Chapter 364: The Founder
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Later, shortly after the sun had set, the sound of giggling coupled with the occasional sensual m.o.a.n could be heard coming from the bathroom of Alex's temporary home. Within he could be found playing with a certain pink haired alien as she sat on his lap with her legs wrapped around his waist, her tail dancing happily behind her.
"You're being so naughty today~" Lala said playfully as Alex played with her soapy b.r.e.a.s.ts, before he said,
"Of course, I gained a new toy to play with later, and I got a taste of a couple new beauties bodies." Though Alex was obviously talking about other women in front of her, Lala wasn't bothered by it in the slightest since she never cared about such things to begin with, and because she was currently the one having fun in their stead.
"Ahn..." Lala suddenly m.o.a.ned as she felt Alex twitch inside her, making him smile as her insides instinctively squeezed him momentarily. One thing he had come to learn about Lala and her family, was that Charmians, such as Sephie and even her daughters, were practically their universe's version of succubi.
Though the lacked the same skills and abilities as a typical succubus like Kurumu or Ageha, Sephie and her daughters possessed the same inherent seductivness that succubi had. There was also the fact that pure blooded Charmians, such as Sephie, were capable of driving members of the opposite s.e.x insane with desire for them with a single glance. Another difference though was that Charmians didn't require the same 'love' that succubi did to survive,
Of course Alex wasn't thinking about that at this very moment, instead he was enjoying the slow and steady rotations of Lala's h.i.p.s while he played with her soapy tits, their tongues entangled in an equally passionate embrace. Soon however the the door to the bathroom burst open, and in came the rest of the girls after they had finished visiting and helping set up for the attack.
"Man I'm so ready for a bat-what are you two doing here?!" Kurumu demanded the moment she entered the baths, and saw Alex and Lala playing around while everyone else was working hard doing this and that. Without any hesitation, Lala turned towards her and happily said while making her b.r.e.a.s.ts sway side to side,
"Playing with my soapy titties!" Kurumu's brow twitched when she heard that, before her face transitioned into an adorable pout at being left out. Only adding to the image was the dash of flour that had gotten onto her nose at some point in the day, due to her spending the entire day baking various snacks for everyone while they worked. Before she could say anything else though, Anne charged right by her and said as she eagerly sat down at one of the washing stations,
"The only thing better than working the soil all day, is scrubbing it off at the end of the day~!" As she said Anne's arms were coated with soil up to their elbows, while there was also patches of dirt here and there on her body and face. She had spent the entire day planting and growing various seeds with Warrod, one of the founders of Fairy Tail that escaped to the island with them, and Droy once he escaped from Erza's radar.
"So what do the plants you planted do? Are they anything like Momo's plants?" Lala asked Anne as she was cleaning herself, the image of giant Venus flytraps, restrictive vines, and even plants that shot seeds at speeds similar to bullets entering her mind. Anne however giggled mischievously and coyly said,
"You'll just have to wait and see~." Shaking their heads at her behavior, the rest of the girls started washing themselves while Kuroka slowly approached Alex and Lala. Though Lala hadn't noticed Kuroka sneaking up behind her, Alex made a face as he watched her approach before Kuroka suddenly seized Lala's tail as it happily swayed behind her, making Lala's entire body seize up as her insides suddenly tightly squeezed him.
"Ahhhhn! N-not my tail....." Lala whimpered as she turned to look at Kuroka, making the naughty cat's mischievous smile widen as she slowly and sensually ran her fingers up and down the black appendage.
"Oh, and why not~Nya? I just wanted to help you feel good~Nya." Lala was unable to say anything back as she quickly lost strength in her body from the increase in stimulation, collapsing against Alex's chest weakly as Kuroka continued to tease her. Meanwhile Alex felt as if Lala's insides had gained a mind of their own as her walls squirmed and wrapped around his member, seemingly trying to draw him even further inside her.
With both of them being stimulated in such a way, it wasn't long until they both reached their respective climaxes, Lala shuddering with pleasure on Alex's lap while he pumped her w.o.m.b full with his seed. After taking a moment for them both to recover, Alex then picked Lala up and, while pointedly ignoring Kuroka, went to the overly large bathtub before getting into the hot water with her. Feeling a little left out, Kuroka came up to Alex as he sat down and asked,
"Hey, what about me~Nya?!" Alex however looked at Grayfia and asked,
"Did you hear anything Grayfia?" The silver haired maid smirked at his question, before replying,
"Of course not my lord." This however made Kuroka even more desperate to get his attention, especially since everyone else jumped on board and pretended as if they couldn't see or hear her. Normally Kuroka would use this to do something drastic to get them to acknowledge her presence, but with Alex seemingly already punishing her for interrupting his time with Lala, she didn't want to do something to further annoy him. Instead this continued until Shizuku changed the subject by suddenly asking,
"So are you considering Erza as your other 'Knight'?" Immediately the atmosphere changed as everyone paused whatever discussions they were having with each other to listen in on Alex's answer, which he didn't even hesitate to say,
"Yeah, but in not sure how things will turn out with everything going on right now." When he said that everyone considered what Alex meant as they thought about current state of the world, and Erza's position within the guild.
Not only was she one of the only two S-class mages they had in Fairy Tail, but her personality made it hard for any of them to imagine that she would readily accept any power Alex had to offer her, especially with the terms that joining his peerage entailed. And, with her strong sense of responsibility, it was also hard to imagine Erza willingly joining them on their travels and leaving the guild behind for unknown lengths of time. In all, Alex felt that recruiting Erza was going to be a challenge unless something drastic happened, especially after what had happened earlier that day.
Recalling the feel of her lower lips on his fingers, Alex inadvertently directed his intent towards Erza right then through his 'Domain', making him deadpan when he saw what she was doing. He began considering using his 'Telekinesis' through his 'Domain' in order to mess with her, when Lala suddenly asked from his side when she sensed his attention was elsewhere,
"What's wrong?" Alex was brought back to the bathroom suddenly by her innocent question, which made every gaze focus on him curiously. With a wry smile at the situation, Alex didn't answer directly, instead he used magic to create a live projection of what he had accidentally stumbled upon.
"Haa...haa....." Everyone was stunned as the image of the same exact scarlet haired woman they had just been discussing appeared in front of them, however her current appearance was very different to the one they had seen earlier.
She had on a pair of fishnet stockings that went up to her mid thighs and were topped with a pink ribbon that matched the panties covering her bottom, with only a small white apron covering her upper front, while a pair of armored gauntlets extended up from her hands and ended with a heart at her elbows. In her hands was a 'sword' that didn't even seem to possess a proper edge, with the words 'Come On Boy' on it. Currently she was laying on her back with her legs spread, and was using the tip of said sword to rub the just barely covered area between her legs, while the apron had been shifted to expose both of her b.r.e.a.s.ts.
The girls, and Alex, were staring at the image with more than a little interest before Lucy jumped up and declared, "W-w-we can't watch this kind of thing! It's too rude to Erza!" Alex however smiled wryly, and said,
"It's not as if I can actually help it. One of my skills constantly allows me to 'see' and 'hear' everything within a certain area, while also letting me interact with it to a certain extent." To prove his point, Alex then rubbed his thumb and forefinger together as if there was something between them right as Erza released an even louder m.o.a.n, which she quickly tried to suppress before someone overheard her. That became progressively harder for her to do though, as Alex then raised his other hand and started moving a couple of its fingers in a slow rotation.
"Ahn!" Erza m.o.a.ned as she suddenly felt even more stimulation coming from one of her n.i.p.p.l.es and 'down there', the idea never even crossing her mind that someone might be messing with her.
'This....is just like earlier...." She thought to herself as she recalled what had happened with Alex earlier that day, something she considered the most humiliating thing to ever happen to her.
Erza had never had much of a sense of shame, even going so far as to regularly bath with male guild mates like Natsu and Gray, seeing them more as energetic little brothers than members of the opposite s.e.x. However, that was very different scenario than someone she had just met the day before actively rubbing her slit in front of everyone, before even going as far as to spread her open and to put his finger into her.
'Erza.....'
In an instant Erza's entire face turned red as for some reason she suddenly imagined Alex himself with her, watching her pleasure herself as he whispered in her ear. Though it was impossible, the thought of someone witnessing her in such a shameful state, along with what happened earlier, immediately sent her over the edge as the strongest climax she ever experienced wracked her body.
