Chapter 385: New Re ruits
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When she had finished eating Irene could only sit there, and silently contemplate what she was experiencing as well as what Alex had said to her earlier.
To make her human again was something that not even Zeref had been able to do, as he had only been able to change her form from that of a dragon to a human, however Alex had seemingly accomplished it as if it was nothing. Though he had already given her one of the things he had promised during his earlier offer, Irene couldn't help but wonder about the other things, such as magic and artifacts like she'd never seen before. If he'd been able to do this like it was nothing, then what else were they able to do?
It was only as an afterthought that Irene recalled the other thing Alex mentioned, something she had tried not to think about for nearly twenty years, the baby girl that she'd abandoned named Erza.
As she recalled the baby she'd left behind Irene felt a series of conflicted emotions, since in the back of her mind she felt as if she didn't deserve to be a mother after trying to erase the soul of her own baby for her own convenience, and then abandoning her to prevent doing so later.
Irene's turbulent thoughts were then disrupted where her cell door suddenly opened, and Alex stepped in once again.
"So, have you considered my offer?" He asked the moment he entered the cell, to which Irene sat quietly as she contemplated somethings before asking,
"What did you do to me?"
Not surprised that was the first thing she'd ask about, Alex retook his seat from earlier and explained,
"Some of the types of magic I was referring to earlier are called Regeneration and Alteration magic. The former is a type of time manipulation magic that I used to return your body to the point before you began to turn into a dragon, while the later allows one to magically manipulate living matter in any way they want. I used it to cement the changes I made to your body, turning you into a human that can change into a dragon, or a dragon who's main form is that of a human, whichever you prefer." As he stopped speaking Irene was silent as she absorbed what he told her, before one point occupied her mind.
"So," she began slowly before looking up at him with a murderous glare. "YOU'RE SAYING I'M STILL A MONSTER?!"
Irene then tried to lunge at Alex in rage for leaving her as a monster, only to find her body suddenly stiffen as something invisible held her back. Using his 'Telekinesis' to hold Irene and move her back to the bed to sit, Alex fought the urge to sigh in exasperation at her actions.
Though he could understand her reluctance at becoming something other than a human, one thing he could never understand was her thought that she was a 'monster' due to transforming into a dragon, despite ruling alongside and befriending many dragons. After a few seconds of thought though, Alex concluded that the main reason was probably the mistreatment she received from her own subjects and husband after she began the transformation process.
With an unperturbed expression on his face as Irene struggled against his hold, Alex sat there and waited until she either gave up or tired herself out. Only a couple minutes later Irene hung there limply from where Alex was holding her, before he asked,
"Are you finished?" She looked at him with a tearful glower before demanding,
"I thought you said you'd make me human again, not 'this'!" Alex c.o.c.ked an eyebrow as he asked,
"And how is this not 'human'? You look like a human, you walk like a human, you talk like one. To anyone else around you, you're simply a human that has the ability to transform into a dragon, so what's wrong with that?" Irene's glower darkened as she spat back at him,
"And how would you feel to be a monster like this instead?!" Alex only c.o.c.ked a brow when he heard that, as he was still in his SSJ4 form and obviously not human. Instead of retorting however, he simply canceled his transformation so that he returned to looking more human-like, making Irene's eyes go wide, before saying,
"This is what I normally look like. I'm not exactly human, but close enough to it. And don't go around thinking you're the only monster here." As he finished speaking Alex closed his eyes, before opening them to reveal reptilian slitted pupils.
Irene froze when she noticed that, and her body began to tremble when Alex stood and slowly approached her.
"The vast majority of Asoran citizens aren't even human, regardless of how close they look it, so I'd watch who or what you call a monster around them." As he finished speaking Alex's skin shifted to a scale-like pattern, while his teeth and nails sharpened into pointed claws and fangs.
Then, in an instant, the draconic features vanished and Alex turned to return to his seat, resuming his SSJ4 transformation once more.
"W-what are you...?" Irene asked Alex slowly after he sat back down, to which he smirked before answering,
"Depends on the day. Some I'm a dragon, others I'm a devil, and very rarely I'm a god. Most days however I'm just a Super Saiyan with enough power to destroy entire planets." Acting as if he hadn't just casually said he could destroy entire planets, Alex then conjured a cup of pre made tea to drink, which created a ridiculous image with the small cup and his increased size.
As she watched him drink Irene couldn't help but wonder if she was somehow dreaming everything that was happening, as it was simply too ludicrous to consider reality.
***
When he finally left the prisons Alex released a sigh of both exasperation, and relief.
He had finally convinced Irene to sign a magically binding contract preventing her from acting out in Asora after her release, and in exchange she was free to wander around Asora at her leisure while a lab was also being prepared for her. After adjusting to life in Asora, Alex was also planning on talking to her about teaching at Sona's academy.
Before the dragon wars broke out in Earthland four hundred years ago, despite her status as Queen, Irene had personally been teaching her people about using enchantments. Naturally her capabilities and knowledge had only increased since then after she became a Sage Dragon Slayer, and after she spent nearly two decades serving as a member of the Spriggan Twelve.
Speaking of the Spriggan Twelve, surprisingly August had agreed to the proposition Alex gave him and Silver, along with the Ice Demon Slayer as well. Brandish however had refused his initial offer, and was drafted into the slave maids alongside another member of the Spriggan Twelve called Dimeria, the member of Raven Tail that had been captured, Corona.
Recalling all of them, Alex then remembered the first three prisoners they took after arriving in this world. He then used his 'Domain' to check on Hajime again to see if he was finished with his previous 'activities', only to get an eyeful of him pounding Yuuka from behind while Kaori was shaking her a.s.s for him.
"And people say I'm bad..." Alex muttered in disbelief as he focused on someone else.
"Kuroka..." He uttered quietly out loud, before the black haired Nekomata suddenly appeared at his side.
"Yes~Nya?" She purred while batting her eyelashes at him seductively. Alex smiled wryly at her behavior, before saying,
"While I wait for Hajime to finish up, I want to go and see the three we captured when Grimoire Heart attacked Tenrou Island." Immediately Kuroka made a face when she learned that Alex wanted to see Minerva, Ultear, and Meredy, who she had captured when she annihilated those weaklings before.
"Ok....but you have to pamper me lots later~Nya!" She declared with a wide smile, fully intending to monopolize the rest of Alex's day. With his brow twitching from the fact that he could literally give her all of the attention she wanted from time shenanigans that they were both capable of, Alex simply shook his head before saying,
"Alright, once I finish up the things I need to do then I'll pamper you for as long as you want." Beaming like it was Christmas, despite the fact that Alex would always give her extra attention to begin with, the space around them then fluctuated very mildly as Kuroka transported them from Asora to her own space.
"It's gotten bigger since I last came here." Alex said as he looked around at all of the floating islands around them, which were all populated with literally thousands of cats by this point. How Kuroka kept them all sustained, Alex would never understand as he looked at them all lounging around.
Kuroka however smiled smugly at what he said before saying proudly,
"Of course~Nya! Soon it'll even rival Asora in size~Nya!" Seeing how proud Kuroka was of how her own dimension was coming, Alex didn't have the heart to tell her how big exactly Asora was getting with each transformation he was achieving.
He then followed her as she entered the only actual building that existed within her personal dimension, which was a small shrine on the outside, but was actually larger than a castle on the inside. Alex was busy examining everything around them as Kuroka gradually led him deeper into the interior, when she finally opened the door to their destination, and Alex paused and gaped at the scene before him.
"""C.U.M.M.I.N.G!!!!!"""
The very three women he had come to see cried out as one as they all simultaneously experienced their respective climaxes, courtesy of the set ups Kuroka had apparently hooked them up to.
Minerva was laid on her back with her legs shackle to the corners of the table under her, with a pair of clamps on her n.i.p.p.l.es and pair of large dildos mechanically pumping in and out of both her asshole and p.u.s.s.y.
Meanwhile Meredy was also similarly strapped to another table, except she had a massager propped up against her c.l.i.t, and a different type of rotating toy sticking out of her butthole.
Taking one look at the three of them as they twitched and m.o.a.n.e.d from the p.l.e.a.s.u.r.e they were being forced to experience, Alex turned to Kuroka and asked in a deathly calm voice,
"Kuroka, what the hell is this?" Seemingly unconcerned with Alex's tone, Kuroka walked up to the girls and said as she examined them to make sure her set ups were still working properly,
"Well I just figured you'd turn them into slave maids and they'd eventually join your harem anyways, so I decided to skip a few steps and cut out the unnecessary drama~Nya! Don't worry though, I set up a formation in the room so that to them only a few hours have passed, not several days~Nya."
Kuroka was then about to tell Alex about how she also picked up a trick from Meredy, who's magic was linking the senses to share physical and emotional sensations. Deciding to try and emulate it, she had used Spirit magic to accomplish the same feat and linked all of the three girl's senses so that they were each receiving the same stimulation that the other two were receiving, heightening the p.l.e.a.s.u.r.e they were feeling to new extremes. Before she could say anything though, Kuroka let out a gasp as Alex suddenly and roughly grabbed her b.u.t.t.
"Nyaaa! Did seeing this get you into the mood~Nya? Don't worry, next to no time is passing outside so you can do whatever-"
"Bend over." Alex suddenly commanded, cutting Kuroka off as her body suddenly did as he ordered against her will, and bent over so her b.u.t.t was pointed at him.
"W-what...?!" Confused, Kuroka tried to ask what was going on, as Alex simply lifted her black kimono to reveal her pale b.u.t.t, lack of p.a.n.t.i.e.s, and the brand new slave brand that he had just engraved onto her left b.u.t.t cheek.
