Chapter 11: Chapter 11: Cana Alberona
Cana Alberona
"Yesterday, after being protected by Suigetsu I have made an unexpected discovery." I realize that when I'm in contact with him the illusionary most surrounding his face disappears.
I could see it clearly. Back in the guild I tried so hard to decipher his illusions and even glance at him from time to time yet I the vision remains the that's until yesterday. No one seems to know about this fact other than myself? Though its my secret and I'm not planning to tell anyone.
I couldn't help but let out a gentle smile. "He felt so familiar. When he embrace and protected me, it felt warm. Similarly its the same thing I feel whenever mother hugs me. Although his face was hidden by a mask for some reason I feel like we have know each other for a long time. He might be the person we've been searching for..."
I lie down on my bed why hugging a body pillow and let my legs kick the air, swinging it back and forth as I recall the events of past.
"Mother often talks about him, even if the other people claims that he is dead and encourage her to give it up. She still didn't lose hope and keep on searching regardless of the whether and her health degrading. In her last moments on deadbed she told me about our father and her wish."
My eyes which is full of joy suddenly becomes wet. I couldn't help but cry whenever I remember our life. I wipe the tears away and get up from my bed.
"Alright, today I'm going to fulfill your wish mother..."
I change my clothes and head to the guild hoping I can find the person I'm looking for.
Kyoka Suigetsu
I'm not in a good mood today. Not only I got myself injured yesterday, I even loses my precious study material and barely keep my life intact. Well, it's not I could send another body...
As a matter of fact I already confirmed I can go out by myself but the restriction will remains the same. The only difference is I'm able to used time and space magic effectively. Also my magic power will be limited to 10 stars, yes good bye infinite magic.
Well, I don't feel bad besides it's only a suspicion. But I think if go back inside that space my magic capacity turn into infinite. Yes only inside the space but the prize to pay is quite heavy, I will lose Kyoka Suigetsu which is my ultimate weapon.
I'm quite attach to it, knowing that Alvarez empire will invade. This is the perfect time to used Kyoka Suigetsu...
I plan to imitate Aizen when he fought against Captains and Vizards. They think that their teamwork work and when they thought they successfully killed me I will shattered Kyoka Suigetsu and put the old man August in my place. I could imagine their faces when they wombo combo the old man to death.
Hehehe!
Just by thinking about it excites me but that comes for later assuming that I manage to survive in upcoming years.
My next opponent is quite troublesome at first I thought she were merely members of dark guild but it turns out to be a cult. If everyone has magic power detection ability and blind that team would be a perfect counter against me. I don't have any chance of winning at all.
So I needed to train...
Training is the only way to deal with them. I needed to increase my physical strength, control of my magic , and increase my magic power. I also needed to use magic tools. Additionally, those pills...
Mystogan doesn't have any magic inside his body yet he is extremely strong, this comes from the wand.
I might be being overly cautious, but there are many kinds of people in the world, there's someone who can drain magic power, nullify magic and even goes as far to silence you. What I mean it disabling your skill, so the magic items and physical strength plays a huge role if I'm put into similar situation. I will rely more on my swordmanship.
It's not like I disregard training my sword draw is the technique I work hard to develop from scratch, thousand of years honing my skills and the technique is still incomplete. In this world my swordmanship is more or less Enough to fight ten saints and hold his own against four heavenly kings but that's just speculation. I've never fought any strong opponent in fair fight.
The reason why I choose to fight fairly is too grow, yes I can kill my opponent easily but if there's an opponent that counters me like that bomb human...
I have no problem if it's only one even though I barely won against here but if it's an entire army.
I don't want to think about it. The person I killed is likely a small timer of whoever cult it was. There's always a bigger fish when I claim I can beat shark, megalodon appears. Anyway, I won't wait for them. I have a feeling they already make a move and up to something big that's another reason to make myself stronger.
Unknowingly I already arrive at the guild. While standing in front looking at the door a voice inside my head urges me to kick it. But I resist, certainly kicking the guild door (destruction) becomes a tradition. But I'm more on discipline so I open the door like a normal person but to my surprise the place was so quiet.
Everyone inside the guild stopped what they were doing and glance at my direction.
'I don't feel good about this...' I have a feeling they were up to something so I immediately activate Kyoka Suigetsu and retreat from a distance. I switched with my phantom and watches the scene unfold.
Few hours before Kyoka Arrive at the guild.
When the door suddenly open Cana closes her eyes rushes forward! 'This time for sure!' she said to herself but to her disappoinment the person she hits wasnt the person she expects.
"What are you doing Cana?"
It was no other than Makarov.
Cana slowly open her eyes and take a good look at Makarov. She didn't answer him instead she just sulk down and head back towards her table.
Everyone inside was quiet except. Of course Makarov notices this strange behavior so he asked them. "What's going on everyone?"
He keeps on looking around hoping someone will give him an answer.
"Um president it's actually about Suigetsu..." It was no other than Macao. He glance at Cana helplessly while saying so.
"Suigetsu...?"
Makarov fell into deep thoughts and immediately reach a conclusion. "I see, so that's what's going on." A wide grin appeared on his face.
