Chapter 5: Chapter 5: Tsukuyomi!?
Tsukuyomi!?
"I'm back!"
Boom!
Crash!
Thud!
A series of destruction occur when he entered the guild. Numerous concrete was scatter from shattered wall yet no one cares about it except one person.
"Don't destroy the wall!"
"Welcome back, Gildarts!"
"Welcome!"
"Come have a drink!"
"Gildarts fight me!"
He receives a warm welcome to everyone in the guild and even got scolded by the president. But what attracts me the most is when a kid wearing only underwear boldly challenge him.
Gildarts simple responds with a warm smile and turn his gaze into Makarov.
"President, I've succeed in recruiting him." He said while glancing at my direction.
"Recruiting... Who?"
They take a look at direction where Gildarts was looking yet found no one in there.
"What are you talking about Gildarts...?" Asked by someone.
"Oh? You couldn't see him? Well he is extremely shy hahaha!" He only reply vaguely while scratching the back of his head. After taking a look around I focus my gaze into certain old man looking at me intently.
He is without a doubt measuring my power. 'Such a young age yet possessed incredible magic power? It's far greater than my grandson Laxus...'
He only met my gaze with a warm smile and jump off the chair before speaking. "I've heard your circumstances about Gildarts follow me we will talk."
"What's going on...?"
Everyone seems to be confused as if those two were seeing something they can't not they definitely seeing someone but they couldn't identify it. Gildarts and Makarov won't joke around since Makarov quietly left in direction of library they can only asked Gildarts.
"Hey, Gildarts what's going on with you and the president?" Asked by Macao.
Gildarts who just drink wine after he sits respond to him with a wide grin. "A 8 year old kid, new member of our Guild..." He put down the glass and continue. "... Extremely strong too!"
"The reason why you couldn't see him it's because of his magic. According to him those who are below 5 stars won't be able to perceived him."
Hearing this Macao and everyone else frowned. 'Are you saying we are too weak? Damn kid underestimating us..." They complained inwardly.
Gildarts just smile at them as if he could read their thoughts and continue to explain. "... don't get the wrong idea. It's kind of protection. Those who have 5 stars below magic power will suffer hallucinations such as witnessing what they feared the most in their heart which turns them insane. So hiding himself isn't way to insult you guys but also to protect."
Then he smirk and said loudly, the intensity of his voice wasn't ear shattering but enough to make certain someone ears itchy.
"Having said that if YOU wanted to see HIM then you must strong enough!"
Those words weren't directed at Macao but to a certain person who listens to them silently. Everyone understood it and didn't say a word.
Laxus who happens to overheard the conversation click his tongue and proceed to walk in the direction where Makarov and new comer head.
"This is going to be interesting" said by Gildarts. Of course, he already foresee what's going to happen next, he puts emphasize on extremely strong and deliberately inform them he was just a kid to ignite Laxus competitiveness.
Laxus who couldn't see or even sense him so he got somewhat acknowledge that he got the power. But being in rebellious stage he was somewhat upset by what Gildarts said and wanted to prove him wrong.
Meanwhile in the guild library.
I was sitting here face to face with fairy tail president Makarov.
"I see so that's why... I won't force you but since you join we welcome you as our family." He said to me while spreading his hands with a warm smile as if offering me a hug.
"Okay, I'm going to show you something president but you must kept it a secret and don't tell anyone else."
He narrow his eyes slightly and wataches me take off my eyes. In the next moment, an earthquake occur in his pupil while shrinking it to size of dot.
"You... You are..."
He staggered as he pointed his index finger nervously in my direction.
"Yes... I'm Gildarts son and twin sister of Cana." I just smile at him and put on the mask.
"But..."
I interrupted him and continue. "But I disappeared when I was kid?" I asked then put my fingers into my chin fell in deep thoughts. "The reason is because of god."
"I see..." Makarov didn't asked for more. For him as long as I'm safe and sound that's all that matters.