"I just branded you with my slave mark, but don't worry, I'll remove it tonight after you learn your lesson. Now spread them."
"W-w-wait!" Kuroka tried to protest as her hands reached back, and spread her b.u.t.t cheeks so that Alex had a clear view of her moistening slit and twitching anus as her tails danced above them. He then retrieved a couple more of the egg vibrators like the ones currently torturing Ultear, and proceeded to insert them into Kuroka's asshole and p.u.s.s.y before turning them to the highest setting.
"NYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!" Kuroka cried out as an intense vibration suddenly assaulted the inside of her butthole and w.o.m.b, making her legs feel weak almost immediately as she threatened to collapse.
"Now then," Alex whispered into her violently twitching cat ears, "I want you to keep those in until tonight, and until I say otherwise you are not to try and p.l.e.a.s.u.r.e yourself or find relief besides what they give you, do you understand?" With the slave mark forcing her to answer through the sensations wracking her body, Kuroka could only barely get out,
"Y-yesh~nyaaaa...." Nodding in approval, Alex then set about removing the shackles and toys torturing Ultear, Minerva, and Meredy before using Spirit magic to put them all to sleep.
The reason he had gotten mad at Kuroka was because each of the three women had originally become 'good' in the original content, with minimal to no interference from the main characters, and didn't deserve this kind of treatment at all.
Ultear was the only daughter of the woman who taught Gray ice crafting magic, Ul, who had brought her as a baby to see a healer due to having too much magic power for her tiny body to handle. Instead of healing her though, they stole Ultear away before telling Ul that she had died, breaking her heart. Ultear had then grown up believing that her mother had abandoned her and, after learning about Gray and Leon, replaced her with the two of them. It had taken her seeing her mother's memories firsthand for her to realize that she had truly loved her, and had honestly believed her to be dead instead of abandoning her.
Meredy had grown up thinking of Ultear as a surrogate mother after the destruction of her village and deaths of her family(at the hands of Ultear though she didn't know that), and as such would do whatever it took to make her happy. When they landed at Tenrou Island the first time Meredy's primary goal had been to find and kill Gray due to how he 'stole' Ultear's mother from her, and made her sad. When Ultear found out the truth though, and left Grimoire Heart as a result, Meredy followed her and later helped form a group who's goal was to fight dark guilds and to fight against Zeref.
Minerva on the other hand had grown up being mistreated by her own father in the pursuit of strength, to the point that he'd abandon her in the woods or force her to strip n.a.k.e.d and walk home alone if she'd disappointed him. Though they both joined dark guilds and ended up becoming artificial demons in the original as well, Sting and Rogue had both eventually brought her back to Sabertooth where she ended up becoming not only a better person, but also significantly happier than she had been before.
With their histories and personalities in mind, Alex didn't consider any of them deserving of this kind of treatment despite the fact that they had met as 'enemies'. So, with Kuroka still writhing from the intense vibrations within her a.s.s and w.o.m.b, Alex collected the trio of girls, and said to her before leaving,
"Don't worry, I'll keep my promise about pampering you a lot later on tonight. Akeno and I will make sure you're thoroughly taken care of." With that said, Alex used Spatial magic to exit Kuroka's private dimension with Ultear, Minerva, and Meredy as he took them to Grayfia.
After making sure the three girls were being taken care of(properly this time), Alex finally made his way to Hajime's since a quick peek told him that he was finally finished with his two wives, both of which were napping in their bed while the man himself was downstairs enjoying a light snack.
With a thought he appeared in front of Hajime's house, and rang the doorbell.
"I'm coming!" Hajime called from the other side of the door as he hurriedly dressed, before opening it to behold Alex's SSJ4 figure.
"Holy shit..." Hajime uttered in undisguised awe, though he also felt a sense of incongruity since he didn't recall the form being so....good looking. After a few seconds of Hajime gaping at him, Alex smiled wryly before asking,
"Can I some in?" Hajime started slightly as he recalled that Alex must've come for something, and quickly moved to the side before saying,
"Of course, come on in." As he stood to the side politely to let him in, Alex was tempted to 'let slip' that he had seen Hajime with his wives earlier just to get him to act normally and stop fangirling. He almost didn't have to though when Hajime suddenly remarked,
"Pretty convenient timing though....." Keeping his poker face active, Alex only asked,
"How do you mean?" Hajime then waved away his earlier remark and said as they sat down in the living room,
"Nothing, so what did you want?" Since Alex usually came by when he needed something or to discuss an ongoing project, Hajime rightfully assumed that he had a reason for dropping by. Instead of refuting Hajime's assumption, Alex got right to the point and asked,
"How long would it take to get the inter-dimensional gates finished?" Hajime c.o.c.ked a brow at Alex's question before he adopted a thoughtful look, and said as he began pulling out several diagrams from nowhere,
"I just managed to get the magic circuitry right to channel the magic power from the core to keep the portals active, but the main problem is activating the portal to other worlds to begin with."
"What do you mean?" Alex asked eagerly, more excited than he thought he would be at the thought of going 'home'. Hajime however pulled out another diagram and continued,
"We can open and maintain a gate to the world we're currently in well enough, but when it comes to opening one to a world we've been to then it'll take an impossible amount of energy to gather and maintain long enough to both open a portal, and build a gate on the other side to keep it open. If we can do that though, then it should take the same amount of energy as the other gate to maintain permanently though."
Alex was silent for a moment before a wide smile spread on his face, and he asked smugly,
"You mean energy like if I combined the SSj4 and the Balance Break on my Boosted Gear?" Hajime paused when he heard that, before an evil smile spread on his face as well when he recalled how much power Alex had when he had done just that.
The two then began to eagerly discuss the specifics on when they'd build the first gate connecting them to Earthland, which they planned to complete within the next two weeks while the one connecting to DXD would be done in a month. The two got so into their plans, that neither one noticed someone entering the room until the still sleepy Kaori muttered while rubbing her eyes,
"Hajime....do we any...-" There was a pause, as Kaori realized that Hajime hadn't just been talking to himself like he usually did, and Alex unashamedly took in her still n.a.k.e.d form.
"Nice titties." He eventually said while giving her a thumbs up.
"KYAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!"
Kaori screamed as she fled back up the stairs in a hurry, while Hajime immediately pulled out one of his trusty custom-made sidearms and unhesitantly pointed it at Alex's head.
"FORGET EVERYTHING YOU JUST SAW!" He roared before firing off several shots directly at Alex's face, on which the bullets simply stuck without doing any damage whatsoever.
Peeling the flattened pieces of metal off of his face, Alex muttered, "You know, I think that was actually the first attack I've taken as a SSJ4..."
Of course Hajime didn't even see to register what Alex said as he proceeded to try and make him forget seeing Kaori's n.a.k.e.d body.
***
As the next several days passed Alex steadily grew increasingly familiar with his new transformation while also taking care of various things around Asora. This included spending what ended up being an entire day at the Grigori performing various tests regarding his new form's strength and durability, and getting some of their new residents, like Irene, properly settled.
The most 'interesting' part though was the first night Alex spent in the space-time orb in his SSJ4 transformation, when he and the girls found out that all of his 'muscles' had increased in size. With both his girth and length increasing quite a bit after his transformation, many of those who had gotten used to Alex's size were now starting to think he was genuinely trying to break them. (A.N. If he gets them pregnant while a SSJ form is active, do any of you think it impacts the baby at all?)
Outside of Asora though people seemed to be quickly working towards rebuilding their lives after being able to return to their cities and homes. What helped the process exponentially was that all of the damage done to the cities had been undone by Alex during his battle with Darius, while all of the people's wounds and illnesses that they had developed during their time as slaves had also been treated.
Of course the horrors they had experienced wouldn't vanish overnight, but with their bodies being healed and their home/businesses being repaired, they were able to throw themselves into their work to keep themselves occupied. Of course though, the ones who were busiest were the only five remaining mages guilds that were active.
Each one of the guild's was seeing an ever increasing amount of work being posted on their notice boards as people sent in requests for help in various aspects of rebuilding their lives, hunting monsters for materials, using their magic to help with day-to-day stuff, or just needing extra hands for work. Naturally the majority, if not all, of their clients weren't able to actually pay them at the moment, so the guild masters had worked out a discount/repayment system for when their clients were able to get back on their feet financially.
After each day of performing various jobs around the city of Magnolia though, every member of Fairy Tail would gather at their repaired guild hall, raise up a toast to another day of hard work. They didn't party or get overly rambunctious since they'd have work the next day, but they would at least take a moment to celebrate and acknowledge the city getting ever closer to returning to normal.
"Well we're going to call it a night." Droy said as he stood up from his chair and stretched, before his friend, Jet also stood and tiredly said,
"Yeah, I'll probably be running everywhere again tomorrow so I need my rest." As Jet had mostly been using his Speed magic to literally run everywhere to deliver messages, packages, and other similar jobs, no one doubted how tired he probably was. When the duo went to leave the guild hall though,
CRASH!
Suddenly they were sent flying as the doors exploded inwards, making everyone leap to their feet in an instant with intense gazes until they noticed who it was.
