Fairy Tail: Kyoka Suigetsu

Encounter with Gildarts

Fairy Tail year 772

Drip

Drip

Drip

The whole place is quiet only drops of liquid could be heard.

A middle age man could be seen surveying the area. The atmosphere was filled with rotten smell of fresh minced corpses splatter on every house. Just a glance is enough to make one vomit internal organs.

"Ugh... What a sight... Looks like I'm too late the village was already doom."

"Dark guilds!"

He couldn't help but grit his teeth in frustration. Despite having a numerous experience in field this is bone creeping chill scene. He felt disturbing by how those dark guilds proceed with massacre.

"Not even close to call it human things, it's probably done by demons!"

This man is a mage from guild fairy tail and on processed of completing an S rank mission mostly to investigate dark guild activities. The sole S-rank and strongest mage...

Akagami Shanks?

no, it's Gildarts Clive!

"Ugh... Ah... Ah..."

"This is..."

Gildarts keep on looking around and found a lucky survivor but he judges that he won't last longer probably at minute at best due to fatal injuries.

"Hey, I'm mage from fairy tail! Can you tell me what exactly happened here?"

He immediately rush up to the elder lying on ground. His limbs where cut off and left eye was grudge out. While panting heavily he struggles to look at Gildarts.

The elder took his time while looking at Gildarts through his remaining eye with weakened vision. He neither can speak nor see clearly but he knows the person arrive is someone they asked for commission.

"B... Be..."

He is trying to say something but Gildarts couldn't heard clearly so he put his head closer into elder's ear and listen attentively.

Then suddenly, elder grab Gildarts shoulder and shouted with all of his remaining strength.

"Ha... Ah... BEHIND YOU!!!"

Using his final moments in life as a warning. Of course, Gildarts was no fool!

He understood that the caused of slaughter is still nearby and likely standing close to him. The most shocking is despite on full alert state Gildarts didn't noticed any presence at all.

'It's threatening!'

He said to himself and subconsciously active crush magic. To cover his body and prefer from any unexpected attack. Judging by the previous corpses and how elder limbs where cut off the "Demon" is probably using some kind of weapon. So he immediately activate magic considering he might get attack at any moment.

× Crush is an extremely powerful magic that allows caster break that which they come into contact! ×

When he turn around, Gildarts noticed a kid probably around 5-6 years old dressed in black set of sleeves, trousers, shoes, gloves and even mask which doesn't have any hole for sight seeing.

'That strange mask... He probably have some detection magic or it's magic item that plays role in hiding his presence...'

The mask is attractive but the white katana on young man's waist and white scarf wrapped on his neck shines more than anything else.

Gildarts increased his awareness to maximum level possible and made a quick analysis on young man standing in front of him fearlessly.

His eyes narrow slightly and focuses on him.

'He is definitely not an ordinary kid. The sword on his waist indicate that he is excellent swordman at least S level.'

Despite the threat he couldn't help but smile inwardly.

'The elder uses his remaining energy just to warn me about this kid presence... Is he a demon in disguise or perhaps an associate with dark guild?'

He sigh to himself, asking yourself question in this situation will only make things worse at best it's better to asked him.

"Hey, kid what are you-"

Just before he manages to asked. Gildarts could see the young man slowly drawing the sword on his waist. His perception was slowed down that one second feels like a year for him. But what caught Gildarts attention wasn't slow of perception but the beautiful swordmanship the young kid is showing.

In such a simple gesture he could clearly seen millenniums times worth of practice.

'Such a kid possessed talent? Truly monster!'

Gildarts doesn't care anymore whether the sword could cut him perhaps due to activation of Crush magic that gives him enough confidence that the blade will shatter in the moment of contact. But he definitely want to witness the swordmanship from start to finished it's like once in a life time opportunity, which will make oneself living legend for seeing such a thing.

Then before he fully grasped the swordmanship, a loud sound of ringing bell penetrate both of his ears enough to ruptured the eardrum.

Diiiiiiiiiiiiiiing!

It's the sound of bell but there's no bell nearby what he heard is sound of sword being drawn from it's scabbard.

The distance between the two of them is about 10 meters and the length of sword is within one meter.

However, Gildarts thought despite being faraway the sword will definitely hit him. So he keep on watching the sword play. It's just a simple slash (sword draw) yet beautifully done.

"Beautiful!"

After performing a simple swordplay, the young man put the sword back into it's sheath. In that moment Gildarts felt a tingling sensation on his neck as if it's getting itchy.

Then suddenly he felt light, he could no longer feel the heavy weight of his body as if he is floating in sea of clouds. While being mesmerized his vision gradually change and slowly turn upside down.

Yes his head was cut off and it happened in an instant! Not only that the swordmanship bypassed his crush magic.

Dying during a mission is not uncommon. Being a strongest man and having no rival probably give him a sense of security unknowingly and also loneliness.

That's why being killed by a talented young man provide such a satisfaction.

'I've never thought that I wish to being stronger again...'

Deep inside there's a regret. Not only in life and what's going to happen to his companions but also regret that the kid will probably suffer the same loneliness as himself which gives him a dying wish.

'I wish I could fight you again... When I'm stronger...'

The words were silently delivered to the young man as he slowly loses consciousness.

Mean while in fairy tail guild.

Scrash!

Cana Alberona who wipes the glass of wine suddenly dropped it. She frowned at the broken shards, it gives a heavy feeling of uneasiness and suddenly remember that her father Gildarts hasn't come back yet after heading out for mission and it's been a month the task is simply investigate a certain village. She knows Gildarts strength is strongest yet it can't be help but worry.

"Father... Please be alright..."

She glance at nothingness and silently pray in her heart.