"Also it would be too rude for me to hide so I'm thinking of modifying my passive illusion magic."
My ability "Witness to fear and death" is a type of passive ability which affected those who nearby (15 meters radius) and witness me suffer from hallucinations witnessing what they fear the most in their heart I said that but what I'm showing is appearance of Cult of black goat, the all-mother Shuvnigurath! As for why I name it witness of fear and death is simply because with me being at the center I stand as witness to their fears and death.
Quite amusing?
I slightly modified it instead of showing cult god, I imitate a legendary figure The ugly king kim-Dokja from ORV. To become a legend you must follow the example of one. Of course I don't want my appearance to mistaken as Japanese porn so instead I made them recognize me by my voice even with unknown face it's like making my voice stand out more so they could focus on it while hiding my face making an blank appearance. And if they tried to recalled it they couldn't remember. I will name this "Man in the middle".
Man in the middle it's a form cyberattack where a hacker intercepts and steals data between two parties. The attacker positions themselves between the two parties, often without their knowledge.
As for why I name it man in the middle despite not having any proper connection? I simply think the name is cool.
Anyway, to avoid confusion my ability works two ways, automatic and manual. Automatic is when my passive ability works and manual is when I manually set-up illusions one after another, in here I could control the intensity of illusions unlike automatic which fixed at maximum.
The two of us glance at direction of library door at the same time. We detected the person approaching and watches him kick the door.
Baam!
'Laxus huh...' I said to myself opposite to me Makarov responds as loud as he could.
"Don't destroy the door, Laxus!"
"Hmph!"
He just snorted at him and glare at me as if seizing me up. 'I could see him? Something must be wrong here. He deliberately let me see him!? Looking down on me!?'
Laxus gritted his teeth and approaches me he focus his gaze on my face but couldn't see the clear image he only knows it me but couldn't clearly tell. It feels like a killer killing someone in broad daylight everyone knows it but since there's no evidence they really couldn't do anything.
The feeling of hopeless which comes from weakness made Laxus more upset. So he pound the wooden table and challenge me into fight.
"Let's go outside! I will show you how strong am I!"
'Looks like he wanted to prove something.'
I didn't say anything and only stare at him blankly. The only details I recalled about Laxus is when he 5 vs 1 the raven tail, it was quite impressive feat. So in way it arouse my interest beside I wanted to put my previous magic in a test.
"Sure let's go outside."
"Follow me then!"
He smirked at me and left the library. Before I stand up and follow Laxus I glance at Old man Makarov and give him a shrugged.
"President, please be prepared to send Laxus into hospital. Although my magic is illusion it's destructive power internally is incredibly strong that even Gildarts suffers, I'm not confident in my control and only capable of using it."
He only responds to me with a nod. He immediately understood what I'm intended to do is quite risky yet choose to let me do it perhaps it might also be a good thing to Laxus? And also he set to witness my capabilities as his goal.
Thud!
Thud!
Thud!
The sounds of footsteps could be heard from the second floor. Normally everyone will cause a commotion every minute it's almost part of their lives and won't be able to live if they didn't fought themselves? but today they were quiet.
A three people come out from the second floor. However, everyone's focus is neither on Laxus nor president Makarov but to the kid standing behind them. He is dress in black except for white katana and scarf but when they take a look at his face they immediately noticed something was wrong. They could see the outline but couldn't see his real appearance.
'I could feel everyone's gaze at me. Especially that person...' I muttered to myself silent and glance at Cana who's looking at me intently as if she wanted to eat me a live.
'He feels familiar yet unfamiliar at the same time...' she said to herself and turn her gaze to Gildarts who's drinking heavily. 'Am I too weak?'
No one notices her depressing state well that's excludes me but I don't have any reason to help her. We might be related by blood but I don't have any deep affection towards her besides this is her own problem and for me this kind of problem is quite trivial.
Laxus glare at Gildarts and shouted. "Uncle, watch me defeats your so called strongest kid!"
His declaration of my defeat is quite bold which enough to hype up the atmosphere.