It was at this point that Alex ended the projection, while Lucy directed a look of blame at him for messing with one of her guild mates.
"So-" She started with more than a little anger in her voice, "Is this skill of yours only useable for perverted reasons?" Alex seemed completely unfazed by her anger though, as he casually explained,
"No. I can use it for a variety of things, such as placing magic circles, watching enemy movements while undetected, gathering information, and so on and so forth. The problem is that I can't filter the information that this skills gives me, and it works alongside another skill of mine to ensure I'm always 'stumbling' onto s.e.xy situations like that."
To prove his point once more, Alex then proceeded to produce images of several scenes he was currently witnessing on Tenrou Island. First up was of course yet another female guild mate pleasuring themselves, a woman with her blue hair flowing past her shoulders with a Snow White complexion, Juvia Lockser.
Unlike Erza though Juvia was laying on her front with her butt sticking up in the air, allowing them to see everything, while she had sn.a.k.e.d her arm through her legs and worked herself with her fingers. In front of her face was a small doll with spiky black hair that directly resembled a certain ice crafting Mage, which Juvia even confirmed by muttering under her breath, "Gray-Sama...."
Instead of staying to spy on and mess with her like he did Erza, Alex then closed the image before opening another one for the already bright red Lucy. This one was relatively tamer though, as it showed the guild masters meeting to discuss the specifics of the defenses one last time before heading to bed, while also talking about Alex and his girls after the display Shia had put on earlier that day.
The next scene however kept up with the theme of perversion, as it showed Bisca completely n.a.k.e.d as she eagerly bounced on her husband's h.i.p.s. Alex made an expression of appreciation as he watched her b.r.e.a.s.ts bounce every which way, before the angle of the projection suddenly changed to give them a view of her intimate areas that Lucy thought she never would have seen before.
That was only the beginning though.
As Alex once told Moka's younger sister Kokoa, the most common thing people would do the night before a big battle was to spend it embracing their loved ones for what could possibly be their final time. Though Alex wouldn't let any of those fighting on their side actually die, they had no way to know that. And so, they spent what they thought could be their last night the best way they could, and Lucy witnessed it all firsthand.
One by one Alex showed her the scenes that he was currently having to deal with through his 'Domain', which more often than not showed various couples together in the heat of passion. Thankfully after Bisca and Alzack there didn't seem to be any other members of Fairy Tail involved, however she was still forced to watch various people she knew in positions that she never would have, or even should have, seen like this.
There were a few 'safe' scenes that Alex showed her, such as what the various single guys discussing the upcoming battle, or making last minute preparations. However these were few and far between compared to the other scenes Alex showed her before getting to the final one, which was both milder yet several times worse than the ones before it. The female baths.
It seemed as if every woman on the island that wasn't currently locked in the throes of passion with their significant other was using the baths at this very moment, allowing Alex and the girls to witness the garden of beauties in their amazingly n.a.k.e.d forms. Even Erza and Juvia arrived shortly after they started their spying, both women looking fairly refreshed despite the still visible flush on their faces.
"NONONONONONO! THIS IS WRONG ON SO MANY LEVELS!" Lucy declared suddenly as she seemingly tried to block the image from Alex's view with her own body, making him deadpan in response before saying,
"You know, I brought the image up for your benefit to get an idea of what I was seeing. Even if I closed my eyes and plugged my ears I could still 'see' and 'hear' everything going on in there." Lucy made a complicated expression when she heard that, before asking,
"Can't you just...filter them out so you can't see them or something? I really don't like the idea of my guild mates being spied on like this....." Alex however shook his head and explained once more,
"While I can try to focus my attention on something else, I can't properly filter anything within my 'Domain' out entirely." He then created a miniature image of himself, before adding a large bubble around his mini and said,
"My skill is like a giant bubble that constantly feeds me information on everything within it, like another sense or something." He then made the bubble enlarge and shrink before continuing,
"While I can change the size of the bubble up to a certain point, I can't actually turn it off entirely. Because of this I usually keep it to about the same size as whatever room I'm in, or within a certain area specifically to avoid situations like this. For right now though I'm making an exception due to the impending attack, in the off chance they send scouts ahead of the main force to spy on us."
As he finished speaking Alex smiled bitterly as he recalled the various instances in Asora, where his 'Domain' encompassed the entire world and he was unable to shrink it. Instead, the slightest mention of someone would usually snap his attention right to them in an instant, resulting in Alex accidentally witnessing several scenes that he probably never should have. Then there were the various 'accidents' that would occur almost daily while he was teaching in Youkai Academy, something that made Alex actually shake his head as he recalled them.
Lucy was still trying to decide between wether she was ok with Alex spying on her comrades, or helping protect them, when a new voice suddenly said,
"Since you're helping to keep an eye on things, then I'll have to thank you." Everyone turned in surprise towards the new voice, which none of them sensed their arrival, and found who appeared to be a girl who physically looked around the same age as Yue standing there in the buff, but her eyes and expression betrayed her actual age as she gazed at all of them intently. With everyone's attention on her, the girl bowed slightly and said,
"Mavis Vermillion, first guild master and one of the founders of Fair Tail. Pleased to meet you!" After she introduced herself Alex stood from the bathtub and made his way over to her, neither he nor Mavis seeming too concerned with their nudity in front of the other, before offering a hand to her and saying,
"Alex, otherwise known as the Dragon Emperor. It's a genuine pleasure, and honor, to meet you Mavis." Nodding her head in approval, Mavis reached her own hand towards Alex's, making a show of them shaking hands, but as a spirit her hand only phased through his own. Once they were done with that Alex returned to his previous place at Lala's side in the hot water, while Mavis followed closely before taking a seat right beside him. After a second of relaxing in the water he asked,
"So what brings you here Mavis?" The petite woman gave Alex a sidelong glance before saying,
"Well, with everything going on, I wanted the chance to observe you somewhat before the battle tomorrow." Alex c.o.c.ked a brow at her words, before asking,
"So you decided to do so while we were in the bath?" Both of Mavis's brows shot up at this, before she glanced pointedly at the image that still floated in the middle of the bathroom displaying the interior of the female baths, where Cana was trying to interrogate Levy regarding her still budding relationship with Gajeel. Alex chuckled and said,
"If you've been listening in then you'd know what that was all about." Mavis nodded slowly in acknowledgement at Alex's words, before saying seriously,
"True, but what I'm curious about is this 'Knight' thing that you were talking about before." Mavis's eyes gleamed with interest while her expression morphed into a victorious smirk, while Alex chuckled lightly and said,
"It's no great secret, I planned to explain it to Markarov and the others anyways after the battle. Especially since we'd need to explain Lucy leaving with me after this is all over." Mavis's eyes widened when she heard about that, before she looked at Lucy pointedly for an explanation. It was Alex however who continued,
"Those granted what are called Evil Pieces are bound to the one who gave it to them, as master and servant. Though she won't be forced to leave Fairy Tail entirely, Lucy, and anyone else who I might give my Evil Pieces to, will travel with me in the future."
Alex then went on to explain the specifics about who he was and what he intended to do in the future, as well as what his Evil Pieces were capable of. Though he had yet to divulge the full details regarding his own background and intentions to Markarov and the others, due to his direct relation to the other reincarnators, Alex told Mavis everything.
As she listened to tales of other worlds and magics that she'd never heard of, and the various peoples that lived there, her eyes grew increasingly wide in wonder and awe. Throughout Alex's entire explanation Mavis only stopped him once to ask about fairies in these other worlds, to which Alex nodded with a smile and said that they did in fact exist in some worlds.
Despite the awe and wonder she felt at Alex's words, Mavis eventually adopted a slightly sad and wistful expression as she muttered, "It's too bad I'll never be able to see such worlds...."
As a spirit Mavis's entire existence was tied to Tenrou Island as her birthplace. It was the source of any power she was capable of displaying, which was why others that weren't a part of her guild were capable of seeing and hearing her here. Though she could leave if she truly wanted, if she left the world entirely then it was very possible that she would quickly, if not immediately, disappear.
"Well that's complete and utter horseshit." Alex snorted suddenly, making Mavis look up at him in surprise, as he said,
"One of my abilities allows me to interact with things that are 'intangible', such as spirits. I can easily take your spirit and place it within a new vessel to house it, and, with one of our doctor's ability to create artificial bodies, you can be given the chance to live again. Unless of course you'd prefer your real body?"