"Yo everyone, what's up?" Natsu asked with a wide smile, while Gajeel followed him into the guild with his usual glower. For a moment no one said anything, before a certain blue cat rushed them while crying out,
"NATSUUUUUUUU!" With tears streaming down his face, Happy threw himself into Natsu's arms while also wrapping own small arms around him as much as he could reach. Natsu's smile became noticeably warmer as he returned Happy's hug, and said,
"Hey buddy, I'm back..." As if that had been the trigger, both Natsu and even Gajeel found themselves being rushed as the entire guild approached them excitedly. The only ones not participating in their welcome home was Markarov, Mavis, Gildarts, and then the trio that had joined Alex's peerage.
As they had visited them as Natsu and Gajeel were undergoing treatment the last several days, they had elected to stay out of the veritable pile of people surrounding them as they welcomed them back, while both Gildarts and Markarov were simply waiting for things to settle down before they welcomed them back. It was then that they noticed Alex approaching them as he sidestepped the dog pile, before he raised his hand in greeting and said,
"Yo." Mavis smiled brightly at him as Alex approached, while both Markarov and Gildarts simply raised their hands similarly to Alex, and returned his greeting.
"Haven't seen you in a while..." Markarov said as Alex took a seat on a stool next to him at the bar, while he and the other two eyed him up and down. While Lucy, Mirajane, and Erza had all warned them about Alex's new form, this was still the first time they had seen it since they hadn't actually talked to Alex since before the attack.
Alex however just nodded before saying, "I've been busy, spending time with my kids, catching up with all my wives, and dealing with the after effects of the battle. Speaking of which I have a few things I need to discuss with you." Alex then gave Markarov a very quick rundown of the inter-dimensional gates they were planning to install, and how he wanted to put the one connecting to Earthland in Magnolia.
Naturally Markarov and Gildarts were both surprised to hear that Alex wanted to install a permanent means of entering Asora in their city, but that paled to when he mentioned wanting to either move Fairy Tail to Asora, or establish a guild branch there.
"Why would we do that?" Markarov asked incredulously, to which Alex explained,
"Because, it would open up clientele from any world's we link trough Asora, opening up the amount of jobs available, places where your mages can go, and possibly even recruit new members from other worlds as well. But I can also understand that you'd probably be reluctant to leave the place where your guild was founded, so that's why I mentioned building a guild branch there instead." Markarov was silent as he contemplated what Alex said, as there were several good points in his argument, however that would require sending several members of his guild to Asora as well, splitting them up even more.
Knowing that it wouldn't be an easy decision for Markarov to make, Alex stood suddenly and said,
"It'll be another week or two until the gate is finished, so you can think about it until then. In the meantimeI have a couple potential recruits for you, since I'm stealing two of your S-class mages and all." At this the trio looked up at Alex in surprise, along with Lucy, Mira, and Erza since he hadn't mentioned new guild members to any of them. Without waiting for them to say anything, Alex let out a whistle and the doors to the guild opened once more, revealing a pair of men.
The moment Gray noticed the man with the darker hair color, his face paled as if he had just seen a ghost, before uttering a single word,
"Father....?" Silver Fullbuster smiled warmly at his son, before saying emotionally,
"Gray...it really is you....." Even as Silver slowly approached him, Gray could only tense up as his mind raced to explain what was happening.
His father had died years ago with the rest of their family when the demon Deliora destroyed their village, leaving Gray the only survivor until his teacher Ul pulled him out of the wreckage. However here he was now, whole and healthy as he slowly approached his son.
Before Gray could try and wrap his head around what was happening, someone shoved him from behind as Natsu's voice called out,
"Just go already!" Before he could catch himself, Gray found himself wrapped up in familiar and nostalgic embrace as Silver caught him, before saying to him with shaky yet teasing tone,
"What's the matter boy? Cat got your tongue?" Ignoring Happy getting huffy at the saying, Gray could only ask one thing,
"How?" This time Silver's smile turned sad as he released his son, and began his tale.
After being killed by Deliora along with the rest of their family and village, Silver had been resurrected as an experiment by a passing group consisting of members from one of the guild's making up the Balam Alliance, Tartarus. Being turned into an artificial demon as a result of his resurrection, he was then drafted into the ranks of the dark guild and made to fight for them. However the magic that Silver learned was none other than Ice Demon Slayer magic, which he then used to secretly hunt down and slay demons as retribution for his family whenever he was able.
Slowly the years passed as Silver fought to avenge his family and eradicate any demon he could, until the battle against Yue and the other vampires, where Mirajane consumed the souls of the rest of the Tartarus guild and he had been captured. Of anything he could have imagined after being captured and held prisoner, being informed of his son's survival was not one of them.
Though Silver had felt that he didn't deserve to face his son after everything he had done throughout the years, Alex had convinced him otherwise, stating that Gray would grow exceptionally with his father in his life. After a little bit of coaxing, Silver eventually came around to the idea of joining Fairy Tail, and teaching his son the same Demon Slayer magic he used.
When Silver finished his story silence had enveloped the guild hall as everyone took in what he had said, before Markarov leapt off his seat on the counter and slowly walked towards them. Silver tensed as he walked the guild master approach them before stopping right before him, and suddenly saying with a wide smile,
"Regardless of the things you might've done in the past, you're Gray's family, and by extension our family. Welcome to Fairy Tail brat!"
"""KANPAI!!!"""
The moment Markarov greeted Silver as one of them, cheers rang out throughout the guild as everyone toasted his joining them, making Silver gape in awe as tears threatened to leak from the corners of his eyes.
"Welcome to the family pops, now you're stuck with all of us forever." Gray said as he handed his old man a drink, before taking a swig of his own as he joined his father's welcoming toast.
Though it took several minutes the noise eventually settled down as Markarov pointed out the second man to come in after Silver, and said,
"Alright! Now there's someone else here to join us, lets hear his introduction so we could properly welcome him as well!" As he shouted everyone settled down before turning their attention to the second person, a man who looked to be in his early twenties with bright blonde hair and matching goatee.
The man however shuffled back and forth awkwardly under everyone else's gazes, before his eyes focused on the petite spirit floating back at the counter where Markarov had been originally sitting. Mavis tilted her head cutely as she observed the newcomer, as he shouldn't have been able to see her without already being a member of Fairy Tail, unless there was something else about him that she didn't know about.
With the man staring at Mavis in awe, Alex smiled wryly before stepping forward, and saying while gesturing at the man,
"This man is someone who is actually much older than he appears, but due to certain circ.u.mstances I used Regeneration magic to return him to his twenties. As for his name, we also decided to change his surname to hide his identity and as a sign of respect for his mother, so you all can call him August Vermillion." The second the last word left his mouth, every single eye in the room went wide before centering on a certain blonde spirit, who had frozen in midair as a single word escaped her spiritual lips,
"Eh?"
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When she had finished eating Irene could only sit there, and silently contemplate what she was experiencing as well as what Alex had said to her earlier.
To make her human again was something that not even Zeref had been able to do, as he had only been able to change her form from that of a dragon to a human, however Alex had seemingly accomplished it as if it was nothing. Though he had already given her one of the things he had promised during his earlier offer, Irene couldn't help but wonder about the other things, such as magic and artifacts like she'd never seen before. If he'd been able to do this like it was nothing, then what else were they able to do?
It was only as an afterthought that Irene recalled the other thing Alex mentioned, something she had tried not to think about for nearly twenty years, the baby girl that she'd abandoned named Erza.
As she recalled the baby she'd left behind Irene felt a series of conflicted emotions, since in the back of her mind she felt as if she didn't deserve to be a mother after trying to erase the soul of her own baby for her own convenience, and then abandoning her to prevent doing so later.
Irene's turbulent thoughts were then disrupted where her cell door suddenly opened, and Alex stepped in once again.
"So, have you considered my offer?" He asked the moment he entered the cell, to which Irene sat quietly as she contemplated somethings before asking,
"What did you do to me?"
Not surprised that was the first thing she'd ask about, Alex retook his seat from earlier and explained,
"Some of the types of magic I was referring to earlier are called Regeneration and Alteration magic. The former is a type of time manipulation magic that I used to return your body to the point before you began to turn into a dragon, while the later allows one to magically manipulate living matter in any way they want. I used it to cement the changes I made to your body, turning you into a human that can change into a dragon, or a dragon who's main form is that of a human, whichever you prefer." As he stopped speaking Irene was silent as she absorbed what he told her, before one point occupied her mind.
"So," she began slowly before looking up at him with a murderous glare. "YOU'RE SAYING I'M STILL A MONSTER?!"
Irene then tried to lunge at Alex in rage for leaving her as a monster, only to find her body suddenly stiffen as something invisible held her back. Using his 'Telekinesis' to hold Irene and move her back to the bed to sit, Alex fought the urge to sigh in exasperation at her actions.
Though he could understand her reluctance at becoming something other than a human, one thing he could never understand was her thought that she was a 'monster' due to transforming into a dragon, despite ruling alongside and befriending many dragons. After a few seconds of thought though, Alex concluded that the main reason was probably the mistreatment she received from her own subjects and husband after she began the transformation process.
With an unperturbed expression on his face as Irene struggled against his hold, Alex sat there and waited until she either gave up or tired herself out. Only a couple minutes later Irene hung there limply from where Alex was holding her, before he asked,
"Are you finished?" She looked at him with a tearful glower before demanding,
"I thought you said you'd make me human again, not 'this'!" Alex c.o.c.ked an eyebrow as he asked,
"And how is this not 'human'? You look like a human, you walk like a human, you talk like one. To anyone else around you, you're simply a human that has the ability to transform into a dragon, so what's wrong with that?" Irene's glower darkened as she spat back at him,
"And how would you feel to be a monster like this instead?!" Alex only c.o.c.ked a brow when he heard that, as he was still in his SSJ4 form and obviously not human. Instead of retorting however, he simply canceled his transformation so that he returned to looking more human-like, making Irene's eyes go wide, before saying,
"This is what I normally look like. I'm not exactly human, but close enough to it. And don't go around thinking you're the only monster here." As he finished speaking Alex closed his eyes, before opening them to reveal reptilian slitted pupils.
