November 27th X784
Meliodas and the rest of the group sent to stop Doryu were healed enough from their injuries to go back, with Gajeel and Lily still wearing a few bandages. The group noticed a change in atmosphere within the town as during this time, the town had been rid of bodies and received a general cleaning up by the councilmen. The group stood at the outskirts of Marigold Town as they prepared to depart, with Gajeel munching on an iron ingot.
"It was great working with you all again, Fairy Tail." Jura said with a smile.
"Likewise." Meliodas said with a grin.
"It was an honor working with you again Jura." Erza said.
"By the way, Meliodas, have you decided on whether you wanted to become a Wizard Saint?" Jura asked. Upon hearing this, a look of surprise formed on Erza, Lily, and Gajeel's faces, with Gajeel nearly spitting out the iron chunk in his mouth.
"I'll consider it." Meliodas said with a cheeky smile.
"In that case, I'll be sure to relay your interest in the next council meeting this week. You all take care on your way back. I need to stay here with the councilmen here for a bit longer." Jura said.
"So we're just gonna walk back or somethin?" Gajeel asked with a mouth still half full of iron.
"Do not worry about that. The council arranged for a carriage earlier. It looks like it's just about here." Jura said, pointing to the distance where one could just barely make out the shape of the carriage. As it got closer, they noticed it was one of the white council carriages.
"Bout time. We been here too long." Gajeel muttered.
"I agree. Let's go home." Erza added in.
The carriage arrived shortly to where they were standing, with the group bidding their farewell to Jura before heading back to Magnolia Town. Meliodas stared silently out the window as the carriage started rolling, thinking about the close call fight he had against Doryu.
"So what happened in that fight with Doryu. He was a formidable foe." Erza questioned.
"Tch...at least you guys got to fight him." Gajeel commented dejectedly.
"Well it was a rough battle. I had to use a last resort technique in order to defeat him." Meliodas answered.
"Last resort?" Lily asked. Meliodas nodded in response.
"It's a variation of my Full Counter. It's called "Revenge Counter." Meliodas answered. "I have to disable my magic first and then accumulate damage. After that I release it all back in one blast."
"You disabled your own magic to fight Doryu?!" Erza asked, surprised. "I can't believe you lived through that."
"I see why it's called a last resort then." Lily commented.
"So what happened with the weapon that Doryu was holding?" Erza asked.
"Oh you mean Sacrifar?" Meliodas raised his left hand out in front of him. A light began to glow in his palm before taking the form of a blade. Erza, Gajeel, and Lily watched, dumbstruck as they felt a dark sensation coming from Meliodas' hand.
"You brought it back with you?!" Gajeel shouted.
"Well I didn't have much of a choice. It was lodged in my chest." Meliodas answered nonchalantly.
"I'm surprised the council didn't confiscate from you." Lily added.
"Well...let's just keep that a secret." Meliodas said with a cheeky smile.
"So that's the "Weapon of Ultimate Darkness" that Doryu was using…" Erza said as she stared at the blade. "Something's different about it though. It felt a lot more sinister when Doryu held it."
"Well, when Doryu had it, there were a lot of trapped souls in this blade. I set them all free before I took it. But it's still a strong blade. It seems to work well with my darkness." Meliodas responded.
"Even so...put that away. I don't like the feeling that thing gives off. I've eaten plenty of swords but I'm not touching that." Gajeel said. Meliodas nodded and Sacrifar began to glow again before being put back into Meliodas' requip inventory.
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A few hours passed since the Fairy Tail group left on their carriage back to Magnolia Town. As they arrived back at the guild, the rest of the guild who were there greeted them on their return.
"It feels great to be back." Meliodas commented. He walked over to the bar with Gajeel, Lily, and Erza where Makarov was sitting. Meliodas sat down at an empty seat next to Makarov as Erza and Gajeel gathered around with Lily hopping up onto the table.
"Welcome back from your mission!" Mirajane said cheerfully as she approached. "What would you like to drink?"
"Hmm..." Meliodas thought for a moment. "Surprise me."
"Then I know just what to give you." Mirajane responded. She looked towards Erza, Gajeel, and Lily.
"Nothing for me." Erza responded.
"Nothing for me either." Lily responded.
"Can ya get me a bowl of nails again?" Gajeel asked. Mirajane nodded at the request and scurried off to the back to prepare the orders.
"I got a notification from the council late yesterday. They didn't relay a lot of details about the mission as those will be covered during the next meeting. I hear it was a rough mission as you guys needed an extra day to heal." Makarov said, looking at Gajeel and Lily who were still bandaged up. "But I'm glad you all came back safely."
"It was certainly a tough mission. Our opponents were quite formidable. I wouldn't have made it through without Meliodas." Erza responded. Makarov nodded and looked back at Meliodas who had just gotten his drink from Mirajane and was happily downing it.
"Well I suggest you guys spend the next few days resting before going on any more missions. In the meantime, Gajeel." Makarov said. He looked towards Gajeel who was eating his bowl of iron nails and gestured for Gajeel to follow him.Gajeel grinned, knowing what he was going to talk to him about and followed Makarov.
"So I guess you'll just stay here and drink, Meliodas." Lily asked.
"Yup!" Meliodas said.
"What about you Erza?" Lily asked.
"A lot of my armors were broken in the fight with Doryu. I need to get them repaired." Erza replied. "I'll see you all tomorrow."
Meliodas and Lily waved goodbye as Erza left the guild, leaving Meliodas alone with the black cat.
"Hey Lily." Meliodas said just as he finished his drink.
"What is it?" Lily asked.
"When you get all healed up, let's get you a new sword." Meliodas answered. Lily's eyes brightened up at Meliodas' answer.
"But is there even a sword here in Earthland that can adapt to my size. The one I had back in Edolas, Bustermarm, could alter its size but that was still only able to match my battle form." Lily questioned.
"I know just the person." Meliodas said with a grin.