For almost a minute Mavis just stared at Alex as what appeared to be tears welled up in her eyes, before she finally asked with a slightly shaky voice, "Are you serious?" Alex nodded and looked down at her in complete seriousness before saying,
"Of course. You deserve to have another chance to live a happy life Mavis, to live without the burdens and hardsh.i.p.s that you never should have had to deal with." To punctuate his words Alex reached out, and used his Spirit magic to wipe away a small tear as it started rolling down her face before placing his hand on the top of her head, stunning Mavis as she felt the first real physical contact she'd experienced ever since she had died so long ago.
Mavis's story was among the, if not the most tragic within Fairy Tail. Orphaned at a young age, she lived the early years of her life almost like a slave for the guild her parents belonged to due to the debt they left her, while she endured an almost constant stream of both physical and verbal abuse from the guild members. Then, after another guild attacked and destroyed them, Mavis had been left all alone on Tenrou Island with nothing but the guild's library, and an imaginary friend she had created with magic to keep her company.
Several years after the destruction of her guild, a trio of treasure hunters named Precht, Warrod, and Yuri arrived on the island searching for a famous jewel that was supposed to be there, but had been stolen in the raid several years prior. Mavis then set out from the island with the treasure hunters to recover it, which they had only managed to do after learning magic from none other than the dark Mage Zeref, and engaging in a hard fought battle with the entire guild, and an undead dragon.
Afterwards Mavis was forced to say goodbye to the imaginary friend she had accidentally created so long ago, but the sad parting was soon followed the one of the happiest moments of Mavis's life, the creation of the mages guild Fairy Tail. For an entire decade the guild's name grew as they became increasingly popular, however no matter how much time passed Mavis herself never seemed to grow older as well, due to a side effect of the magic she had use during the battle.
Eventually however their activities came to a halt as war broke out on the continent, and Fairy Tail was hired by one of the factions in it to help. Mavis then quickly made a name for herself as a brilliant tactician in the following battles, with her tactics ensuring victory for her allies before the war was brought to a close, and a law instated banning Mage guild's from becoming involved in wars in the future.
It was at this time that Mavis encountered Zeref for the second time, during which she excitedly told him about everything that had transpired since they last met. It was then though that Zeref noticed something wrong with Mavis that she herself hadn't realized, that she was inflicted with the same curse he was, the Curse of Ankhseram.
The Curse of Ankhseram made the lives of those inflicted with it a living contradiction, due mostly to their own disregards towards life and death. On top of granting them immortality, the more the person valued life the more their very existence became a poison that killed any living thing around them. Whereas if the person didn't value life, then they wouldn't involuntarily kill anything around them, instead doing so of their own free will. It was due to this curse that Zeref's name was so infamous, as after living with it for so long he was either actively destroying everything around him, or desperately trying to find a way for himself to die, resulting in his most diabolical creations.
Mavis had refused to believe him though, and fled back to her guild as fast as she possibly could, not knowing that she'd quickly learn the truth of Zeref's warning.
Soon after the wife of one of her coldest friends, Yuri, gave birth to their son, after which Yuri asked Mavis to name him after naming her his godmother. Naming the newborn Markarov, Mavis looked down on the baby and marveled at the miracle and beauty of life, only for Yuri's wife, Markarov's mother, to suddenly die. While everyone else rushed to help her while assuming it had something to do with the birth, Mavis alone realized the truth.
She then quickly fled the guild building without telling anyone what actually happened or where she was going, her only thought being to get away from everyone she cared about before she killed more of them. For over a year she lived in seclusion in the middle of forest, becoming a shell of her former self and even trying to end her own life through starvation, to no avail.
It was then that she met Zeref for the third time, and that the two decided to act on the budding feelings they had cultivated during their two previous encounters, and as fellow sufferers of the same curse. The moment Zeref's lips touched hers though, the curse activated to take the life of the one he now valued the most, despite her own curse.
He then delivered her body to the new acting master of Fairy Tail after Mavis's disappearance, Precht, who immediately sealed her body in a massive crystal to preserve it as he tried to save her, and then continued to study her for several years while also attempting several experiments in order to try and wake her. Not only did he learn that this was nearly impossible, but he also learned of her curse and, after numerous experiments in his attempt to resurrect her, accidentally created the most powerful magical weapon to exist in Earthland, an infinite source of magic power, Fairy Heart.
Knowing all of this, Alex couldn't help but to caress the top of Mavis's head comfortingly as he recalled Miledi when they first met in the Raisen Great Canyon. The duo were alike in more ways than just being a spirit when he met them, such as they continuously tried to make others around them happy regardless of the suffering they endured in the past. Even now as she intermingled with the latest generation of her guild, Mavis always had a smile on her face as she genuinely enjoyed interacting with them day after day, with the image of the cursed woman in the forest nowhere to be seen.
Though the rest of the women around them deadpanned at first when they saw Alex making such promises to Mavis, when they saw how she reacted to his treatment any disagreement they had vanished before several of them also approached her to get to know her.
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When the sun started rising over the water the next morning, a certain figure stood solemnly at the front of the airship, his eyes scanning the horizon for their target.
"Sir!" Someone suddenly called out as they rushed towards him, telescope in hand. They offered him he device while pointing forward,
"Just there, the island is just barely coming into view now!" Taking the offered telescope, Hyato looked through to see what appeared to be little more than a microscopic hourglass figure at the edge of the world's curve, causing the edge of his lips to curve upwards just ever so slightly as well.
"Finally..." He muttered as any signs of exhaustion immediately faded in his excitement. They were about to arrive at Tenrou Island.
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Later, shortly after the sun had set, the sound of giggling coupled with the occasional sensual m.o.a.n could be heard coming from the bathroom of Alex's temporary home. Within he could be found playing with a certain pink haired alien as she sat on his lap with her legs wrapped around his waist, her tail dancing happily behind her.
"You're being so naughty today~" Lala said playfully as Alex played with her soapy b.r.e.a.s.ts, before he said,
"Of course, I gained a new toy to play with later, and I got a taste of a couple new beauties bodies." Though Alex was obviously talking about other women in front of her, Lala wasn't bothered by it in the slightest since she never cared about such things to begin with, and because she was currently the one having fun in their stead.
"Ahn..." Lala suddenly m.o.a.ned as she felt Alex twitch inside her, making him smile as her insides instinctively squeezed him momentarily. One thing he had come to learn about Lala and her family, was that Charmians, such as Sephie and even her daughters, were practically their universe's version of succubi.
Though the lacked the same skills and abilities as a typical succubus like Kurumu or Ageha, Sephie and her daughters possessed the same inherent seductivness that succubi had. There was also the fact that pure blooded Charmians, such as Sephie, were capable of driving members of the opposite s.e.x insane with desire for them with a single glance. Another difference though was that Charmians didn't require the same 'love' that succubi did to survive,
Of course Alex wasn't thinking about that at this very moment, instead he was enjoying the slow and steady rotations of Lala's h.i.p.s while he played with her soapy tits, their tongues entangled in an equally passionate embrace. Soon however the the door to the bathroom burst open, and in came the rest of the girls after they had finished visiting and helping set up for the attack.
"Man I'm so ready for a bat-what are you two doing here?!" Kurumu demanded the moment she entered the baths, and saw Alex and Lala playing around while everyone else was working hard doing this and that. Without any hesitation, Lala turned towards her and happily said while making her b.r.e.a.s.ts sway side to side,
"Playing with my soapy titties!" Kurumu's brow twitched when she heard that, before her face transitioned into an adorable pout at being left out. Only adding to the image was the dash of flour that had gotten onto her nose at some point in the day, due to her spending the entire day baking various snacks for everyone while they worked. Before she could say anything else though, Anne charged right by her and said as she eagerly sat down at one of the washing stations,
"The only thing better than working the soil all day, is scrubbing it off at the end of the day~!" As she said Anne's arms were coated with soil up to their elbows, while there was also patches of dirt here and there on her body and face. She had spent the entire day planting and growing various seeds with Warrod, one of the founders of Fairy Tail that escaped to the island with them, and Droy once he escaped from Erza's radar.