Irene froze when she noticed that, and her body began to tremble when Alex stood and slowly approached her.
"The vast majority of Asoran citizens aren't even human, regardless of how close they look it, so I'd watch who or what you call a monster around them." As he finished speaking Alex's skin shifted to a scale-like pattern, while his teeth and nails sharpened into pointed claws and fangs.
Then, in an instant, the draconic features vanished and Alex turned to return to his seat, resuming his SSJ4 transformation once more.
"W-what are you...?" Irene asked Alex slowly after he sat back down, to which he smirked before answering,
"Depends on the day. Some I'm a dragon, others I'm a devil, and very rarely I'm a god. Most days however I'm just a Super Saiyan with enough power to destroy entire planets." Acting as if he hadn't just casually said he could destroy entire planets, Alex then conjured a cup of pre made tea to drink, which created a ridiculous image with the small cup and his increased size.
As she watched him drink Irene couldn't help but wonder if she was somehow dreaming everything that was happening, as it was simply too ludicrous to consider reality.
***
When he finally left the prisons Alex released a sigh of both exasperation, and relief.
He had finally convinced Irene to sign a magically binding contract preventing her from acting out in Asora after her release, and in exchange she was free to wander around Asora at her leisure while a lab was also being prepared for her. After adjusting to life in Asora, Alex was also planning on talking to her about teaching at Sona's academy.
Before the dragon wars broke out in Earthland four hundred years ago, despite her status as Queen, Irene had personally been teaching her people about using enchantments. Naturally her capabilities and knowledge had only increased since then after she became a Sage Dragon Slayer, and after she spent nearly two decades serving as a member of the Spriggan Twelve.
Speaking of the Spriggan Twelve, surprisingly August had agreed to the proposition Alex gave him and Silver, along with the Ice Demon Slayer as well. Brandish however had refused his initial offer, and was drafted into the slave maids alongside another member of the Spriggan Twelve called Dimeria, the member of Raven Tail that had been captured, Corona.
Recalling all of them, Alex then remembered the first three prisoners they took after arriving in this world. He then used his 'Domain' to check on Hajime again to see if he was finished with his previous 'activities', only to get an eyeful of him pounding Yuuka from behind while Kaori was shaking her a.s.s for him.
"And people say I'm bad..." Alex muttered in disbelief as he focused on someone else.
"Kuroka..." He uttered quietly out loud, before the black haired Nekomata suddenly appeared at his side.
"Yes~Nya?" She purred while batting her eyelashes at him seductively. Alex smiled wryly at her behavior, before saying,
"While I wait for Hajime to finish up, I want to go and see the three we captured when Grimoire Heart attacked Tenrou Island." Immediately Kuroka made a face when she learned that Alex wanted to see Minerva, Ultear, and Meredy, who she had captured when she annihilated those weaklings before.
"Ok....but you have to pamper me lots later~Nya!" She declared with a wide smile, fully intending to monopolize the rest of Alex's day. With his brow twitching from the fact that he could literally give her all of the attention she wanted from time shenanigans that they were both capable of, Alex simply shook his head before saying,
"Alright, once I finish up the things I need to do then I'll pamper you for as long as you want." Beaming like it was Christmas, despite the fact that Alex would always give her extra attention to begin with, the space around them then fluctuated very mildly as Kuroka transported them from Asora to her own space.
"It's gotten bigger since I last came here." Alex said as he looked around at all of the floating islands around them, which were all populated with literally thousands of cats by this point. How Kuroka kept them all sustained, Alex would never understand as he looked at them all lounging around.
Kuroka however smiled smugly at what he said before saying proudly,
"Of course~Nya! Soon it'll even rival Asora in size~Nya!" Seeing how proud Kuroka was of how her own dimension was coming, Alex didn't have the heart to tell her how big exactly Asora was getting with each transformation he was achieving.
He then followed her as she entered the only actual building that existed within her personal dimension, which was a small shrine on the outside, but was actually larger than a castle on the inside. Alex was busy examining everything around them as Kuroka gradually led him deeper into the interior, when she finally opened the door to their destination, and Alex paused and gaped at the scene before him.
"""C.U.M.M.I.N.G!!!!!"""
The very three women he had come to see cried out as one as they all simultaneously experienced their respective climaxes, courtesy of the set ups Kuroka had apparently hooked them up to.
Minerva was laid on her back with her legs shackle to the corners of the table under her, with a pair of clamps on her n.i.p.p.l.es and pair of large dildos mechanically pumping in and out of both her asshole and p.u.s.s.y.
Meanwhile Meredy was also similarly strapped to another table, except she had a massager propped up against her c.l.i.t, and a different type of rotating toy sticking out of her butthole.
Taking one look at the three of them as they twitched and m.o.a.n.e.d from the p.l.e.a.s.u.r.e they were being forced to experience, Alex turned to Kuroka and asked in a deathly calm voice,
"Kuroka, what the hell is this?" Seemingly unconcerned with Alex's tone, Kuroka walked up to the girls and said as she examined them to make sure her set ups were still working properly,
"Well I just figured you'd turn them into slave maids and they'd eventually join your harem anyways, so I decided to skip a few steps and cut out the unnecessary drama~Nya! Don't worry though, I set up a formation in the room so that to them only a few hours have passed, not several days~Nya."
Kuroka was then about to tell Alex about how she also picked up a trick from Meredy, who's magic was linking the senses to share physical and emotional sensations. Deciding to try and emulate it, she had used Spirit magic to accomplish the same feat and linked all of the three girl's senses so that they were each receiving the same stimulation that the other two were receiving, heightening the p.l.e.a.s.u.r.e they were feeling to new extremes. Before she could say anything though, Kuroka let out a gasp as Alex suddenly and roughly grabbed her b.u.t.t.
"Nyaaa! Did seeing this get you into the mood~Nya? Don't worry, next to no time is passing outside so you can do whatever-"
"Bend over." Alex suddenly commanded, cutting Kuroka off as her body suddenly did as he ordered against her will, and bent over so her b.u.t.t was pointed at him.
"W-what...?!" Confused, Kuroka tried to ask what was going on, as Alex simply lifted her black kimono to reveal her pale b.u.t.t, lack of p.a.n.t.i.e.s, and the brand new slave brand that he had just engraved onto her left b.u.t.t cheek.
"I just branded you with my slave mark, but don't worry, I'll remove it tonight after you learn your lesson. Now spread them."
"W-w-wait!" Kuroka tried to protest as her hands reached back, and spread her b.u.t.t cheeks so that Alex had a clear view of her moistening slit and twitching anus as her tails danced above them. He then retrieved a couple more of the egg vibrators like the ones currently torturing Ultear, and proceeded to insert them into Kuroka's asshole and p.u.s.s.y before turning them to the highest setting.
"NYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!" Kuroka cried out as an intense vibration suddenly assaulted the inside of her butthole and w.o.m.b, making her legs feel weak almost immediately as she threatened to collapse.
"Now then," Alex whispered into her violently twitching cat ears, "I want you to keep those in until tonight, and until I say otherwise you are not to try and p.l.e.a.s.u.r.e yourself or find relief besides what they give you, do you understand?" With the slave mark forcing her to answer through the sensations wracking her body, Kuroka could only barely get out,
"Y-yesh~nyaaaa...." Nodding in approval, Alex then set about removing the shackles and toys torturing Ultear, Minerva, and Meredy before using Spirit magic to put them all to sleep.
The reason he had gotten mad at Kuroka was because each of the three women had originally become 'good' in the original content, with minimal to no interference from the main characters, and didn't deserve this kind of treatment at all.
Ultear was the only daughter of the woman who taught Gray ice crafting magic, Ul, who had brought her as a baby to see a healer due to having too much magic power for her tiny body to handle. Instead of healing her though, they stole Ultear away before telling Ul that she had died, breaking her heart. Ultear had then grown up believing that her mother had abandoned her and, after learning about Gray and Leon, replaced her with the two of them. It had taken her seeing her mother's memories firsthand for her to realize that she had truly loved her, and had honestly believed her to be dead instead of abandoning her.
Meredy had grown up thinking of Ultear as a surrogate mother after the destruction of her village and deaths of her family(at the hands of Ultear though she didn't know that), and as such would do whatever it took to make her happy. When they landed at Tenrou Island the first time Meredy's primary goal had been to find and kill Gray due to how he 'stole' Ultear's mother from her, and made her sad. When Ultear found out the truth though, and left Grimoire Heart as a result, Meredy followed her and later helped form a group who's goal was to fight dark guilds and to fight against Zeref.
Minerva on the other hand had grown up being mistreated by her own father in the pursuit of strength, to the point that he'd abandon her in the woods or force her to strip n.a.k.e.d and walk home alone if she'd disappointed him. Though they both joined dark guilds and ended up becoming artificial demons in the original as well, Sting and Rogue had both eventually brought her back to Sabertooth where she ended up becoming not only a better person, but also significantly happier than she had been before.
With their histories and personalities in mind, Alex didn't consider any of them deserving of this kind of treatment despite the fact that they had met as 'enemies'. So, with Kuroka still writhing from the intense vibrations within her a.s.s and w.o.m.b, Alex collected the trio of girls, and said to her before leaving,
"Don't worry, I'll keep my promise about pampering you a lot later on tonight. Akeno and I will make sure you're thoroughly taken care of." With that said, Alex used Spatial magic to exit Kuroka's private dimension with Ultear, Minerva, and Meredy as he took them to Grayfia.