"Laxus is going to fight the new comer!" Said by Wakaba a veteran on Fairy Tail guild and partner of Macao.
"I'll bet 1,000 J on Laxus!" Someone said and the bet has begun.
"Then I'll bet 2,000 j on new comer!"
"I'll also bet 2,000 j on new comer!"
"I believe in Laxus, I will be 4,000 j on Laxus!"
The bet amount wasn't much it's like a Penny for them obviously they are only doing it for fun not really to earn some cash.
In the forest of magnolia.
There's two people about 10 meters apart from each other. It's no other than Laxus and Kyoka Suigetsu.
Laxus stretches his arm doing some light warm up he is fully prepared to go all out and end the battle instantly. Midway he stopped and glance at my direction.
"That reminds me... What's your name?"
Looking back I even forgot to introduce myself other Makarov (who knows my real identity) and Gildarts no one really knows my name yet.
"Just call me Kyoka Suigetsu..."
"Kyoka Suigetsu eh...? Watch me beat you in 5 five seconds!"
'What a bold declaration.' I muttered to myself. 'and watch me beat you using only one finger...'
Then Makarov who's standing between us ask. "Are both sides ready?"
We both nod at the same time.
"Then, begin!"
Laxus immediately activate his thunder magic. "Lightning Dragon's Breakdown Fist!" He surrounded himself with lighting and generates a spear shape weapon raising his hands. He shapes the electricity into a spear and prepares himself to attack me.
"Such a powerful magic!" Says by audience.
"As expected of president's grandson!"
I ignore the voices of the mass and keep on observing Laxus.
'Did he already obtain lacrima?'
'Well does it truly matter?' there's no point in asking myself because the battle was already over before even begun.
"It's over..." I said clear enough for everyone to hear.
Laxus think I'm about to lose and smirk confidently. At the moment he already uses his strongest attack.
But I simply pointed at him using my index finger and a white magic circle appears. 'No fluctuation!?'
Makarov and Gildarts said to themselves at the same time. They were trying to understand the mystery behind my magic. Especially Gildarts, after all, traumatized him during our first meeting. Well no matter how hard they tried, they wouldn't notice anything since I'm already using it from the beginning. Yes, I'm casting illusion magic on everyone making them see what the illusion magic I cast on Laxus.
In fact the magic circle on my finger is also effect of Kyoka Suigetsu. The moment I pointed at Laxus he fell on the ground on his knee and right hand supporting his weakened body.
"What's going on!?"
His magic has been nullify not only that he is having a difficulty in breathing. What I give him is feeling of suffocating.
"Cough! Argh.....!"
He cough violently and painfully, enough for everyone to be concerned to him.
"Laxus was beaten instantly!?"
Asked by Macao. Who is Laxus? Everyone knows his strength is not something to be underestimated yet to knock him down with only lifting a finger?
Even Gildarts wouldn't be able to do that! It simply ridiculous!
Cough!
Cough!
Laxus keeps on coughing and eventually vomit everyone watches disturbingly.
"Ugh..."
Watching someone vomit turns your stomach upside down. But when Laxus about to release the contents of his stomach what came out wasn't water or food instead it was fingers. Not just an ordinary finger; it's twitching!
"Definitely disgusting!"
"What is that!?"
Everyone knows it's an illusion magic yet it feels so real and disturbing.
"!!?"
Even Laxus felt terrible, having a broken finger inside your mouth. He immediately grab the finger and pull it out inside his mouth but instead of broken finger coming out what comes out is a whole hand with forearm which shocked them even more.
Laxus stare at the arm which twitching inside his mouth as it comes out, what terrifies him is he recognized it. It was his own arm. So he subconsciously take a glance at his left hand and realize that it was missing!
"Ugh!...."
'Calm down this is merely an illusion although I couldn't feel my arm this is an illusion I will break it!'
