything I can to become strong and learn as I grow.

And besides that, though…

Holding the Philosopher Stone in my hand and putting it back in my pocket I replied to myself in a whisper, "That's only a last resort. If all else fails, use my Trump Card of the stone…"

In the end, though it all depends on how things go from this point onward…

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~Lucy POV~

Levy-chan…

Jet…

Droy…

These Phantom Wizards sure can do some awful things…

This is unforgivable!

They're unforgivable!!!

What did they do to deserve getting beaten up like that?

Just when everything was going fine why did something like this occurred to my friends…

Haah…

Sighing out loud I began walking home since there was nothing I could do and everyone seems to have left – huh?

*Plip*

Suddenly I felt the sensation of a waterdrop on my face assuming it to be sunflowers but then began to pour harder into rain.

*Shh*

That was when I hear steps from afar as the figure comes closer to me as she's a slender, teenage girl with azure blue hair, midnight blue eyes, a snow skin complexion, and a curvaceous figure. She has long hair, tightly curled at the base, wearing a sapphire blue coat, a cream-colored furry trimmed navy blue shawl with a pure white teru teru bozu attached to it, as well as a matching Russian Cossack hat.

The girl soon began to talk making me confused as she introduces herself in an emotionless tone of her voice, "Steady and gentle. Yes… Juvia is a rainmaker. Steady and gentle. What woman are you?"

What?

Being totally confused by what she meant I began to ask her for her name, "Huh? Um… can I ask you for your name?"

*Fwoosh*

Opening up her umbrella she turns around responding to me as she leaves with her back turned to me, "It's been fun. Take care. Steady and gentle."

I couldn't help but cry out in surprise, "Eh?!! What was that?!!"

*Bwuup*

*Do-pann*

However, before I could respond or ask for more questions a voice belonging to a guy rang out being heard in a weird gentlemanly manner coming out from the ground, "Non, non, non! Non, non, non! Non, non, non, non, non, non, non! That was three, three, and seven nons! Bonjour!"

Oh, great another creep!

The person who sprang up from the ground is a slim man of average height with a tiny, pointy, mustache and green hair pointing upwards. His right eye is always hidden by a monocle, attached to a slim chain; under it, the eye itself seems small and round, in contrast to his other, larger eye.

His clad in a formal attire consisting of a brown suit with a ragged collar bearing six prominent protrusions jutting outwards three on each side over a white shirt paired with a black tie and simple shoes. He also dons what appears to be a short cape attached to both of his elbows, linking them.

But for some reason, I get a sense of fear that something bad is going to happen.

And I knew it to be too good to be true as the guy and girl both knew each other as they discussed with the creep looking at me as he spoke too happily in my opinion, "Oh, how my monocle whispers to me. It says the mademoiselle is our beloved cible!! Ah, I did not mean to be rude. I am Sol. You may call me Monsieur Sol. We come from the superb Phantom Lord Guild."

Crap.

That was when the lady introduced herself causing me to step back of what was going to happen next, "Juvia is the rain woman of the Element 4."

Phantom?!!

Immediately getting ready to fight back as I grabbed my keys for making my friends to be hurt ready to call my Celestial Spirits, "Oh… so you're the group with the ones who hurt Levy and her team!!!"

*Chank*

*Gu-blub*

Before I knew it, I was suddenly trapped inside water unable to hear what they were saying as I try to get out but…

I'm losing air as I struggle with my head popping out getting air as I cried out, "Bwaah!! What's going on?!!"

Juvia then began to speak about a <Water Lock> as I'm suddenly trapped inside as I began to lose my vision…

But before I could do through the raining clouds I see a noticeable figure with white wings coming down -

No – wait a second is that –

"SHIT!!!"

*BAM*

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