A New Path - Chapter 240

The group found themselves standing at in front of a magnificent city that rivalled the beauty of Saint City. Amell slowly let his eyelids close down over his eyes, and simultaneously, he took a deep breath to breathe in the clean air and magic particles surrounding the city. What no one knew was that Amell could directly control the magic if he wanted to. What others did was to put filters over magic particles to create their magic. Amell could do something that no one else could, he could directly control the magic energy in the universe through his cosmic bending. This meant that he could use every magic in existence by simply bending magic particles to essentially mimic different kinds of magic. Even now, Amell had a hard time to wrap his head around the fact that such a weak world had given him the most powerful ability he had ever had. Through cosmic bending, or energy bending as Vaatu called it, he could, when mastered completely, rewrite realities if he wanted to. Even now, he was far from mastering it, but he could teleport long distances as long as the place he wanted to teleport to was a clear picture in his mind.

“Now that we have arrived, how about you tell us who we are here to meet.” Mira walked up next to him and tugged on his shirt. Since they had their little talk ways back she had calmed down with the whole, “figuring out who you are, act”, that she had kept up for some time. Her attitude was guarded still, but Amell was glad that she had become at least a little more open-minded.

“It is not a simple, who. I am taking you to Fairy Tail, the guild situated in this city.” He smiled at her, hoping she wouldn’t resist this.

“A guild? You mean wizards, we are no wizards, why would you take us there?” Mira wasn’t happy, but she managed to swallow her displeasure and instead investigate further.

“First of all, that power inside of you is called take-over magic. It’s ancient magic that not many use today. That power makes you a wizard. As for why I’m taking you here, that’s easy. The people inside this guild are good and they will be able to help you master your power should you allow them to do so.”

“How do you know that?” Her voice showed hesitation.

“I have some ties to them. This guild has two members called Gildarts and Jugo. You can trust them completely. If you ever have a problem you can’t reveal to even the guild master, seek them and tell them that the old man sent you, they will know what that means and they will help you in whatever it is.” Amell looked at her, “Understand?” His tone was calm and he wanted to make sure that the siblings knew he wouldn’t leave them with people he didn’t trust.

“You three will be safe here, that I promise you. These people will protect you just as well as I did. They take care of their own, and they had lots of people in your age group so finding a friend or two shouldn’t be too difficult.”

“I understand, stupid old man!” She said the last part under her breath. Amell looked at Lisanna and Elfman, “Be good, you two, and make sure you take care of your stubborn older sister,” Elfman nodded while tears were falling down his face. Lisanna went for the more physical route, she dashed in and hugged him. Her arms couldn’t reach around his neck so instead, she squeezed his cloak as hard as she could.

“W-Will I s-see you a-again?” Lisanna got out the words just before the tears came flowing like a waterfall. Amell nodded with a smile and put a hand on her tiny head, “Yes, of course, you will see me again someday.” He lightly hugged her back and turned to Elfman.

“You are the man now, make sure you take care of your sisters and protect them from harm. Make sure you eat your vegetables so you grow big and strong.” Elfman nodded with closed eyes, trying to hide his tears from view.

“Little Mira, make sure you lose that stubborn attitude until the next time I see you.” Amell felt Lisanna squeeze even harder now. Elfman was wiping away tears that just wouldn’t stop coming. “Shut up, old man! Like I would do anything you say,” Mira turned her head away.

“Little Mira, look at me.” He said. When she looked at him, he poked her on the forehead with one of his fingers. “Be safe!” He said. Mira rubbed her forehead and nodded slowly.

“Okay, I will send you on your way.” Amell raised his hand and a small rock golem rose from the ground. “Follow this little guy, he will take you to Fairy Tail. Now hurry up and go before this old man starts crying as well.” Amell said and pretended to wipe away a tear, and as usual, Mira was the only one the siblings who saw through his fake act.

“Have fun in the guild, and Mira, make sure you make some friends. They can be great to have, even one is a blessing to have.” After that, he stood up and wave as the kids entered the city while following closely behind the golem.

‘I can’t wait to see what kind of beautiful flower Mirajane will grow into. She has great magical potential and I think sending her to a guild instead of taking her with me is the right move, not only for her power but also for her personality.’