"So what do the plants you planted do? Are they anything like Momo's plants?" Lala asked Anne as she was cleaning herself, the image of giant Venus flytraps, restrictive vines, and even plants that shot seeds at speeds similar to bullets entering her mind. Anne however giggled mischievously and coyly said,
"You'll just have to wait and see~." Shaking their heads at her behavior, the rest of the girls started washing themselves while Kuroka slowly approached Alex and Lala. Though Lala hadn't noticed Kuroka sneaking up behind her, Alex made a face as he watched her approach before Kuroka suddenly seized Lala's tail as it happily swayed behind her, making Lala's entire body seize up as her insides suddenly tightly squeezed him.
"Ahhhhn! N-not my tail....." Lala whimpered as she turned to look at Kuroka, making the naughty cat's mischievous smile widen as she slowly and sensually ran her fingers up and down the black appendage.
"Oh, and why not~Nya? I just wanted to help you feel good~Nya." Lala was unable to say anything back as she quickly lost strength in her body from the increase in stimulation, collapsing against Alex's chest weakly as Kuroka continued to tease her. Meanwhile Alex felt as if Lala's insides had gained a mind of their own as her walls squirmed and wrapped around his member, seemingly trying to draw him even further inside her.
With both of them being stimulated in such a way, it wasn't long until they both reached their respective climaxes, Lala shuddering with pleasure on Alex's lap while he pumped her w.o.m.b full with his seed. After taking a moment for them both to recover, Alex then picked Lala up and, while pointedly ignoring Kuroka, went to the overly large bathtub before getting into the hot water with her. Feeling a little left out, Kuroka came up to Alex as he sat down and asked,
"Hey, what about me~Nya?!" Alex however looked at Grayfia and asked,
"Did you hear anything Grayfia?" The silver haired maid smirked at his question, before replying,
"Of course not my lord." This however made Kuroka even more desperate to get his attention, especially since everyone else jumped on board and pretended as if they couldn't see or hear her. Normally Kuroka would use this to do something drastic to get them to acknowledge her presence, but with Alex seemingly already punishing her for interrupting his time with Lala, she didn't want to do something to further annoy him. Instead this continued until Shizuku changed the subject by suddenly asking,
"So are you considering Erza as your other 'Knight'?" Immediately the atmosphere changed as everyone paused whatever discussions they were having with each other to listen in on Alex's answer, which he didn't even hesitate to say,
"Yeah, but in not sure how things will turn out with everything going on right now." When he said that everyone considered what Alex meant as they thought about current state of the world, and Erza's position within the guild.
Not only was she one of the only two S-class mages they had in Fairy Tail, but her personality made it hard for any of them to imagine that she would readily accept any power Alex had to offer her, especially with the terms that joining his peerage entailed. And, with her strong sense of responsibility, it was also hard to imagine Erza willingly joining them on their travels and leaving the guild behind for unknown lengths of time. In all, Alex felt that recruiting Erza was going to be a challenge unless something drastic happened, especially after what had happened earlier that day.
Recalling the feel of her lower lips on his fingers, Alex inadvertently directed his intent towards Erza right then through his 'Domain', making him deadpan when he saw what she was doing. He began considering using his 'Telekinesis' through his 'Domain' in order to mess with her, when Lala suddenly asked from his side when she sensed his attention was elsewhere,
"What's wrong?" Alex was brought back to the bathroom suddenly by her innocent question, which made every gaze focus on him curiously. With a wry smile at the situation, Alex didn't answer directly, instead he used magic to create a live projection of what he had accidentally stumbled upon.
"Haa...haa....." Everyone was stunned as the image of the same exact scarlet haired woman they had just been discussing appeared in front of them, however her current appearance was very different to the one they had seen earlier.
She had on a pair of fishnet stockings that went up to her mid thighs and were topped with a pink ribbon that matched the panties covering her bottom, with only a small white apron covering her upper front, while a pair of armored gauntlets extended up from her hands and ended with a heart at her elbows. In her hands was a 'sword' that didn't even seem to possess a proper edge, with the words 'Come On Boy' on it. Currently she was laying on her back with her legs spread, and was using the tip of said sword to rub the just barely covered area between her legs, while the apron had been shifted to expose both of her b.r.e.a.s.ts.
The girls, and Alex, were staring at the image with more than a little interest before Lucy jumped up and declared, "W-w-we can't watch this kind of thing! It's too rude to Erza!" Alex however smiled wryly, and said,
"It's not as if I can actually help it. One of my skills constantly allows me to 'see' and 'hear' everything within a certain area, while also letting me interact with it to a certain extent." To prove his point, Alex then rubbed his thumb and forefinger together as if there was something between them right as Erza released an even louder m.o.a.n, which she quickly tried to suppress before someone overheard her. That became progressively harder for her to do though, as Alex then raised his other hand and started moving a couple of its fingers in a slow rotation.
"Ahn!" Erza m.o.a.ned as she suddenly felt even more stimulation coming from one of her n.i.p.p.l.es and 'down there', the idea never even crossing her mind that someone might be messing with her.
'This....is just like earlier...." She thought to herself as she recalled what had happened with Alex earlier that day, something she considered the most humiliating thing to ever happen to her.
Erza had never had much of a sense of shame, even going so far as to regularly bath with male guild mates like Natsu and Gray, seeing them more as energetic little brothers than members of the opposite s.e.x. However, that was very different scenario than someone she had just met the day before actively rubbing her slit in front of everyone, before even going as far as to spread her open and to put his finger into her.
'Erza.....'
In an instant Erza's entire face turned red as for some reason she suddenly imagined Alex himself with her, watching her pleasure herself as he whispered in her ear. Though it was impossible, the thought of someone witnessing her in such a shameful state, along with what happened earlier, immediately sent her over the edge as the strongest climax she ever experienced wracked her body.
It was at this point that Alex ended the projection, while Lucy directed a look of blame at him for messing with one of her guild mates.
"So-" She started with more than a little anger in her voice, "Is this skill of yours only useable for perverted reasons?" Alex seemed completely unfazed by her anger though, as he casually explained,
"No. I can use it for a variety of things, such as placing magic circles, watching enemy movements while undetected, gathering information, and so on and so forth. The problem is that I can't filter the information that this skills gives me, and it works alongside another skill of mine to ensure I'm always 'stumbling' onto s.e.xy situations like that."
To prove his point once more, Alex then proceeded to produce images of several scenes he was currently witnessing on Tenrou Island. First up was of course yet another female guild mate pleasuring themselves, a woman with her blue hair flowing past her shoulders with a Snow White complexion, Juvia Lockser.
Unlike Erza though Juvia was laying on her front with her butt sticking up in the air, allowing them to see everything, while she had sn.a.k.e.d her arm through her legs and worked herself with her fingers. In front of her face was a small doll with spiky black hair that directly resembled a certain ice crafting Mage, which Juvia even confirmed by muttering under her breath, "Gray-Sama...."
Instead of staying to spy on and mess with her like he did Erza, Alex then closed the image before opening another one for the already bright red Lucy. This one was relatively tamer though, as it showed the guild masters meeting to discuss the specifics of the defenses one last time before heading to bed, while also talking about Alex and his girls after the display Shia had put on earlier that day.
The next scene however kept up with the theme of perversion, as it showed Bisca completely n.a.k.e.d as she eagerly bounced on her husband's h.i.p.s. Alex made an expression of appreciation as he watched her b.r.e.a.s.ts bounce every which way, before the angle of the projection suddenly changed to give them a view of her intimate areas that Lucy thought she never would have seen before.
That was only the beginning though.
As Alex once told Moka's younger sister Kokoa, the most common thing people would do the night before a big battle was to spend it embracing their loved ones for what could possibly be their final time. Though Alex wouldn't let any of those fighting on their side actually die, they had no way to know that. And so, they spent what they thought could be their last night the best way they could, and Lucy witnessed it all firsthand.
One by one Alex showed her the scenes that he was currently having to deal with through his 'Domain', which more often than not showed various couples together in the heat of passion. Thankfully after Bisca and Alzack there didn't seem to be any other members of Fairy Tail involved, however she was still forced to watch various people she knew in positions that she never would have, or even should have, seen like this.
There were a few 'safe' scenes that Alex showed her, such as what the various single guys discussing the upcoming battle, or making last minute preparations. However these were few and far between compared to the other scenes Alex showed her before getting to the final one, which was both milder yet several times worse than the ones before it. The female baths.
