Chapter 23: Fairy Tail Zero (11)

Chapter 23: Fairy Tail Zero (11)

~Third POV~

The year of X686, Magnolia…

The town is ruled by the iron fist of the Wizard Guild Blue Skull.

They achieved rule through force and fear.

They controlled all the food, medicine, and trade in town on top of that, they levied heavy taxes on the town.

That such control that the people of Magnolia had to go through tough times of starvation, prostitution to Blue Skull Wizards, or harsh labor to make ends meet.

As such the people began to clamor around the entrance of Kardia Cathedral confused and shouting at the Dark Guild with Mavis and Rou having coats hiding their identities as they listen to the cries of the people.

"Please give us bread!"

"Please!"

"Save us!"

Listening to the voices around them in despair Rou closes his eyes seeing a situation like this happening here with the stench of bad smell in the air, "Sigh… the townspeople here have it rough. The people here are too weak to fight back or defend. It's honestly sad even the state they live in…"

Mavis nods her head in agreement with Rou's words of the predicament of the situation happening in the crowd, "Yes. I had the same thoughts you have. These Townspeople don't have the strength to dream anymore. Or rather… no. I should say it was stolen from them."

Rou's eyes tilt towards the crowd and thin dirty children along the sides voicing his agreement with Mavis helping others with a sad smile on his face, "Yeah… the people here have experienced a hell far worse than us when Tenrou Island was destroyed. We had each other's backs but them here didn't have much chance…"

Mavis sadly nods in agreement but then frowns as her eyes narrowed filled with determination as she spoke in a serious tone, "Right… if we have the power to free them from it… then this is the time to fight! It's time to start the mission!"

Like that, the two turned around to activate their plans…

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*BWOOM*

Elsewhere on the north side of Magnolia Town was where Geoffery was hunting till sudden sprouts of trees appeared out of nowhere separating him from his group.

Sensing someone nearby Geoffery turns his head to find the one responsible, "I know you're over there. Come out."

Coming out in full distance away from the group of wizards Warrod crosses his arms proudly smiling responding to him, "We've already taken your home base, Kardia Cathedral. And all the gems and treasures in it are ours now."

Geoffery remaining calm throughout the situation began to probe Warrod for questions, "At some point, you all… managed to learn Magic and have come for revenge?"

Smirking back at the confused Geoffery Warrod responded acting arrogant to him, "No. We've already taken our revenge."

"Master Geoffery!!!!"

Alerted Geoffery turns around to see Magnolia burning to the ground in shock as one of his subordinates cried out, "Magnolia is on fire!!!"

Warrod even waves back at Geoffery as he runs away from the group into Forrest in the process further mocking them, "That's all I have to say!! Bye, now suckers!!"

Gritting his teeth Geoffery orders his men to capture Warrod as he rushes back to Magnolia on horseback and yells out in a rage at the events happening, "What is going on?! What happened in town while I was gone? You thieves…! Trying to take MY kingdom…! Trying to destroy my world…!!!!"

Getting faster towards the burning town Geoffery yells out in pure anger, "YOU ARE STINKING BANDITS!!!!"

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*FZZZzzzz*

The burning sounds could be heard throughout the town as Geoffery looks on with horror at the corpse being burnt and everything destroyed feeling the sensation of something wrong foreboding even in his bones.

Cursing out loud about the damages done to his control over the town Geoffery was pissed, "Look what they've done!!"

"Sttt…"

"Seven years ago…"

Hearing the sounds of wood burnt along with Mavis slowly stepping out of the fire as she takes small steps forward along with Rou nearby with his eyes glaring at Geoffery as she continues talking, "YOU…! You wrecked and burned our island!! And countless lives were lost that day…"

Geoffery looks shocked seeing their glares directed at him at the actions caused, "You did this…?!"

Rou merely glared at the old person in front of him with his voice filled with malice, "We just wanted to return the favor of what we felt to you…"

"GWOOOSH!!!"

The fire soon ignited more as next a group of people was shown to be burning alive in great detail making it so real and life-like as the sounds of cries of help being shouted out.

"Eee!!!"

"AAGGGH!!!"

"MASTER GEOFFERY!!!"

"AAAAA!!!!"

"Help!!! Help me!!!"

Geoffery took a subconscious step back in fear seeing the detailed bodies burning and melting off their skins, "Y—You'd… even kill the townspeople…?!!"

"GWOOOSH!!!"

The fire burned even bigger as the bodies of the people soon become charred with limbs breaking off and some falling to the ground as the fire consumed everything in its path and yet…

Geoffery reminded himself of who he was dealing with as he laughs realizing something wrong and immediately bringing up his bravado of their plan, "Hahaha! So, that's it!! I think you two overdid your act a bit. This is… an illusion, isn't it? The flames of fire!!! The illusion of people! Do you say you stole my town?! The town is right here!!!!"