After making sure the three girls were being taken care of(properly this time), Alex finally made his way to Hajime's since a quick peek told him that he was finally finished with his two wives, both of which were napping in their bed while the man himself was downstairs enjoying a light snack.
With a thought he appeared in front of Hajime's house, and rang the doorbell.
"I'm coming!" Hajime called from the other side of the door as he hurriedly dressed, before opening it to behold Alex's SSJ4 figure.
"Holy shit..." Hajime uttered in undisguised awe, though he also felt a sense of incongruity since he didn't recall the form being so....good looking. After a few seconds of Hajime gaping at him, Alex smiled wryly before asking,
"Can I some in?" Hajime started slightly as he recalled that Alex must've come for something, and quickly moved to the side before saying,
"Of course, come on in." As he stood to the side politely to let him in, Alex was tempted to 'let slip' that he had seen Hajime with his wives earlier just to get him to act normally and stop fangirling. He almost didn't have to though when Hajime suddenly remarked,
"Pretty convenient timing though....." Keeping his poker face active, Alex only asked,
"How do you mean?" Hajime then waved away his earlier remark and said as they sat down in the living room,
"Nothing, so what did you want?" Since Alex usually came by when he needed something or to discuss an ongoing project, Hajime rightfully assumed that he had a reason for dropping by. Instead of refuting Hajime's assumption, Alex got right to the point and asked,
"How long would it take to get the inter-dimensional gates finished?" Hajime c.o.c.ked a brow at Alex's question before he adopted a thoughtful look, and said as he began pulling out several diagrams from nowhere,
"I just managed to get the magic circuitry right to channel the magic power from the core to keep the portals active, but the main problem is activating the portal to other worlds to begin with."
"What do you mean?" Alex asked eagerly, more excited than he thought he would be at the thought of going 'home'. Hajime however pulled out another diagram and continued,
"We can open and maintain a gate to the world we're currently in well enough, but when it comes to opening one to a world we've been to then it'll take an impossible amount of energy to gather and maintain long enough to both open a portal, and build a gate on the other side to keep it open. If we can do that though, then it should take the same amount of energy as the other gate to maintain permanently though."
Alex was silent for a moment before a wide smile spread on his face, and he asked smugly,
"You mean energy like if I combined the SSj4 and the Balance Break on my Boosted Gear?" Hajime paused when he heard that, before an evil smile spread on his face as well when he recalled how much power Alex had when he had done just that.
The two then began to eagerly discuss the specifics on when they'd build the first gate connecting them to Earthland, which they planned to complete within the next two weeks while the one connecting to DXD would be done in a month. The two got so into their plans, that neither one noticed someone entering the room until the still sleepy Kaori muttered while rubbing her eyes,
"Hajime....do we any...-" There was a pause, as Kaori realized that Hajime hadn't just been talking to himself like he usually did, and Alex unashamedly took in her still n.a.k.e.d form.
"Nice titties." He eventually said while giving her a thumbs up.
"KYAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!"
Kaori screamed as she fled back up the stairs in a hurry, while Hajime immediately pulled out one of his trusty custom-made sidearms and unhesitantly pointed it at Alex's head.
"FORGET EVERYTHING YOU JUST SAW!" He roared before firing off several shots directly at Alex's face, on which the bullets simply stuck without doing any damage whatsoever.
Peeling the flattened pieces of metal off of his face, Alex muttered, "You know, I think that was actually the first attack I've taken as a SSJ4..."
Of course Hajime didn't even see to register what Alex said as he proceeded to try and make him forget seeing Kaori's n.a.k.e.d body.
***
As the next several days passed Alex steadily grew increasingly familiar with his new transformation while also taking care of various things around Asora. This included spending what ended up being an entire day at the Grigori performing various tests regarding his new form's strength and durability, and getting some of their new residents, like Irene, properly settled.
The most 'interesting' part though was the first night Alex spent in the space-time orb in his SSJ4 transformation, when he and the girls found out that all of his 'muscles' had increased in size. With both his girth and length increasing quite a bit after his transformation, many of those who had gotten used to Alex's size were now starting to think he was genuinely trying to break them. (A.N. If he gets them pregnant while a SSJ form is active, do any of you think it impacts the baby at all?)
Outside of Asora though people seemed to be quickly working towards rebuilding their lives after being able to return to their cities and homes. What helped the process exponentially was that all of the damage done to the cities had been undone by Alex during his battle with Darius, while all of the people's wounds and illnesses that they had developed during their time as slaves had also been treated.
Of course the horrors they had experienced wouldn't vanish overnight, but with their bodies being healed and their home/businesses being repaired, they were able to throw themselves into their work to keep themselves occupied. Of course though, the ones who were busiest were the only five remaining mages guilds that were active.
Each one of the guild's was seeing an ever increasing amount of work being posted on their notice boards as people sent in requests for help in various aspects of rebuilding their lives, hunting monsters for materials, using their magic to help with day-to-day stuff, or just needing extra hands for work. Naturally the majority, if not all, of their clients weren't able to actually pay them at the moment, so the guild masters had worked out a discount/repayment system for when their clients were able to get back on their feet financially.
After each day of performing various jobs around the city of Magnolia though, every member of Fairy Tail would gather at their repaired guild hall, raise up a toast to another day of hard work. They didn't party or get overly rambunctious since they'd have work the next day, but they would at least take a moment to celebrate and acknowledge the city getting ever closer to returning to normal.
"Well we're going to call it a night." Droy said as he stood up from his chair and stretched, before his friend, Jet also stood and tiredly said,
"Yeah, I'll probably be running everywhere again tomorrow so I need my rest." As Jet had mostly been using his Speed magic to literally run everywhere to deliver messages, packages, and other similar jobs, no one doubted how tired he probably was. When the duo went to leave the guild hall though,
CRASH!
Suddenly they were sent flying as the doors exploded inwards, making everyone leap to their feet in an instant with intense gazes until they noticed who it was.
"Yo everyone, what's up?" Natsu asked with a wide smile, while Gajeel followed him into the guild with his usual glower. For a moment no one said anything, before a certain blue cat rushed them while crying out,
"NATSUUUUUUUU!" With tears streaming down his face, Happy threw himself into Natsu's arms while also wrapping own small arms around him as much as he could reach. Natsu's smile became noticeably warmer as he returned Happy's hug, and said,
"Hey buddy, I'm back..." As if that had been the trigger, both Natsu and even Gajeel found themselves being rushed as the entire guild approached them excitedly. The only ones not participating in their welcome home was Markarov, Mavis, Gildarts, and then the trio that had joined Alex's peerage.
As they had visited them as Natsu and Gajeel were undergoing treatment the last several days, they had elected to stay out of the veritable pile of people surrounding them as they welcomed them back, while both Gildarts and Markarov were simply waiting for things to settle down before they welcomed them back. It was then that they noticed Alex approaching them as he sidestepped the dog pile, before he raised his hand in greeting and said,
"Yo." Mavis smiled brightly at him as Alex approached, while both Markarov and Gildarts simply raised their hands similarly to Alex, and returned his greeting.
"Haven't seen you in a while..." Markarov said as Alex took a seat on a stool next to him at the bar, while he and the other two eyed him up and down. While Lucy, Mirajane, and Erza had all warned them about Alex's new form, this was still the first time they had seen it since they hadn't actually talked to Alex since before the attack.
Alex however just nodded before saying, "I've been busy, spending time with my kids, catching up with all my wives, and dealing with the after effects of the battle. Speaking of which I have a few things I need to discuss with you." Alex then gave Markarov a very quick rundown of the inter-dimensional gates they were planning to install, and how he wanted to put the one connecting to Earthland in Magnolia.
Naturally Markarov and Gildarts were both surprised to hear that Alex wanted to install a permanent means of entering Asora in their city, but that paled to when he mentioned wanting to either move Fairy Tail to Asora, or establish a guild branch there.
"Why would we do that?" Markarov asked incredulously, to which Alex explained,
"Because, it would open up clientele from any world's we link trough Asora, opening up the amount of jobs available, places where your mages can go, and possibly even recruit new members from other worlds as well. But I can also understand that you'd probably be reluctant to leave the place where your guild was founded, so that's why I mentioned building a guild branch there instead." Markarov was silent as he contemplated what Alex said, as there were several good points in his argument, however that would require sending several members of his guild to Asora as well, splitting them up even more.
Knowing that it wouldn't be an easy decision for Markarov to make, Alex stood suddenly and said,
"It'll be another week or two until the gate is finished, so you can think about it until then. In the meantimeI have a couple potential recruits for you, since I'm stealing two of your S-class mages and all." At this the trio looked up at Alex in surprise, along with Lucy, Mira, and Erza since he hadn't mentioned new guild members to any of them. Without waiting for them to say anything, Alex let out a whistle and the doors to the guild opened once more, revealing a pair of men.
The moment Gray noticed the man with the darker hair color, his face paled as if he had just seen a ghost, before uttering a single word,
"Father....?" Silver Fullbuster smiled warmly at his son, before saying emotionally,
"Gray...it really is you....." Even as Silver slowly approached him, Gray could only tense up as his mind raced to explain what was happening.
His father had died years ago with the rest of their family when the demon Deliora destroyed their village, leaving Gray the only survivor until his teacher Ul pulled him out of the wreckage. However here he was now, whole and healthy as he slowly approached his son.