He gaslight himself into finding a way out of the illusion and immediately uses his strongest attack Lightning Dragon's Breakdown fist although he is only using his right hand he uses ateast 2/3 of his total magic power but the illusionary hand wasn't destroy infact it remains ineffective.
How could he forget as dragon slayer himself lighting has no effect on him.
"Impossible!"
He fell into daze after finding out his ultimate move didn't do any damage at all but in that moment the twitching arm made a twist turn and grab Laxus's head.
Using it as support a figure suddenly emerge from his mouth starting from finger into whole arm and head eventually came out.
"This is..."
What's shocking is not the process but what came out from his mouth it's another Laxus similar appearance with him. Laxus and the illusionary made an eye to eye contact. The illusion laugh at real Laxus while looking at him full of mockery! Laxus could only gritted his teeth not only he failed to destroy the illusion he was also being play with!
Then the sound of glass breaking could be heard the illusionary Laxus resides in his mouth disappeared. Leaving only a small fragments of light slowly fades as it goes upwards.
"Admit defeat now Laxus... No don't stood a chance against me."
Laxus who's panting heavily look up at Kyoka. He realized that other than lifting his finger he didn't move much yet. 'Am I still too weak!? To suffer from humiliating defeat!' He punches the ground and shouts. "I will never accept it!"
He surrounded himself with lighting much acting like a electric conductor and prefer to roar.
'So it's a roar of lightning dragon?' I asked myself silently then mutter aloud. "You leave me no choice... Tsukuyomi!"
Another magic circle appear in my finger everyone disappeared leaving me and Laxus who's crucified alone in the unknown dimension. Everything is black and white.
"What!?"
Laxus who found himself crucified tried to struggle to get out but he couldn't move. I slowly approaches him and pull out my Katana.
"What... What are you going to do?"
We look at each other eye to eye and I remain expressionless towards his face which shows ultimate fear.
Then suddenly three figures of me emerge from floor three turn into five turn into ten and gradually becomes a hundred. Each one of my clonea is holding a katana prefer to stab Laxus at any time.
Ever since I watched Naruto I actually admire Itachi, not only his Genjutsu but his taijusu as well. Despite him killing his own clan I felt nothing at all not slightest amount of hatred in fact it's admiration. So the moment I decided to choose time, space, additional magic and even Kyoka Suigetsu I will re create the world tsukuyomi. I succeed but it consumes too much magic power which I can only used it once but to deal with Laxus it's more than enough.
I glance at Laxus then imitate Itachi's voice as I explain him the current dimension.
"This is artificial world. A move I imitate from a person name Itachi Uchiha. In the world tsukuyomi, time and space, even physical mass, I control them all. The next 72 hours will be nothing but this, over and over."
I said to Laxus and stab his thigh...
"ARGHHH!"
He scream to the top of his lungs and struggles like worm bathing in salt. But it's pointless... Because no matter how much he struggles the same scene repeats itself again and again.
Laxus eventually loses consciousness after getting 5 stabs of course even if he didn't passed out I'm planning to undone the Tsukuyomi after all this isn't battle to death but only to show my capabilities.
The black and white world gradually fades and everyone who watches the horrifying scene look at me intently.
Makarov checks on Laxus theres no physical injury which means what I just show them is illusion.
Gildarts just stare at me in silent I know what he is thinking. 'Even me I'm probably won't be able to last for 3 days unscathed.' he swallowed dry saliva and wipe the cold sweat on his forehead.
'What a monstrous ability... Not only that this should be exclusive only to Laxus? But for us to witness it...'
He said to himself and observe the amount of magic power in my body. 'it decreased a lot, using Tsukuyomi consumws at least half of his magic power and it only last for a minute. If my guess is correct he couldn't use it continuously until the end of period since the magic consumption is so demanding.'
Correct, just like Itachi overusing tsukuyomi has a huge penalty.
'More importantly, he didn't even show his swordmanship yet.' Not only strong in magic but also in swordmanship. Despite the trouble he still couldn't help but smirk. 'Im looking forward to the day he grows...'