Opening his arms open as he uses his Dispel Magic as the once burning Magnolia was merely an illusion created by Mavis as he mocks the two still not changing their expressions, "And I know, this will all just blow away!!!! Magnolia is not at all in flames!!!!"

Mavis remains calm as she replies to Geoffery with a glare present on her face, "That's what I expect from you."

"KACHANK!"

"Huh?"

Like that Mavis began to explain to Geoffery what really happened as the cage trap caught him in place, "The entire town was an illusion. What's actually here is a prison of our own devising. We're actually on the road between your hunting grounds and Magnolia. Don't feel too bad about misjudging the distance. You were upset after all who would be in their right mind seeing their 'Kingdom' be under siege."

Placing his hands on the cage bars in clear surprise and anger as he shouts at the two, "What?! You say the entire town was an illusion?! How could… you possibly do magic on that scale…?!!!!"

Shouting surprised Rou responded at him with a smug grin on his face taking the joy of Geoffery's predicament, "A passing Black Wizard taught us. And the real Magnolia is right over there. Right about now our friends have already taken care of your group of misfits."

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*BOOM*

True to their words Mavis's plan worked flawlessly after careful consideration and planning the plan was a complete success.

Precht and Yuri both stood tall and standing seeing the effects of their training pay off as the two are in top shape thanks to the Enchant on their arms while only panting a bit tired of the fight they, had gone through.

The two caught their own breaths as Precht spoke out surprised at how the plan went praising the two, "Huff… huff… Mavis's calculations were spot on! And the enchants of Rou's were of big help as well continuously fighting."

Yuri catching his breath as well took a look around the former Wizards of Blue Skull and gazed at his hand sparking with the electricity of his Lightning Magic in awe, "This is the power of Magic?!"

However, his eyes catch something as Precht sees Yuri moving towards the middle questioning him, "What's wrong Yuri?"

Yuri's eyes were glued to seeing the treasure they planned on taking in front of them Yuri cried in joy, "Precht, there it is! The Tenrou Jade –"

"Listen!!! You must never touch it!!!"

However, Yuri stops as the info of Rou's Archive Magic played out suddenly into Warrod, Precht, and Yuri's heads seeing the screens pop warning them as they listen to Geoffery's warnings at Mavis and Rou's location…

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A little bit earlier Geoffery questioned the two about taking their treasure back as Rou activates Archive Magic to create a video recording everything and sending it to his allies hopefully to stop Yuri from activating it, "If I remember… you said something about stealing it back the Tenrou Jade, didn't you? Listen!!! You must never touch it!!!"

With everyone on Rou's group listening in carefully as Mavis shook her head at Geoffery, "I'll have to turn you down. The gem originally belonged to our island."

However, though Mavis gets confused as that wasn't what Geoffery was talking about yelling at her what it really does, "That isn't what I'm talking about!!!! You should never make physical contact with the Tenrou Jade!!! It's an item that must never be touched!! Long ago, the Tenrou Jade absorbed so much evil power that no one could control it! It was sealed away up on Tenrou Island! If anyone were to touch it, they would soon fall under the control of the evil power!!!"

Hearing this Rou could only frown as Mavis was shocked as she turns around to him, but Rou reassured her worries replying back, "No worries. I already sent the recorded info back to them. Hopefully, Yuri doesn't do something dumb and takes it despite the warning."

Mavis sighs in relief hearing that as she thought to herself happily, 'Whew… thank goodness we have Rou on our side to notified of the danger.'

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Elsewhere back at the Kardia Cathedral after listening to the info from Geoffery's mouth and the danger of the Tenrou Jade Yuri backed off from it.

Listening to the info from the source caused Yuri at the Cathedral to stop making contact with the Tenrou Jade clicking his teeth, "Tch. It just had to be one thing I can't get without getting cursed to trade in for a lot of Jewels. Just my luck."

Precht sighs in relief seeing that Yuri didn't make contact with the orb as his eyes wander to other treasures and unconscious Wizards, "Sure… but I don't think Rou and Mavis would care if we take other treasures they have here? Would be a darn shame if we didn't get something from this adventure."

Yuri's eyes gaze in Precht's direction his eyes were on as he smiles lightly seeing the Magic Tools and Jewels lying around as he smirks at this, "Yeah… at the very least though this mission wasn't nothing that's for sure. At least we get something out of this failed mission. Compensation!!! Hehehe!"

Precht merely shakes his head at Yuri's actions but a small smile was shown under his coat of the mission going a great success.