Before Gray could try and wrap his head around what was happening, someone shoved him from behind as Natsu's voice called out,
"Just go already!" Before he could catch himself, Gray found himself wrapped up in familiar and nostalgic embrace as Silver caught him, before saying to him with shaky yet teasing tone,
"What's the matter boy? Cat got your tongue?" Ignoring Happy getting huffy at the saying, Gray could only ask one thing,
"How?" This time Silver's smile turned sad as he released his son, and began his tale.
After being killed by Deliora along with the rest of their family and village, Silver had been resurrected as an experiment by a passing group consisting of members from one of the guild's making up the Balam Alliance, Tartarus. Being turned into an artificial demon as a result of his resurrection, he was then drafted into the ranks of the dark guild and made to fight for them. However the magic that Silver learned was none other than Ice Demon Slayer magic, which he then used to secretly hunt down and slay demons as retribution for his family whenever he was able.
Slowly the years passed as Silver fought to avenge his family and eradicate any demon he could, until the battle against Yue and the other vampires, where Mirajane consumed the souls of the rest of the Tartarus guild and he had been captured. Of anything he could have imagined after being captured and held prisoner, being informed of his son's survival was not one of them.
Though Silver had felt that he didn't deserve to face his son after everything he had done throughout the years, Alex had convinced him otherwise, stating that Gray would grow exceptionally with his father in his life. After a little bit of coaxing, Silver eventually came around to the idea of joining Fairy Tail, and teaching his son the same Demon Slayer magic he used.
When Silver finished his story silence had enveloped the guild hall as everyone took in what he had said, before Markarov leapt off his seat on the counter and slowly walked towards them. Silver tensed as he walked the guild master approach them before stopping right before him, and suddenly saying with a wide smile,
"Regardless of the things you might've done in the past, you're Gray's family, and by extension our family. Welcome to Fairy Tail brat!"
"""KANPAI!!!"""
The moment Markarov greeted Silver as one of them, cheers rang out throughout the guild as everyone toasted his joining them, making Silver gape in awe as tears threatened to leak from the corners of his eyes.
"Welcome to the family pops, now you're stuck with all of us forever." Gray said as he handed his old man a drink, before taking a swig of his own as he joined his father's welcoming toast.
Though it took several minutes the noise eventually settled down as Markarov pointed out the second man to come in after Silver, and said,
"Alright! Now there's someone else here to join us, lets hear his introduction so we could properly welcome him as well!" As he shouted everyone settled down before turning their attention to the second person, a man who looked to be in his early twenties with bright blonde hair and matching goatee.
The man however shuffled back and forth awkwardly under everyone else's gazes, before his eyes focused on the petite spirit floating back at the counter where Markarov had been originally sitting. Mavis tilted her head cutely as she observed the newcomer, as he shouldn't have been able to see her without already being a member of Fairy Tail, unless there was something else about him that she didn't know about.
With the man staring at Mavis in awe, Alex smiled wryly before stepping forward, and saying while gesturing at the man,
"This man is someone who is actually much older than he appears, but due to certain circ.u.mstances I used Regeneration magic to return him to his twenties. As for his name, we also decided to change his surname to hide his identity and as a sign of respect for his mother, so you all can call him August Vermillion." The second the last word left his mouth, every single eye in the room went wide before centering on a certain blonde spirit, who had frozen in midair as a single word escaped her spiritual lips,
"Eh?"
When she had finished eating Irene could only sit there, and silently contemplate what she was experiencing as well as what Alex had said to her earlier. To make her human again was something that not even Zeref had been able to do, as he had only been able to change her form from that of a dragon to a human, however Alex had seemingly accomplished it as if it was nothing. Though he had already given her one of the things he had promised during his earlier offer, Irene couldn't help but wonder about the other things, such as magic and artifacts like she'd never seen before. If he'd been able to do this like it was nothing, then what else were they able to do? It was only as an afterthought that Irene recalled the other thing Alex mentioned, something she had tried not to think about for nearly twenty years, the baby girl that she'd abandoned named Erza. As she recalled the baby she'd left behind Irene felt a series of conflicted emotions, since in the back of her mind she felt as if she didn't deserve to be a mother after trying to erase the soul of her own baby for her own convenience, and then abandoning her to prevent doing so later. Irene's turbulent thoughts were then disrupted where her cell door suddenly opened, and Alex stepped in once again. "So, have you considered my offer?" He asked the moment he entered the cell, to which Irene sat quietly as she contemplated somethings before asking, "What did you do to me?" Not surprised that was the first thing she'd ask about, Alex retook his seat from earlier and explained, "Some of the types of magic I was referring to earlier are called Regeneration and Alteration magic. The former is a type of time manipulation magic that I used to return your body to the point before you began to turn into a dragon, while the later allows one to magically manipulate living matter in any way they want. I used it to cement the changes I made to your body, turning you into a human that can change into a dragon, or a dragon who's main form is that of a human, whichever you prefer." As he stopped speaking Irene was silent as she absorbed what he told her, before one point occupied her mind. "So," she began slowly before looking up at him with a murderous glare. "YOU'RE SAYING I'M STILL A MONSTER?!" Irene then tried to lunge at Alex in rage for leaving her as a monster, only to find her body suddenly stiffen as something invisible held her back. Using his 'Telekinesis' to hold Irene and move her back to the bed to sit, Alex fought the urge to sigh in exasperation at her actions. Though he could understand her reluctance at becoming something other than a human, one thing he could never understand was her thought that she was a 'monster' due to transforming into a dragon, despite ruling alongside and befriending many dragons. After a few seconds of thought though, Alex concluded that the main reason was probably the mistreatment she received from her own subjects and husband after she began the transformation process. With an unperturbed expression on his face as Irene struggled against his hold, Alex sat there and waited until she either gave up or tired herself out. Only a couple minutes later Irene hung there limply from where Alex was holding her, before he asked, "Are you finished?" She looked at him with a tearful glower before demanding, "I thought you said you'd make me human again, not 'this'!" Alex c.o.c.ked an eyebrow as he asked, "And how is this not 'human'? You look like a human, you walk like a human, you talk like one. To anyone else around you, you're simply a human that has the ability to transform into a dragon, so what's wrong with that?" Irene's glower darkened as she spat back at him, "And how would you feel to be a monster like this instead?!" Alex only c.o.c.ked a brow when he heard that, as he was still in his SSJ4 form and obviously not human. Instead of retorting however, he simply canceled his transformation so that he returned to looking more human-like, making Irene's eyes go wide, before saying, "This is what I normally look like. I'm not exactly human, but close enough to it. And don't go around thinking you're the only monster here." As he finished speaking Alex closed his eyes, before opening them to reveal reptilian slitted pupils. Irene froze when she noticed that, and her body began to tremble when Alex stood and slowly approached her. "The vast majority of Asoran citizens aren't even human, regardless of how close they look it, so I'd watch who or what you call a monster around them." As he finished speaking Alex's skin shifted to a scale-like pattern, while his teeth and nails sharpened into pointed claws and fangs. Then, in an instant, the draconic features vanished and Alex turned to return to his seat, resuming his SSJ4 transformation once more. "W-what are you...?" Irene asked Alex slowly after he sat back down, to which he smirked before answering, "Depends on the day. Some I'm a dragon, others I'm a devil, and very rarely I'm a god. Most days however I'm just a Super Saiyan with enough power to destroy entire planets." Acting as if he hadn't just casually said he could destroy entire planets, Alex then conjured a cup of pre made tea to drink, which created a ridiculous image with the small cup and his increased size. As she watched him drink Irene couldn't help but wonder if she was somehow dreaming everything that was happening, as it was simply too ludicrous to consider reality. *** When he finally left the prisons Alex released a sigh of both exasperation, and relief. He had finally convinced Irene to sign a magically binding contract preventing her from acting out in Asora after her release, and in exchange she was free to wander around Asora at her leisure while a lab was also being prepared for her. After adjusting to life in Asora, Alex was also planning on talking to her about teaching at Sona's academy. Before the dragon wars broke out in Earthland four hundred years ago, despite her status as Queen, Irene had personally been teaching her people about using enchantments. Naturally her capabilities and knowledge had only increased since then after she became a Sage Dragon Slayer, and after she spent nearly two decades serving as a member of the Spriggan Twelve. Speaking of the Spriggan Twelve, surprisingly August had agreed to the proposition Alex gave him and Silver, along with the Ice Demon Slayer as well. Brandish however had refused his initial offer, and was drafted into the slave maids alongside another member of the Spriggan Twelve called Dimeria, the member of Raven Tail that had been captured, Corona. Recalling all of them, Alex then remembered the first three prisoners they took after arriving in this world. He then used his 'Domain' to check on Hajime again to see if he was finished with his previous 'activities', only to get an eyeful of him pounding Yuuka from behind while Kaori was shaking her a.s.s for him. "And people say I'm bad..." Alex muttered in disbelief as he focused on someone else. "Kuroka..." He uttered quietly out loud, before the black haired Nekomata suddenly appeared at his side. "Yes~Nya?" She purred while batting her eyelashes at him seductively. Alex smiled wryly at her behavior, before saying, "While I wait for Hajime to finish up, I want to go and see the three we captured when Grimoire Heart attacked Tenrou Island." Immediately Kuroka made a face when she learned that Alex wanted to see Minerva, Ultear, and Meredy, who she had captured when she annihilated those weaklings before. "Ok....but you have to pamper me lots later~Nya!" She declared with a wide smile, fully