It seemed as if every woman on the island that wasn't currently locked in the throes of passion with their significant other was using the baths at this very moment, allowing Alex and the girls to witness the garden of beauties in their amazingly n.a.k.e.d forms. Even Erza and Juvia arrived shortly after they started their spying, both women looking fairly refreshed despite the still visible flush on their faces.
"NONONONONONO! THIS IS WRONG ON SO MANY LEVELS!" Lucy declared suddenly as she seemingly tried to block the image from Alex's view with her own body, making him deadpan in response before saying,
"You know, I brought the image up for your benefit to get an idea of what I was seeing. Even if I closed my eyes and plugged my ears I could still 'see' and 'hear' everything going on in there." Lucy made a complicated expression when she heard that, before asking,
"Can't you just...filter them out so you can't see them or something? I really don't like the idea of my guild mates being spied on like this....." Alex however shook his head and explained once more,
"While I can try to focus my attention on something else, I can't properly filter anything within my 'Domain' out entirely." He then created a miniature image of himself, before adding a large bubble around his mini and said,
"My skill is like a giant bubble that constantly feeds me information on everything within it, like another sense or something." He then made the bubble enlarge and shrink before continuing,
"While I can change the size of the bubble up to a certain point, I can't actually turn it off entirely. Because of this I usually keep it to about the same size as whatever room I'm in, or within a certain area specifically to avoid situations like this. For right now though I'm making an exception due to the impending attack, in the off chance they send scouts ahead of the main force to spy on us."
As he finished speaking Alex smiled bitterly as he recalled the various instances in Asora, where his 'Domain' encompassed the entire world and he was unable to shrink it. Instead, the slightest mention of someone would usually snap his attention right to them in an instant, resulting in Alex accidentally witnessing several scenes that he probably never should have. Then there were the various 'accidents' that would occur almost daily while he was teaching in Youkai Academy, something that made Alex actually shake his head as he recalled them.
Lucy was still trying to decide between wether she was ok with Alex spying on her comrades, or helping protect them, when a new voice suddenly said,
"Since you're helping to keep an eye on things, then I'll have to thank you." Everyone turned in surprise towards the new voice, which none of them sensed their arrival, and found who appeared to be a girl who physically looked around the same age as Yue standing there in the buff, but her eyes and expression betrayed her actual age as she gazed at all of them intently. With everyone's attention on her, the girl bowed slightly and said,
"Mavis Vermillion, first guild master and one of the founders of Fair Tail. Pleased to meet you!" After she introduced herself Alex stood from the bathtub and made his way over to her, neither he nor Mavis seeming too concerned with their nudity in front of the other, before offering a hand to her and saying,
"Alex, otherwise known as the Dragon Emperor. It's a genuine pleasure, and honor, to meet you Mavis." Nodding her head in approval, Mavis reached her own hand towards Alex's, making a show of them shaking hands, but as a spirit her hand only phased through his own. Once they were done with that Alex returned to his previous place at Lala's side in the hot water, while Mavis followed closely before taking a seat right beside him. After a second of relaxing in the water he asked,
"So what brings you here Mavis?" The petite woman gave Alex a sidelong glance before saying,
"Well, with everything going on, I wanted the chance to observe you somewhat before the battle tomorrow." Alex c.o.c.ked a brow at her words, before asking,
"So you decided to do so while we were in the bath?" Both of Mavis's brows shot up at this, before she glanced pointedly at the image that still floated in the middle of the bathroom displaying the interior of the female baths, where Cana was trying to interrogate Levy regarding her still budding relationship with Gajeel. Alex chuckled and said,
"If you've been listening in then you'd know what that was all about." Mavis nodded slowly in acknowledgement at Alex's words, before saying seriously,
"True, but what I'm curious about is this 'Knight' thing that you were talking about before." Mavis's eyes gleamed with interest while her expression morphed into a victorious smirk, while Alex chuckled lightly and said,
"It's no great secret, I planned to explain it to Markarov and the others anyways after the battle. Especially since we'd need to explain Lucy leaving with me after this is all over." Mavis's eyes widened when she heard about that, before she looked at Lucy pointedly for an explanation. It was Alex however who continued,
"Those granted what are called Evil Pieces are bound to the one who gave it to them, as master and servant. Though she won't be forced to leave Fairy Tail entirely, Lucy, and anyone else who I might give my Evil Pieces to, will travel with me in the future."
Alex then went on to explain the specifics about who he was and what he intended to do in the future, as well as what his Evil Pieces were capable of. Though he had yet to divulge the full details regarding his own background and intentions to Markarov and the others, due to his direct relation to the other reincarnators, Alex told Mavis everything.
As she listened to tales of other worlds and magics that she'd never heard of, and the various peoples that lived there, her eyes grew increasingly wide in wonder and awe. Throughout Alex's entire explanation Mavis only stopped him once to ask about fairies in these other worlds, to which Alex nodded with a smile and said that they did in fact exist in some worlds.
Despite the awe and wonder she felt at Alex's words, Mavis eventually adopted a slightly sad and wistful expression as she muttered, "It's too bad I'll never be able to see such worlds...."
As a spirit Mavis's entire existence was tied to Tenrou Island as her birthplace. It was the source of any power she was capable of displaying, which was why others that weren't a part of her guild were capable of seeing and hearing her here. Though she could leave if she truly wanted, if she left the world entirely then it was very possible that she would quickly, if not immediately, disappear.
"Well that's complete and utter horseshit." Alex snorted suddenly, making Mavis look up at him in surprise, as he said,
"One of my abilities allows me to interact with things that are 'intangible', such as spirits. I can easily take your spirit and place it within a new vessel to house it, and, with one of our doctor's ability to create artificial bodies, you can be given the chance to live again. Unless of course you'd prefer your real body?"
For almost a minute Mavis just stared at Alex as what appeared to be tears welled up in her eyes, before she finally asked with a slightly shaky voice, "Are you serious?" Alex nodded and looked down at her in complete seriousness before saying,
"Of course. You deserve to have another chance to live a happy life Mavis, to live without the burdens and hardsh.i.p.s that you never should have had to deal with." To punctuate his words Alex reached out, and used his Spirit magic to wipe away a small tear as it started rolling down her face before placing his hand on the top of her head, stunning Mavis as she felt the first real physical contact she'd experienced ever since she had died so long ago.
Mavis's story was among the, if not the most tragic within Fairy Tail. Orphaned at a young age, she lived the early years of her life almost like a slave for the guild her parents belonged to due to the debt they left her, while she endured an almost constant stream of both physical and verbal abuse from the guild members. Then, after another guild attacked and destroyed them, Mavis had been left all alone on Tenrou Island with nothing but the guild's library, and an imaginary friend she had created with magic to keep her company.
Several years after the destruction of her guild, a trio of treasure hunters named Precht, Warrod, and Yuri arrived on the island searching for a famous jewel that was supposed to be there, but had been stolen in the raid several years prior. Mavis then set out from the island with the treasure hunters to recover it, which they had only managed to do after learning magic from none other than the dark Mage Zeref, and engaging in a hard fought battle with the entire guild, and an undead dragon.
Afterwards Mavis was forced to say goodbye to the imaginary friend she had accidentally created so long ago, but the sad parting was soon followed the one of the happiest moments of Mavis's life, the creation of the mages guild Fairy Tail. For an entire decade the guild's name grew as they became increasingly popular, however no matter how much time passed Mavis herself never seemed to grow older as well, due to a side effect of the magic she had use during the battle.
Eventually however their activities came to a halt as war broke out on the continent, and Fairy Tail was hired by one of the factions in it to help. Mavis then quickly made a name for herself as a brilliant tactician in the following battles, with her tactics ensuring victory for her allies before the war was brought to a close, and a law instated banning Mage guild's from becoming involved in wars in the future.
It was at this time that Mavis encountered Zeref for the second time, during which she excitedly told him about everything that had transpired since they last met. It was then though that Zeref noticed something wrong with Mavis that she herself hadn't realized, that she was inflicted with the same curse he was, the Curse of Ankhseram.
The Curse of Ankhseram made the lives of those inflicted with it a living contradiction, due mostly to their own disregards towards life and death. On top of granting them immortality, the more the person valued life the more their very existence became a poison that killed any living thing around them. Whereas if the person didn't value life, then they wouldn't involuntarily kill anything around them, instead doing so of their own free will. It was due to this curse that Zeref's name was so infamous, as after living with it for so long he was either actively destroying everything around him, or desperately trying to find a way for himself to die, resulting in his most diabolical creations.