Naturally everyone who loves to gossip around didn't miss such a reaction they gather around president Makarov and keep on flooding him a question.
"President what's going on?" Wakaba
"Old man, tell me if it's something related to Suigetsu and can help me beat him I'm willing to do anything you asked!" said by Gray with determine look.
Even the rebellious Laxus who just recover from beating was curious.
"Shut up fools! If you wanted to know figure it out yourself!"
"Ugh..."
Everyone was disappointed and they immediately turn their gaze at Cana. Cana who naturally felt everyone looking at her couldn't help but take a step back.
"Uhm... Everyone" She is scared.
In the next moment, she found herself surrounded by guild members well it's mostly girls thought with Gray as a exception if it's information about Suigetsu and specially can defeat him he certainly wouldn't it.
So Cana despite her promise to keep it on herself was powerless against the soft and hard approach of her older sisters. She eventually let the cat out of the box. Those who join before her naturally knows her past.
"I see... Well help you!" Shouted by Macao.
"I've never thought that disabling that powerful illusion magic is simply touching him." Said by Gray with an evil grin on his face. "Just you wait Suigetsu, I swear I will defeat you!"
Laxus didn't say anything. Certainly touching him will easily render his illusion ineffective, but the question is, considering you are not really affected, he knows how humiliating it was to be played around by Suigetsu, and he knows how terrifying his illusions are after experiencing it firsthand, so he remains silent but still smiles inwardly. It's good to know that there's a way to counter it.
Makarov, who watches everyone unite to help Cana despite pursuing their interest on the surface, couldn't help but let out a warm smile. This warm atmosphere in the guild is certainly not bad.
He chug and drink and waited for Suigetsu to arrive. Despite not knowing him for a long time he already have a deep understanding of his personality. Without a doubt Makarov was sure Suigetsu will come to take a difficult commission. "It's probably monster subjugation."
Correct that's the quest he is aiming for. While they make plans one after another Suigetsu actually arrive. He knows something was going to happen, and they knows that he knows. But what they don't know is he already activated Kyoka Suigetsu.
"He is here... Suigetsu..." Said by Wakaba. Cana just got off the table with her eyes closed and slowly approaches him giving him a warm hug. Just when she felt her hand wrapped around him she open her eyes and look at his face.
'There's a space distortion.' she said to herself and retreated immediately. Everyone understood that the plan fails.
'Since when? They wanted to know.'
Perhaps they were too rashly. And the moment he enters and detected something was a mist.
But Gray was different he completely forgot about fighting him and immediately grab his collars regardless if it's illusion or real. He look at his haze like face and said.
"You bastard, why don't you show your face!?" He shakes him and not surprise he is not affected after all it it's illusion.
"I've heard about it from Cana, she and her mother has been searching for you for a long time hoping to fulfill her dying wish! Are you just going to disregard that!?"
This time Gray was genuinely upset. Its not like I don't understand his reason but I also have my own reason for doing this.
"Gray... It's alright, though. If he doesn't want to show his face, he must have his own reason, and besides, it's not proven at all. I'm just..." Cana glanced at Gray and muttered softly. Her voice was gentle yet lonely; she didn't manage to finish her sentences, and immediately tears began to fall from her eyes.
"You actually make her cry! You are evil, Suigetsu!"
"Bastard!"
"Enemy of woman!"
"You won't get a girlfriend at all!"
"Take off that mask, now!"
Despite what they are saying to me I couldn't feel any resentment just showing a concern towards Cana. I know she joins earlier than me.
I sigh helplessly and punch Gray with backhand and sent him flying to second floor. The one who punches Gray is the real me.
"You wanted to fight? I will beat you all!" I said while cracking my fingers.
"Oho? You are quite bold kid!" Said by Wakaba as he stretches his body.
I simply pointed at their direction as for I'm not planning to cast Tsukuyomi and they instinctively felt it.
They focus their gaze to my index finger and a purple magic circle appears.
"Dark moment!"
Then their vision turns black. This is actually Simon skill dark moment, but using Kyoka Suigetsu o disable their sense of vision not only that, includes sense of hearing, smell, taste and touch. I render them for 5 seconds. It's short but enough to give some speech, pick up a quest and leave.
As I picked up a subjugation quest, I turn my gaze to Cana and said a words only she could heard with the exception of president. "If you wanted me to fulfill that Wish? You needed to defeat me first."
Then I turn my gaze to Makarov who meet me with a sly smile on his face. "I'm going to take this quest president, I'm off."
"Well take care."
When the dark moment disappeared everyone seems to be shock! "Bastard he ran away!" Said by Wakaba.
"You must be happy now that you can fulfill your wish." Makarov said to Cana who's smiling with tears but this time it didn't comes from sadness but happiness. "Yes, president..."
Everyone understood what's going on. "Okay, since we successfully tricked Suigetsu (not really) and have Cana take step further closed to her goal, let's have a banquet! It's on me!" Says by Macao.
"Ohhh!"
Everycheer up except unconscious Gray.
Just before I left, I glance at guild and muttered to myself.
'Change huh? I don't know if it's a good or a bad thing but at least this life is different from my previous life. I wonder what's going to happen to me now?'