intending to monopolize the rest of Alex's day. With his brow twitching from the fact that he could literally give her all of the attention she wanted from time shenanigans that they were both capable of, Alex simply shook his head before saying, "Alright, once I finish up the things I need to do then I'll pamper you for as long as you want." Beaming like it was Christmas, despite the fact that Alex would always give her extra attention to begin with, the space around them then fluctuated very mildly as Kuroka transported them from Asora to her own space. "It's gotten bigger since I last came here." Alex said as he looked around at all of the floating islands around them, which were all populated with literally thousands of cats by this point. How Kuroka kept them all sustained, Alex would never understand as he looked at them all lounging around. Kuroka however smiled smugly at what he said before saying proudly, "Of course~Nya! Soon it'll even rival Asora in size~Nya!" Seeing how proud Kuroka was of how her own dimension was coming, Alex didn't have the heart to tell her how big exactly Asora was getting with each transformation he was achieving. He then followed her as she entered the only actual building that existed within her personal dimension, which was a small shrine on the outside, but was actually larger than a castle on the inside. Alex was busy examining everything around them as Kuroka gradually led him deeper into the interior, when she finally opened the door to their destination, and Alex paused and gaped at the scene before him. """C.U.M.M.I.N.G!!!!!""" The very three women he had come to see cried out as one as they all simultaneously experienced their respective climaxes, courtesy of the set ups Kuroka had apparently hooked them up to. Minerva was laid on her back with her legs shackle to the corners of the table under her, with a pair of clamps on her n.i.p.p.l.es and pair of large dildos mechanically pumping in and out of both her asshole and p.u.s.s.y. Meanwhile Meredy was also similarly strapped to another table, except she had a massager propped up against her c.l.i.t, and a different type of rotating toy sticking out of her butthole. Taking one look at the three of them as they twitched and m.o.a.n.e.d from the p.l.e.a.s.u.r.e they were being forced to experience, Alex turned to Kuroka and asked in a deathly calm voice, "Kuroka, what the hell is this?" Seemingly unconcerned with Alex's tone, Kuroka walked up to the girls and said as she examined them to make sure her set ups were still working properly, "Well I just figured you'd turn them into slave maids and they'd eventually join your harem anyways, so I decided to skip a few steps and cut out the unnecessary drama~Nya! Don't worry though, I set up a formation in the room so that to them only a few hours have passed, not several days~Nya." Kuroka was then about to tell Alex about how she also picked up a trick from Meredy, who's magic was linking the senses to share physical and emotional sensations. Deciding to try and emulate it, she had used Spirit magic to accomplish the same feat and linked all of the three girl's senses so that they were each receiving the same stimulation that the other two were receiving, heightening the p.l.e.a.s.u.r.e they were feeling to new extremes. Before she could say anything though, Kuroka let out a gasp as Alex suddenly and roughly grabbed her b.u.t.t. "Nyaaa! Did seeing this get you into the mood~Nya? Don't worry, next to no time is passing outside so you can do whatever-" "Bend over." Alex suddenly commanded, cutting Kuroka off as her body suddenly did as he ordered against her will, and bent over so her b.u.t.t was pointed at him. "W-what...?!" Confused, Kuroka tried to ask what was going on, as Alex simply lifted her black kimono to reveal her pale b.u.t.t, lack of p.a.n.t.i.e.s, and the brand new slave brand that he had just engraved onto her left b.u.t.t cheek. "I just branded you with my slave mark, but don't worry, I'll remove it tonight after you learn your lesson. Now spread them." "W-w-wait!" Kuroka tried to protest as her hands reached back, and spread her b.u.t.t cheeks so that Alex had a clear view of her moistening slit and twitching anus as her tails danced above them. He then retrieved a couple more of the egg vibrators like the ones currently torturing Ultear, and proceeded to insert them into Kuroka's asshole and p.u.s.s.y before turning them to the highest setting. "NYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!" Kuroka cried out as an intense vibration suddenly assaulted the inside of her butthole and w.o.m.b, making her legs feel weak almost immediately as she threatened to collapse. "Now then," Alex whispered into her violently twitching cat ears, "I want you to keep those in until tonight, and until I say otherwise you are not to try and p.l.e.a.s.u.r.e yourself or find relief besides what they give you, do you understand?" With the slave mark forcing her to answer through the sensations wracking her body, Kuroka could only barely get out, "Y-yesh~nyaaaa...." Nodding in approval, Alex then set about removing the shackles and toys torturing Ultear, Minerva, and Meredy before using Spirit magic to put them all to sleep. The reason he had gotten mad at Kuroka was because each of the three women had originally become 'good' in the original content, with minimal to no interference from the main characters, and didn't deserve this kind of treatment at all. Ultear was the only daughter of the woman who taught Gray ice crafting magic, Ul, who had brought her as a baby to see a healer due to having too much magic power for her tiny body to handle. Instead of healing her though, they stole Ultear away before telling Ul that she had died, breaking her heart. Ultear had then grown up believing that her mother had abandoned her and, after learning about Gray and Leon, replaced her with the two of them. It had taken her seeing her mother's memories firsthand for her to realize that she had truly loved her, and had honestly believed her to be dead instead of abandoning her. Meredy had grown up thinking of Ultear as a surrogate mother after the destruction of her village and deaths of her familyat the hands of Ultear though she didn't know that, and as such would do whatever it took to make her happy. When they landed at Tenrou Island the first time Meredy's primary goal had been to find and kill Gray due to how he 'stole' Ultear's mother from her, and made her sad. When Ultear found out the truth though, and left Grimoire Heart as a result, Meredy followed her and later helped form a group who's goal was to fight dark guilds and to fight against Zeref. Minerva on the other hand had grown up being mistreated by her own father in the pursuit of strength, to the point that he'd abandon her in the woods or force her to strip n.a.k.e.d and walk home alone if she'd disappointed him. Though they both joined dark guilds and ended up becoming artificial demons in the original as well, Sting and Rogue had both eventually brought her back to Sabertooth where she ended up becoming not only a better person, but also significantly happier than she had been before. With their histories and personalities in mind, Alex didn't consider any of them deserving of this kind of treatment despite the fact that they had met as 'enemies'. So, with Kuroka still writhing from the intense vibrations within her a.s.s and w.o.m.b, Alex collected the trio of girls, and said to her before leaving, "Don't worry, I'll keep my promise about pampering you a lot later on tonight. Akeno and I will make sure you're thoroughly taken care of." With that said, Alex used Spatial magic to exit Kuroka's private dimension with Ultear, Minerva, and Meredy as he took them to Grayfia. After making sure the three girls were being taken care ofproperly this time, Alex finally made his way to Hajime's since a quick peek told him that he was finally finished with his two wives, both of which were napping in their bed while the man himself was downstairs enjoying a light snack. With a thought he appeared in front of Hajime's house, and rang the doorbell. "I'm coming!" Hajime called from the other side of the door as he hurriedly dressed, before opening it to behold Alex's SSJ4 figure. "Holy shit..." Hajime uttered in undisguised awe, though he also felt a sense of incongruity since he didn't recall the form being so....good looking. After a few seconds of Hajime gaping at him, Alex smiled wryly before asking, "Can I some in?" Hajime started slightly as he recalled that Alex must've come for something, and quickly moved to the side before saying, "Of course, come on in." As he stood to the side politely to let him in, Alex was tempted to 'let slip' that he had seen Hajime with his wives earlier just to get him to act normally and stop fangirling. He almost didn't have to though when Hajime suddenly remarked, "Pretty convenient timing though....." Keeping his poker face active, Alex only asked, "How do you mean?" Hajime then waved away his earlier remark and said as they sat down in the living room, "Nothing, so what did you want?" Since Alex usually came by when he needed something or to discuss an ongoing project, Hajime rightfully assumed that he had a reason for dropping by. Instead of refuting Hajime's assumption, Alex got right to the point and asked, "How long would it take to get the inter-dimensional gates finished?" Hajime c.o.c.ked a brow at Alex's question before he adopted a thoughtful look, and said as he began pulling out several diagrams from nowhere, "I just managed to get the magic circuitry right to channel the magic power from the core to keep the portals active, but the main problem is activating the portal to other worlds to begin with." "What do you mean?" Alex asked eagerly, more excited than he thought he would be at the thought of going 'home'. Hajime however pulled out another diagram and continued, "We can open and maintain a gate to the world we're currently in well enough, but when it comes to opening one to a world we've been to then it'll take an impossible amount of energy to gather and maintain long enough to both open a portal, and build a gate on the other side to keep it open. If we can do that though, then it should take the same amount of energy as the other gate to maintain permanently though." Alex was silent for a moment before a wide smile spread on his face, and he asked smugly, "You mean energy like if I combined the SSj4 and the Balance Break on my Boosted Gear?" Hajime paused when he heard that, before an evil smile spread on his face as well when he recalled how much power Alex had when he had done just that. The two then began to eagerly discuss the specifics on when they'd build the first gate connecting them to Earthland, which they planned to complete within the next two weeks while the one connecting to DXD would be done in a month. The two got so into their plans, that neither one noticed someone entering the room until the still sleepy Kaori muttered while rubbing her eyes, "Hajime....do we any...