Mavis had refused to believe him though, and fled back to her guild as fast as she possibly could, not knowing that she'd quickly learn the truth of Zeref's warning.
Soon after the wife of one of her coldest friends, Yuri, gave birth to their son, after which Yuri asked Mavis to name him after naming her his godmother. Naming the newborn Markarov, Mavis looked down on the baby and marveled at the miracle and beauty of life, only for Yuri's wife, Markarov's mother, to suddenly die. While everyone else rushed to help her while assuming it had something to do with the birth, Mavis alone realized the truth.
She then quickly fled the guild building without telling anyone what actually happened or where she was going, her only thought being to get away from everyone she cared about before she killed more of them. For over a year she lived in seclusion in the middle of forest, becoming a shell of her former self and even trying to end her own life through starvation, to no avail.
It was then that she met Zeref for the third time, and that the two decided to act on the budding feelings they had cultivated during their two previous encounters, and as fellow sufferers of the same curse. The moment Zeref's lips touched hers though, the curse activated to take the life of the one he now valued the most, despite her own curse.
He then delivered her body to the new acting master of Fairy Tail after Mavis's disappearance, Precht, who immediately sealed her body in a massive crystal to preserve it as he tried to save her, and then continued to study her for several years while also attempting several experiments in order to try and wake her. Not only did he learn that this was nearly impossible, but he also learned of her curse and, after numerous experiments in his attempt to resurrect her, accidentally created the most powerful magical weapon to exist in Earthland, an infinite source of magic power, Fairy Heart.
Knowing all of this, Alex couldn't help but to caress the top of Mavis's head comfortingly as he recalled Miledi when they first met in the Raisen Great Canyon. The duo were alike in more ways than just being a spirit when he met them, such as they continuously tried to make others around them happy regardless of the suffering they endured in the past. Even now as she intermingled with the latest generation of her guild, Mavis always had a smile on her face as she genuinely enjoyed interacting with them day after day, with the image of the cursed woman in the forest nowhere to be seen.
Though the rest of the women around them deadpanned at first when they saw Alex making such promises to Mavis, when they saw how she reacted to his treatment any disagreement they had vanished before several of them also approached her to get to know her.
***
When the sun started rising over the water the next morning, a certain figure stood solemnly at the front of the airship, his eyes scanning the horizon for their target.
"Sir!" Someone suddenly called out as they rushed towards him, telescope in hand. They offered him he device while pointing forward,
"Just there, the island is just barely coming into view now!" Taking the offered telescope, Hyato looked through to see what appeared to be little more than a microscopic hourglass figure at the edge of the world's curve, causing the edge of his lips to curve upwards just ever so slightly as well.
"Finally..." He muttered as any signs of exhaustion immediately faded in his excitement. They were about to arrive at Tenrou Island.
Later, shortly after the sun had set, the sound of giggling coupled with the occasional sensual m.o.a.n could be heard coming from the bathroom of Alex's temporary home. Within he could be found playing with a certain pink haired alien as she sat on his lap with her legs wrapped around his waist, her tail dancing happily behind her. "You're being so naughty today~" Lala said playfully as Alex played with her soapy b.r.e.a.s.ts, before he said, "Of course, I gained a new toy to play with later, and I got a taste of a couple new beauties bodies." Though Alex was obviously talking about other women in front of her, Lala wasn't bothered by it in the slightest since she never cared about such things to begin with, and because she was currently the one having fun in their stead. "Ahn..." Lala suddenly m.o.a.ned as she felt Alex twitch inside her, making him smile as her insides instinctively squeezed him momentarily. One thing he had come to learn about Lala and her family, was that Charmians, such as Sephie and even her daughters, were practically their universe's version of succubi. Though the lacked the same skills and abilities as a typical succubus like Kurumu or Ageha, Sephie and her daughters possessed the same inherent seductivness that succubi had. There was also the fact that pure blooded Charmians, such as Sephie, were capable of driving members of the opposite s.e.x insane with desire for them with a single glance. Another difference though was that Charmians didn't require the same 'love' that succubi did to survive, Of course Alex wasn't thinking about that at this very moment, instead he was enjoying the slow and steady rotations of Lala's h.i.p.s while he played with her soapy tits, their tongues entangled in an equally passionate embrace. Soon however the the door to the bathroom burst open, and in came the rest of the girls after they had finished visiting and helping set up for the attack. "Man I'm so ready for a bat-what are you two doing here?!" Kurumu demanded the moment she entered the baths, and saw Alex and Lala playing around while everyone else was working hard doing this and that. Without any hesitation, Lala turned towards her and happily said while making her b.r.e.a.s.ts sway side to side, "Playing with my soapy titties!" Kurumu's brow twitched when she heard that, before her face transitioned into an adorable pout at being left out. Only adding to the image was the dash of flour that had gotten onto her nose at some point in the day, due to her spending the entire day baking various snacks for everyone while they worked. Before she could say anything else though, Anne charged right by her and said as she eagerly sat down at one of the washing stations, "The only thing better than working the soil all day, is scrubbing it off at the end of the day~!" As she said Anne's arms were coated with soil up to their elbows, while there was also patches of dirt here and there on her body and face. She had spent the entire day planting and growing various seeds with Warrod, one of the founders of Fairy Tail that escaped to the island with them, and Droy once he escaped from Erza's radar. "So what do the plants you planted do? Are they anything like Momo's plants?" Lala asked Anne as she was cleaning herself, the image of giant Venus flytraps, restrictive vines, and even plants that shot seeds at speeds similar to bullets entering her mind. Anne however giggled mischievously and coyly said, "You'll just have to wait and see~." Shaking their heads at her behavior, the rest of the girls started washing themselves while Kuroka slowly approached Alex and Lala. Though Lala hadn't noticed Kuroka sneaking up behind her, Alex made a face as he watched her approach before Kuroka suddenly seized Lala's tail as it happily swayed behind her, making Lala's entire body seize up as her insides suddenly tightly squeezed him. "Ahhhhn! N-not my tail....." Lala whimpered as she turned to look at Kuroka, making the naughty cat's mischievous smile widen as she slowly and sensually ran her fingers up and down the black appendage. "Oh, and why not~Nya? I just wanted to help you feel good~Nya." Lala was unable to say anything back as she quickly lost strength in her body from the increase in stimulation, collapsing against Alex's chest weakly as Kuroka continued to tease her. Meanwhile Alex felt as if Lala's insides had gained a mind of their own as her walls squirmed and wrapped around his member, seemingly trying to draw him even further inside her. With both of them being stimulated in such a way, it wasn't long until they both reached their respective climaxes, Lala shuddering with pleasure on Alex's lap while he pumped her w.o.m.b full with his seed. After taking a moment for them both to recover, Alex then picked Lala up and, while pointedly ignoring Kuroka, went to the overly large bathtub before getting into the hot water with her. Feeling a little left out, Kuroka came up to Alex as he sat down and asked, "Hey, what about me~Nya?!" Alex however looked at Grayfia and asked, "Did you hear anything Grayfia?" The silver haired maid smirked at his question, before replying, "Of course not my lord." This however made Kuroka even more desperate to get his attention, especially since everyone else jumped on board and pretended as if they couldn't see or hear her. Normally Kuroka would use this to do something drastic to get them to acknowledge her presence, but with Alex seemingly already punishing her for interrupting his time with Lala, she didn't want to do something to further annoy him. Instead this continued until Shizuku changed the subject by suddenly asking, "So are you considering Erza as your other 'Knight'?" Immediately the atmosphere changed as everyone paused whatever discussions they were having with each other to listen in on Alex's answer, which he didn't even hesitate to say, "Yeah, but in not sure how things will turn out with everything going on right now." When he said that everyone considered what Alex meant as they thought about current state of the world, and Erza's position within the guild. Not only was she one of the only two S-class mages they had in Fairy Tail, but her personality made it hard for any of them to imagine that she would readily accept any power Alex had to offer her, especially with the terms that joining his peerage entailed. And, with her strong sense of responsibility, it was also hard to imagine Erza willingly joining them on their travels and leaving the guild behind for unknown lengths of time. In all, Alex felt that recruiting Erza was going to be a challenge unless something drastic happened, especially after what had happened earlier that day. Recalling the feel of her lower lips on his fingers, Alex inadvertently directed his intent towards Erza right then through his 'Domain', making him deadpan when he saw what she was doing. He began considering using his 'Telekinesis' through his 'Domain' in order to mess with