Somewhere in Crocus
'What the hell is going on?! This isn't what was supposed to happen…' A figure sat in an alleyway far away from the arena, watching the events unfold on a lacrima screen.
'Jellal...he isn't supposed to be that strong...what's going on in this timeline…' The figure rubbed his head as a bead of sweat ran down his face. The figure put his lacrima away and stood back up, taking a deep breath. 'Something caused a change to happen in the past that affected the whole timeline...it must have something to do with that one named "Meliodas." I'll have to do some further research of this world before I can continue with the plan.'
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Later that night
"It was a rough first day everyone, but we'll definitely catch up!" Makarov shouted out as he raised his mug up in the air, with everyone else shouting as well.
"I'll compete tomorrow!" Natsu declared. "And I'll make those Raven Tail bastards pay!"
"Go Natsu!" Happy cheered.
"You think you're tough enough to make that happen?" Max said with a grin.
"Sounds like to me you're itchin for a rematch!" Natsu responded.
"Why don't we take things outside then." Max said. A grin formed on Natsu's face as the two of them walked out of the bar. As Natsu and Max walked out, Meliodas walked by them and entered the bar.
"Yo!" Meliodas greeted.
"There you are!" Makarov exclaimed as Meliodas walked in. "You disappeared after the last event today!"
"It's not like you to skip out on ale." Laxus added in.
"Well I had to talk to a couple of old friends of mine. But I'd never miss a chance at some booze." Meliodas said with a grin. Laxus and Makarov immediately understood what Meliodas meant. Laxus reached under the table and pulled a seat out.
"Take a seat. Let's have a drink." Laxus said. Meliodas sat down at the table and took a gulp of the ale.
"So you traveled with Crime Sorciere for four years. You know, you turned Jellal into one hell of a monster." Laxus said as he placed his mug down.
"Meliodas." Makarov interrupted. "There's someone important you should meet."
Meliodas looked at Makarov and standing next to him was a young woman with a childlike build. The youthful looking woman had very long and wavy pastel blonde hair and a small ahoge. She had peachy skin and large green eyes and wore a frilly pink layered robe with no shoes on her bare feet.
Meliodas looked at the woman with a perplexed expression on his face. 'A thought projection? No...a spirit?'
"You're probably wondering who I am. We never got a chance to meet yet. I am Mavis Vermillion, the first guild master of Fairy Tail. I'm glad I finally got the chance to meet you Meliodas!" Mavis said with a big smile on her face.
"Nice to meet you as well!" Meliodas responded. "How about a-"
Just before Meliodas could finish his sentence, he was interrupted by the sound of an explosion just outside. The building shook and many other guild members looked around in panic as several plates and glasses shattered on the ground.
"What the hell was that?!" Gray exclaimed.
"It came from outside! Let's go!" Erza shouted as she ran towards the door.
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The rest of the guild members followed Erza out the door and to the front of the bar. As they ran across the bridge to an open square, they saw the ground had a massive crater with both Natsu and Max laying down inside.
"Those two really went at it huh." Laxus commented.
"Those two are certainly energetic!" Mavis commented.
"This is going to cause some trouble later down the line…more paperwork…" Makarov grumbled to himself as he stared at Max and Natsu.
"Whew you really put up a good fight there Max!" Natsu said with a wide grin on his face as he lay on the ground. He immediately jumped back up into a standing position and walked over to Max.
"I can't believe it only took you three months to get that strong." Max responded as he also jumped back up. "I hope that wasn't all you're capable of though. I'm just getting warmed up."
"Same goes for me!" Natsu said with a grin. "I'm getting fired up!"
"WHAT DO YOU IDIOTS THINK YOU'RE DOING!" Makarov suddenly shouted as he ran over to the two mages. Makarov's body began to grow in size and muscle, until he was nearly ten meters tall. His hulking figure towered over Max and Natsu as they stared at him in both awe and fear. Makarov immediately grabbed both of them in his hands, tightly gripping onto them.
"If Salamander wanted a real match, he should have fought me." Gajeel commented.
"If you want to get crushed by the Master, sure." Pantherlily remarked, pointing towards Natsu and Max who were squirming in Makarov's hands. As the guild watched Makarov scold Natsu and Max, an idea popped into Meliodas' head.
"Oh! Lily! Erza!" Meliodas said, getting both their attention. "It's been a while so I forgot about this. I have gifts for you guys."
Both Erza and Lily looked at each other then back at Meliodas, wondering what he could be talking about. Meliodas raised both hands out in front of him and two different sword shapes began to glow in each hand. Both Erza and Lily's eyes widened as they recognized the swords.
"T-these are-" Erza said.
"Musica gave these to me seven years ago. I held onto them all this time." Meliodas said as he held both swords out in front of him. In Meliodas' left hand was a katana and in his right hand was a great sword, albeit a small one for Exceeds.
"This one will grow with you when you transform." Meliodas said to Lily as he handed him the sword. "It's called Ethernal."
"I see. With all that has happened lately, I completely forgot about this!" Lily exclaimed. As he grabbed the sword from Meliodas, he immediately transformed into his battle form. The sword also began to grow in size as Lily transformed.
"And this one is called Entenka." Meliodas said as he handed Erza the sword. Her eyes immediately lit up as she held the sword in her hands.
"T-this is it finally!" Erza exclaimed, unable to contain her excitement.
"Oh also, Musica said there's some secret about the sword, but I don't know what it is. He said you would figure it out eventually though." Meliodas added as he watched Erza and Pantherlily doing practice swings with their new weapons.
"Those swords are really well made!" Mavis said as she approached the three of them. "Who made them?"
"Musica." Meliodas responded.
"Musica? I've heard that name before! In my time, the name Musica belongs to a long line of exceedingly gifted blacksmiths!" Mavis responded. She immediately glanced at Meliodas' sword mounted on his back.
"Is your sword also a Musica sword?" Mavis asked.
"Yup!" Meliodas responded as he unsheathed Neo Mel Force and held it out in front of Mavis. "It's actually the second one he's made for me since the first one broke against Acnologia."
"It's so nice seeing it up close! Musica swords were always considered the best of their kind even in my time! I wish I could hold it...but I'm just a spirit..." Mavis said in a dejected tone as she waved her hand towards the sword's blade. As her hand phased through the blade, a look of surprise formed on her face as she felt the smallest sensation of touch as her pinky brushed against Meliodas' hand.
"Oh, that's a shame then." Meliodas said, sheathing Neo Mel Force back in its scabbard.
"Meliodas! Look at this!" Erza shouted, grabbing his attention. He looked the other way and saw the blade of Entenka glowing hot and clad in flames.
"I didn't know Entenka could do that. I wonder if that was the secret of the sword Musica was talking about?" Meliodas questioned as he watched Erza. Behind him, Mavis stood silently, staring at her hand.
'That was just...my imagination right?' Mavis thought as she looked back up at Meliodas.