-" There was a pause, as Kaori realized that Hajime hadn't just been talking to himself like he usually did, and Alex unashamedly took in her still n.a.k.e.d form. "Nice titties." He eventually said while giving her a thumbs up. "KYAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!" Kaori screamed as she fled back up the stairs in a hurry, while Hajime immediately pulled out one of his trusty custom-made sidearms and unhesitantly pointed it at Alex's head. "FORGET EVERYTHING YOU JUST SAW!" He roared before firing off several shots directly at Alex's face, on which the bullets simply stuck without doing any damage whatsoever. Peeling the flattened pieces of metal off of his face, Alex muttered, "You know, I think that was actually the first attack I've taken as a SSJ4..." Of course Hajime didn't even see to register what Alex said as he proceeded to try and make him forget seeing Kaori's n.a.k.e.d body. *** As the next several days passed Alex steadily grew increasingly familiar with his new transformation while also taking care of various things around Asora. This included spending what ended up being an entire day at the Grigori performing various tests regarding his new form's strength and durability, and getting some of their new residents, like Irene, properly settled. The most 'interesting' part though was the first night Alex spent in the space-time orb in his SSJ4 transformation, when he and the girls found out that all of his 'muscles' had increased in size. With both his girth and length increasing quite a bit after his transformation, many of those who had gotten used to Alex's size were now starting to think he was genuinely trying to break them. A.N. If he gets them pregnant while a SSJ form is active, do any of you think it impacts the baby at all? Outside of Asora though people seemed to be quickly working towards rebuilding their lives after being able to return to their cities and homes. What helped the process exponentially was that all of the damage done to the cities had been undone by Alex during his battle with Darius, while all of the people's wounds and illnesses that they had developed during their time as slaves had also been treated. Of course the horrors they had experienced wouldn't vanish overnight, but with their bodies being healed and their home/businesses being repaired, they were able to throw themselves into their work to keep themselves occupied. Of course though, the ones who were busiest were the only five remaining mages guilds that were active. Each one of the guild's was seeing an ever increasing amount of work being posted on their notice boards as people sent in requests for help in various aspects of rebuilding their lives, hunting monsters for materials, using their magic to help with day-to-day stuff, or just needing extra hands for work. Naturally the majority, if not all, of their clients weren't able to actually pay them at the moment, so the guild masters had worked out a discount/repayment system for when their clients were able to get back on their feet financially. After each day of performing various jobs around the city of Magnolia though, every member of Fairy Tail would gather at their repaired guild hall, raise up a toast to another day of hard work. They didn't party or get overly rambunctious since they'd have work the next day, but they would at least take a moment to celebrate and acknowledge the city getting ever closer to returning to normal. "Well we're going to call it a night." Droy said as he stood up from his chair and stretched, before his friend, Jet also stood and tiredly said, "Yeah, I'll probably be running everywhere again tomorrow so I need my rest." As Jet had mostly been using his Speed magic to literally run everywhere to deliver messages, packages, and other similar jobs, no one doubted how tired he probably was. When the duo went to leave the guild hall though, CRASH! Suddenly they were sent flying as the doors exploded inwards, making everyone leap to their feet in an instant with intense gazes until they noticed who it was. "Yo everyone, what's up?" Natsu asked with a wide smile, while Gajeel followed him into the guild with his usual glower. For a moment no one said anything, before a certain blue cat rushed them while crying out, "NATSUUUUUUUU!" With tears streaming down his face, Happy threw himself into Natsu's arms while also wrapping own small arms around him as much as he could reach. Natsu's smile became noticeably warmer as he returned Happy's hug, and said, "Hey buddy, I'm back..." As if that had been the trigger, both Natsu and even Gajeel found themselves being rushed as the entire guild approached them excitedly. The only ones not participating in their welcome home was Markarov, Mavis, Gildarts, and then the trio that had joined Alex's peerage. As they had visited them as Natsu and Gajeel were undergoing treatment the last several days, they had elected to stay out of the veritable pile of people surrounding them as they welcomed them back, while both Gildarts and Markarov were simply waiting for things to settle down before they welcomed them back. It was then that they noticed Alex approaching them as he sidestepped the dog pile, before he raised his hand in greeting and said, "Yo." Mavis smiled brightly at him as Alex approached, while both Markarov and Gildarts simply raised their hands similarly to Alex, and returned his greeting. "Haven't seen you in a while..." Markarov said as Alex took a seat on a stool next to him at the bar, while he and the other two eyed him up and down. While Lucy, Mirajane, and Erza had all warned them about Alex's new form, this was still the first time they had seen it since they hadn't actually talked to Alex since before the attack. Alex however just nodded before saying, "I've been busy, spending time with my kids, catching up with all my wives, and dealing with the after effects of the battle. Speaking of which I have a few things I need to discuss with you." Alex then gave Markarov a very quick rundown of the inter-dimensional gates they were planning to install, and how he wanted to put the one connecting to Earthland in Magnolia. Naturally Markarov and Gildarts were both surprised to hear that Alex wanted to install a permanent means of entering Asora in their city, but that paled to when he mentioned wanting to either move Fairy Tail to Asora, or establish a guild branch there. "Why would we do that?" Markarov asked incredulously, to which Alex explained, "Because, it would open up clientele from any world's we link trough Asora, opening up the amount of jobs available, places where your mages can go, and possibly even recruit new members from other worlds as well. But I can also understand that you'd probably be reluctant to leave the place where your guild was founded, so that's why I mentioned building a guild branch there instead." Markarov was silent as he contemplated what Alex said, as there were several good points in his argument, however that would require sending several members of his guild to Asora as well, splitting them up even more. Knowing that it wouldn't be an easy decision for Markarov to make, Alex stood suddenly and said, "It'll be another week or two until the gate is finished, so you can think about it until then. In the meantimeI have a couple potential recruits for you, since I'm stealing two of your S-class mages and all." At this the trio looked up at Alex in surprise, along with Lucy, Mira, and Erza since he hadn't mentioned new guild members to any of them. Without waiting for them to say anything, Alex let out a whistle and the doors to the guild opened once more, revealing a pair of men. The moment Gray noticed the man with the darker hair color, his face paled as if he had just seen a ghost, before uttering a single word, "Father....?" Silver Fullbuster smiled warmly at his son, before saying emotionally, "Gray...it really is you....." Even as Silver slowly approached him, Gray could only tense up as his mind raced to explain what was happening. His father had died years ago with the rest of their family when the demon Deliora destroyed their village, leaving Gray the only survivor until his teacher Ul pulled him out of the wreckage. However here he was now, whole and healthy as he slowly approached his son. Before Gray could try and wrap his head around what was happening, someone shoved him from behind as Natsu's voice called out, "Just go already!" Before he could catch himself, Gray found himself wrapped up in familiar and nostalgic embrace as Silver caught him, before saying to him with shaky yet teasing tone, "What's the matter boy? Cat got your tongue?" Ignoring Happy getting huffy at the saying, Gray could only ask one thing, "How?" This time Silver's smile turned sad as he released his son, and began his tale. After being killed by Deliora along with the rest of their family and village, Silver had been resurrected as an experiment by a passing group consisting of members from one of the guild's making up the Balam Alliance, Tartarus. Being turned into an artificial demon as a result of his resurrection, he was then drafted into the ranks of the dark guild and made to fight for them. However the magic that Silver learned was none other than Ice Demon Slayer magic, which he then used to secretly hunt down and slay demons as retribution for his family whenever he was able. Slowly the years passed as Silver fought to avenge his family and eradicate any demon he could, until the battle against Yue and the other vampires, where Mirajane consumed the souls of the rest of the Tartarus guild and he had been captured. Of anything he could have imagined after being captured and held prisoner, being informed of his son's survival was not one of them. Though Silver had felt that he didn't deserve to face his son after everything he had done throughout the years, Alex had convinced him otherwise, stating that Gray would grow exceptionally with his father in his life. After a little bit of coaxing, Silver eventually came around to the idea of joining Fairy Tail, and teaching his son the same Demon Slayer magic he used. When Silver finished his story silence had enveloped the guild hall as everyone took in what he had said, before Markarov leapt off his seat on the counter and slowly walked towards them. Silver tensed as he walked the guild master approach them before stopping right before him, and suddenly saying with a wide smile, "Regardless of the things you might've done in the past, you're Gray's family, and by extension our family. Welcome to Fairy Tail brat!" """KANPAI!!!""" The moment Markarov greeted Silver as one of them, cheers rang out throughout the guild as everyone toasted his joining them, making Silver gape in awe as tears threatened to leak from the corners of his eyes. "Welcome to the family pops, now you're stuck with all of us forever." Gray said as he handed his old man a drink, before taking a swig of his own as he joined his father's welcoming toast. Though it took several minutes the noise eventually settled down as Markarov pointed out the second man to come in after Silver, and said, "Alright! Now there's someone else here to join us, lets hear his introduction so we could properly welcome him as well!" As he shouted everyone settled down before turning their attention to the second person, a man who looked to be in his early twenties with bright blonde hair and matching goatee. The man however shuffled back and forth awkwardly under everyone else's gazes, before his eyes focused on the petite spirit floating back at the counter where Markarov had been originally sitting. Mavis tilted her head cutely as she observed the newcomer, as he shouldn't have been able to see her without already being a member of Fairy Tail, unless there was something else about him that she didn't know about. With the man staring at Mavis in awe, Alex smiled wryly before stepping forward, and saying while gesturing at the man, "This man is someone who is actually much older than he appears, but due to certain circ.u.mstances I used Regeneration magic to return him to his twenties. As for his name, we also decided to change his surname to hide his identity and as a sign of respect for his mother, so you all can call him August Vermillion." The second the last word left his mouth, every single eye in the room went wide before centering on a certain blonde spirit, who had frozen in midair as a single word escaped her spiritual lips, "Eh?"