her, when Lala suddenly asked from his side when she sensed his attention was elsewhere, "What's wrong?" Alex was brought back to the bathroom suddenly by her innocent question, which made every gaze focus on him curiously. With a wry smile at the situation, Alex didn't answer directly, instead he used magic to create a live projection of what he had accidentally stumbled upon. "Haa...haa....." Everyone was stunned as the image of the same exact scarlet haired woman they had just been discussing appeared in front of them, however her current appearance was very different to the one they had seen earlier. She had on a pair of fishnet stockings that went up to her mid thighs and were topped with a pink ribbon that matched the panties covering her bottom, with only a small white apron covering her upper front, while a pair of armored gauntlets extended up from her hands and ended with a heart at her elbows. In her hands was a 'sword' that didn't even seem to possess a proper edge, with the words 'Come On Boy' on it. Currently she was laying on her back with her legs spread, and was using the tip of said sword to rub the just barely covered area between her legs, while the apron had been shifted to expose both of her b.r.e.a.s.ts. The girls, and Alex, were staring at the image with more than a little interest before Lucy jumped up and declared, "W-w-we can't watch this kind of thing! It's too rude to Erza!" Alex however smiled wryly, and said, "It's not as if I can actually help it. One of my skills constantly allows me to 'see' and 'hear' everything within a certain area, while also letting me interact with it to a certain extent." To prove his point, Alex then rubbed his thumb and forefinger together as if there was something between them right as Erza released an even louder m.o.a.n, which she quickly tried to suppress before someone overheard her. That became progressively harder for her to do though, as Alex then raised his other hand and started moving a couple of its fingers in a slow rotation. "Ahn!" Erza m.o.a.ned as she suddenly felt even more stimulation coming from one of her n.i.p.p.l.es and 'down there', the idea never even crossing her mind that someone might be messing with her. 'This....is just like earlier...." She thought to herself as she recalled what had happened with Alex earlier that day, something she considered the most humiliating thing to ever happen to her. Erza had never had much of a sense of shame, even going so far as to regularly bath with male guild mates like Natsu and Gray, seeing them more as energetic little brothers than members of the opposite s.e.x. However, that was very different scenario than someone she had just met the day before actively rubbing her slit in front of everyone, before even going as far as to spread her open and to put his finger into her. 'Erza.....' In an instant Erza's entire face turned red as for some reason she suddenly imagined Alex himself with her, watching her pleasure herself as he whispered in her ear. Though it was impossible, the thought of someone witnessing her in such a shameful state, along with what happened earlier, immediately sent her over the edge as the strongest climax she ever experienced wracked her body. It was at this point that Alex ended the projection, while Lucy directed a look of blame at him for messing with one of her guild mates. "So-" She started with more than a little anger in her voice, "Is this skill of yours only useable for perverted reasons?" Alex seemed completely unfazed by her anger though, as he casually explained, "No. I can use it for a variety of things, such as placing magic circles, watching enemy movements while undetected, gathering information, and so on and so forth. The problem is that I can't filter the information that this skills gives me, and it works alongside another skill of mine to ensure I'm always 'stumbling' onto s.e.xy situations like that." To prove his point once more, Alex then proceeded to produce images of several scenes he was currently witnessing on Tenrou Island. First up was of course yet another female guild mate pleasuring themselves, a woman with her blue hair flowing past her shoulders with a Snow White complexion, Juvia Lockser. Unlike Erza though Juvia was laying on her front with her butt sticking up in the air, allowing them to see everything, while she had sn.a.k.e.d her arm through her legs and worked herself with her fingers. In front of her face was a small doll with spiky black hair that directly resembled a certain ice crafting Mage, which Juvia even confirmed by muttering under her breath, "Gray-Sama...." Instead of staying to spy on and mess with her like he did Erza, Alex then closed the image before opening another one for the already bright red Lucy. This one was relatively tamer though, as it showed the guild masters meeting to discuss the specifics of the defenses one last time before heading to bed, while also talking about Alex and his girls after the display Shia had put on earlier that day. The next scene however kept up with the theme of perversion, as it showed Bisca completely n.a.k.e.d as she eagerly bounced on her husband's h.i.p.s. Alex made an expression of appreciation as he watched her b.r.e.a.s.ts bounce every which way, before the angle of the projection suddenly changed to give them a view of her intimate areas that Lucy thought she never would have seen before. That was only the beginning though. As Alex once told Moka's younger sister Kokoa, the most common thing people would do the night before a big battle was to spend it embracing their loved ones for what could possibly be their final time. Though Alex wouldn't let any of those fighting on their side actually die, they had no way to know that. And so, they spent what they thought could be their last night the best way they could, and Lucy witnessed it all firsthand. One by one Alex showed her the scenes that he was currently having to deal with through his 'Domain', which more often than not showed various couples together in the heat of passion. Thankfully after Bisca and Alzack there didn't seem to be any other members of Fairy Tail involved, however she was still forced to watch various people she knew in positions that she never would have, or even should have, seen like this. There were a few 'safe' scenes that Alex showed her, such as what the various single guys discussing the upcoming battle, or making last minute preparations. However these were few and far between compared to the other scenes Alex showed her before getting to the final one, which was both milder yet several times worse than the ones before it. The female baths. It seemed as if every woman on the island that wasn't currently locked in the throes of passion with their significant other was using the baths at this very moment, allowing Alex and the girls to witness the garden of beauties in their amazingly n.a.k.e.d forms. Even Erza and Juvia arrived shortly after they started their spying, both women looking fairly refreshed despite the still visible flush on their faces. "NONONONONONO! THIS IS WRONG ON SO MANY LEVELS!" Lucy declared suddenly as she seemingly tried to block the image from Alex's view with her own body, making him deadpan in response before saying, "You know, I brought the image up for your benefit to get an idea of what I was seeing. Even if I closed my eyes and plugged my ears I could still 'see' and 'hear' everything going on in there." Lucy made a complicated expression when she heard that, before asking, "Can't you just...filter them out so you can't see them or something? I really don't like the idea of my guild mates being spied on like this....." Alex however shook his head and explained once more, "While I can try to focus my attention on something else, I can't properly filter anything within my 'Domain' out entirely." He then created a miniature image of himself, before adding a large bubble around his mini and said, "My skill is like a giant bubble that constantly feeds me information on everything within it, like another sense or something." He then made the bubble enlarge and shrink before continuing, "While I can change the size of the bubble up to a certain point, I can't actually turn it off entirely. Because of this I usually keep it to about the same size as whatever room I'm in, or within a certain area specifically to avoid situations like this. For right now though I'm making an exception due to the impending attack, in the off chance they send scouts ahead of the main force to spy on us." As he finished speaking Alex smiled bitterly as he recalled the various instances in Asora, where his 'Domain' encompassed the entire world and he was unable to shrink it. Instead, the slightest mention of someone would usually snap his attention right to them in an instant, resulting in Alex accidentally witnessing several scenes that he probably never should have. Then there were the various 'accidents' that would occur almost daily while he was teaching in Youkai Academy, something that made Alex actually shake his head as he recalled them. Lucy was still trying to decide between wether she was ok with Alex spying on her comrades, or helping protect them, when a new voice suddenly said, "Since you're helping to keep an eye on things, then I'll have to thank you." Everyone turned in surprise towards the new voice, which none of them sensed their arrival, and found who appeared to be a girl who physically looked around the same age as Yue standing there in the buff, but her eyes and expression betrayed her actual age as she gazed at all of them intently. With everyone's attention on her, the girl bowed slightly and said, "Mavis Vermillion, first guild master and one of the founders of Fair Tail. Pleased to meet you!" After she introduced herself Alex stood from the bathtub and made his way over to her, neither he nor Mavis seeming too concerned with their nudity in front of the other, before offering a hand to her and saying, "Alex, otherwise known as the Dragon Emperor. It's a genuine pleasure, and honor, to meet you Mavis." Nodding her head in approval, Mavis reached her own hand towards Alex's, making a show of them shaking hands, but as a spirit her hand only phased through his own. Once they were done with that Alex returned to his previous place at Lala's side in the hot water, while Mavis followed closely before taking a seat right beside him. After a second of relaxing in the