Cursed (Zeref X Reader)

Chapter 12

[Seven years later]

A loud rumbling noise resonates through your brain, thoroughly giving you a splitting headache. Your entire body is vibrating and you feel the strangest sensation of being lifted upward.

Am I dead?

Opening your eyes, the first thing you register is the brilliant blue sky above. The next thing you notice is the shining golden dome encasing the entire island that is slowly melting away.

Shaking your head to clear away the fogginess of your brain, you struggle to sit up, before realizing that half of your body is pinned underneath a pile of boulders.

What happened? You wonder groggily. It feels as if I've been asleep for centuries. Your mind suddenly flashes back to the last thing you remember: a dark shadow of death descending upon Fairy Tail's sacred ground, Tenroujima. The heat and blinding light of the roar that wiped the entire island off the map.

So how am I still alive?

Your fingers scrabble clumsily at the rocks pinning your legs, struggling to push them away. With much effort, you finally pull yourself free from beneath the rocks and stand shakily. You begin to walk, searching for signs of the other Fairy Tail members when you hear a shout. Turning, you blink in disbelief as Jet sprints toward you, followed closely by Alzack and Bisca, along with the remaining guild members who didn't go to Tenroujima.

"(Y/N)!" They cheer ecstatically, tackling you into a giant group hug.

"Get off of me," you grumble, even though there is a smile on your face.

"Shut up!"

Everyone looks over at the pink-haired fireball who has been awakened by all the commotion. They react the same way they did to you and fly toward Natsu, cheering. Natsu stares at them and begins bombarding them with questions as you hear Happy moan about fish behind you.

"Wait! What about everyone else?" You hear Natsu screech, in a panic.

"Right here," a new voice speaks melodiously. You look upward toward the source of the voice to see a young, blond-haired girl with a pink dress standing at the edge of a cliff, shimmering with a spectral light.

"My name is Mavis Vermillion, Fairy Tail's first master."

"Whaaat?!"

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After locating the rest of the Tenrou Team that went missing, Mavis turns to address you all: "Back then, I took the strength of everyone's bonds and faith and converted all of it into magic power. All of your thoughts allowed one of the three great fairy magics, 'Fairy Sphere,' to be activated," she explains. "It's a magic that'll protect the guild from any evil, an absolute defensive magic," Mavis continues, "however, everyone was sealed in a frozen state, and though it's been released, seven years has passed."

Makarov grins, despite the situation. "So the First protected us, huh?"

The young girl shakes her head. "No, I'm just an ethereal body. Since I converted everyone's strength into magic, I had to give it my all." Her body begins to glow, lifting her upward.

"Unwavering faith and resilient bonds will bring even miracles to your side. It's become a wonderful guild, Third," she says, beaming at Makarov.

Then, in a flash of white light, Mavis disappears.

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Once everyone is safely on the boat sailing happily toward Hargeon Port and the Fairy Tail guild, you are cornered by the three Dragon Slayers, Erza, Lucy, and Gray.