water he asked, "So what brings you here Mavis?" The petite woman gave Alex a sidelong glance before saying, "Well, with everything going on, I wanted the chance to observe you somewhat before the battle tomorrow." Alex c.o.c.ked a brow at her words, before asking, "So you decided to do so while we were in the bath?" Both of Mavis's brows shot up at this, before she glanced pointedly at the image that still floated in the middle of the bathroom displaying the interior of the female baths, where Cana was trying to interrogate Levy regarding her still budding relationship with Gajeel. Alex chuckled and said, "If you've been listening in then you'd know what that was all about." Mavis nodded slowly in acknowledgement at Alex's words, before saying seriously, "True, but what I'm curious about is this 'Knight' thing that you were talking about before." Mavis's eyes gleamed with interest while her expression morphed into a victorious smirk, while Alex chuckled lightly and said, "It's no great secret, I planned to explain it to Markarov and the others anyways after the battle. Especially since we'd need to explain Lucy leaving with me after this is all over." Mavis's eyes widened when she heard about that, before she looked at Lucy pointedly for an explanation. It was Alex however who continued, "Those granted what are called Evil Pieces are bound to the one who gave it to them, as master and servant. Though she won't be forced to leave Fairy Tail entirely, Lucy, and anyone else who I might give my Evil Pieces to, will travel with me in the future." Alex then went on to explain the specifics about who he was and what he intended to do in the future, as well as what his Evil Pieces were capable of. Though he had yet to divulge the full details regarding his own background and intentions to Markarov and the others, due to his direct relation to the other reincarnators, Alex told Mavis everything. As she listened to tales of other worlds and magics that she'd never heard of, and the various peoples that lived there, her eyes grew increasingly wide in wonder and awe. Throughout Alex's entire explanation Mavis only stopped him once to ask about fairies in these other worlds, to which Alex nodded with a smile and said that they did in fact exist in some worlds. Despite the awe and wonder she felt at Alex's words, Mavis eventually adopted a slightly sad and wistful expression as she muttered, "It's too bad I'll never be able to see such worlds...." As a spirit Mavis's entire existence was tied to Tenrou Island as her birthplace. It was the source of any power she was capable of displaying, which was why others that weren't a part of her guild were capable of seeing and hearing her here. Though she could leave if she truly wanted, if she left the world entirely then it was very possible that she would quickly, if not immediately, disappear. "Well that's complete and utter horseshit." Alex snorted suddenly, making Mavis look up at him in surprise, as he said, "One of my abilities allows me to interact with things that are 'intangible', such as spirits. I can easily take your spirit and place it within a new vessel to house it, and, with one of our doctor's ability to create artificial bodies, you can be given the chance to live again. Unless of course you'd prefer your real body?" For almost a minute Mavis just stared at Alex as what appeared to be tears welled up in her eyes, before she finally asked with a slightly shaky voice, "Are you serious?" Alex nodded and looked down at her in complete seriousness before saying, "Of course. You deserve to have another chance to live a happy life Mavis, to live without the burdens and hardsh.i.p.s that you never should have had to deal with." To punctuate his words Alex reached out, and used his Spirit magic to wipe away a small tear as it started rolling down her face before placing his hand on the top of her head, stunning Mavis as she felt the first real physical contact she'd experienced ever since she had died so long ago. Mavis's story was among the, if not the most tragic within Fairy Tail. Orphaned at a young age, she lived the early years of her life almost like a slave for the guild her parents belonged to due to the debt they left her, while she endured an almost constant stream of both physical and verbal abuse from the guild members. Then, after another guild attacked and destroyed them, Mavis had been left all alone on Tenrou Island with nothing but the guild's library, and an imaginary friend she had created with magic to keep her company. Several years after the destruction of her guild, a trio of treasure hunters named Precht, Warrod, and Yuri arrived on the island searching for a famous jewel that was supposed to be there, but had been stolen in the raid several years prior. Mavis then set out from the island with the treasure hunters to recover it, which they had only managed to do after learning magic from none other than the dark Mage Zeref, and engaging in a hard fought battle with the entire guild, and an undead dragon. Afterwards Mavis was forced to say goodbye to the imaginary friend she had accidentally created so long ago, but the sad parting was soon followed the one of the happiest moments of Mavis's life, the creation of the mages guild Fairy Tail. For an entire decade the guild's name grew as they became increasingly popular, however no matter how much time passed Mavis herself never seemed to grow older as well, due to a side effect of the magic she had use during the battle. Eventually however their activities came to a halt as war broke out on the continent, and Fairy Tail was hired by one of the factions in it to help. Mavis then quickly made a name for herself as a brilliant tactician in the following battles, with her tactics ensuring victory for her allies before the war was brought to a close, and a law instated banning Mage guild's from becoming involved in wars in the future. It was at this time that Mavis encountered Zeref for the second time, during which she excitedly told him about everything that had transpired since they last met. It was then though that Zeref noticed something wrong with Mavis that she herself hadn't realized, that she was inflicted with the same curse he was, the Curse of Ankhseram. The Curse of Ankhseram made the lives of those inflicted with it a living contradiction, due mostly to their own disregards towards life and death. On top of granting them immortality, the more the person valued life the more their very existence became a poison that killed any living thing around them. Whereas if the person didn't value life, then they wouldn't involuntarily kill anything around them, instead doing so of their own free will. It was due to this curse that Zeref's name was so infamous, as after living with it for so long he was either actively destroying everything around him, or desperately trying to find a way for himself to die, resulting in his most diabolical creations. Mavis had refused to believe him though, and fled back to her guild as fast as she possibly could, not knowing that she'd quickly learn the truth of Zeref's warning. Soon after the wife of one of her coldest friends, Yuri, gave birth to their son, after which Yuri asked Mavis to name him after naming her his godmother. Naming the newborn Markarov, Mavis looked down on the baby and marveled at the miracle and beauty of life, only for Yuri's wife, Markarov's mother, to suddenly die. While everyone else rushed to help her while assuming it had something to do with the birth, Mavis alone realized the truth. She then quickly fled the guild building without telling anyone what actually happened or where she was going, her only thought being to get away from everyone she cared about before she killed more of them. For over a year she lived in seclusion in the middle of forest, becoming a shell of her former self and even trying to end her own life through starvation, to no avail. It was then that she met Zeref for the third time, and that the two decided to act on the budding feelings they had cultivated during their two previous encounters, and as fellow sufferers of the same curse. The moment Zeref's lips touched hers though, the curse activated to take the life of the one he now valued the most, despite her own curse. He then delivered her body to the new acting master of Fairy Tail after Mavis's disappearance, Precht, who immediately sealed her body in a massive crystal to preserve it as he tried to save her, and then continued to study her for several years while also attempting several experiments in order to try and wake her. Not only did he learn that this was nearly impossible, but he also learned of her curse and, after numerous experiments in his attempt to resurrect her, accidentally created the most powerful magical weapon to exist in Earthland, an infinite source of magic power, Fairy Heart. Knowing all of this, Alex couldn't help but to caress the top of Mavis's head comfortingly as he recalled Miledi when they first met in the Raisen Great Canyon. The duo were alike in more ways than just being a spirit when he met them, such as they continuously tried to make others around them happy regardless of the suffering they endured in the past. Even now as she intermingled with the latest generation of her guild, Mavis always had a smile on her face as she genuinely enjoyed interacting with them day after day, with the image of the cursed woman in the forest nowhere to be seen. Though the rest of the women around them deadpanned at first when they saw Alex making such promises to Mavis, when they saw how she reacted to his treatment any disagreement they had vanished before several of them also approached her to get to know her. *** When the sun started rising over the water the next morning, a certain figure stood solemnly at the front of the airship, his eyes scanning the horizon for their target. "Sir!" Someone suddenly called out as they rushed towards him, telescope in hand. They offered him he device while pointing forward, "Just there, the island is just barely coming into view now!" Taking the offered telescope, Hyato looked through to see what appeared to be little more than a microscopic hourglass figure at the edge of the world's curve, causing the edge of his lips to curve upwards just ever so slightly as well. "Finally..." He muttered as any signs of exhaustion immediately faded in his excitement. They were about to arrive at Tenrou Island.
