31Hi, everyone!
This is my second fanfiction. This is the first time I've made a Fairy Tail story, but this is also a crossover of Devil May Cry. But I'm using DmC because that is my favorite game as of now. And I also made many changes since this is my AU take on "Vergil's Downfall", which is a DLC for the said game. Demonwithasoul's "Bound by Fate (which is a NatsuxLisanna story) is one of my favorites and it became one of my sources of inspiration. And I decided to make a crossover of Kagura and Vergil, and this is it! But I'm using DmC Vergil instead. And expect OC's in this story. So I hope that you will like it.
Fairy Tail is owned by Hiro Mashima, A-1 Pictures, TV Tokyo, and Funimation.
DmC: Devil May Cry is owned by Capcom and Ninja Theory (w/ ALEX GARLAND as Story Supervisor)
Prologue: Moving On
It was 10:00 in the morning and the sun is shining bright. A grave was placed near on a tree on top of a hill. A young woman was sitting on the tree, sleeping. She had long, straight black hair that falls to the middle of her back. Her hairstyle was like of a Japanese princess but she never act like one. Instead, she is more like a warrior ready for battle.
Her outfit suits her own taste. She dons an elaborate blazer with a large collar, which is open to reveal a collared shirt and tie underneath. The cuffs of her jacket are tucked into a pair of gloves. She also wears a pair of black tights, which are tucked into a pair of knee-high boots and sit under a short frilled skirt. She ties a ribbon on her head, with the ends of the bow pointing straight up, giving them the appearance of animal ears. On her side was her own sheathed yet powerful katana, which houses a silver coloured scabbard, named Archenemy. She is indeed a beauty yet she was both respected and feared for her code of honor and being the most powerful wizard in the all-female wizard guild Mermaid Heel. Her name is Kagura Mikazuchi.
Kagura slowly opened her eyes as the rays of the sun shine on her, waking her up. She looked up.
"Well, naptime is over." She thought.
She took her sword and stood up. She went into the gravestone and looked down on it. It was the grave of none other than her deceased older brother Simon. She remembered that they were happy back then when they were little kids but tragedy have made them separate for many years: Simon was one of the slaves for the creation of the Tower of Heaven, a structure whose purpose to revive Zeref, the most powerful dark wizard. She heard of his death from Milliana and she vowed her revenge on Jellal Fernandes, the man who believed killed the only family she had. During the Grand Magic Games, she met Erza Scarlet, the most powerful female mage in the guild Fairy Tail. She respected her both as a person and a fellow powerful mage, but she has some doubts on why she was hiding Jellal all this time (under the guise of Mystogan, who ironically Jellal's Edolas counterpart). Until the day they faced each other during the final day of the Grand Magic Games but they went into a three-way-battle with Sabertooth's Minerva. What makes thing worse for her is that Minerva took Milliana hostage and would prefer to see the two fight since both cared for the cat girl. She even remembers that moment back then...
"You... don't act like you're her friend!"
"Kagura..."Erza said the name of her opponent, wondering what is her next move even though they're both competitors and both were close to Milliana.
"I'll defeat you and the Tiger woman is next!"
The fight between the two is still fresh in her memory. She gained the upper hand but she never expects the words that came from the mouth of the badly beaten and bruised Erza...
"I never expected... you're just that strong. I give you that. Is it because of hatred for Jellal?"
She widened her eyes back then. Then she kicked the helpless Erza as the latter crashed into the dirt from the crumbled pillars.
"I don't care... if you have a grudge on him..."she continued while she's panting in exhaustion. "But please, don't drag Milliana on this! She is recently starting her new life and still making her own future!"
Kagura's eyes didn't take her off on Erza until she made her response. "It's her choice."
After this, she hit Erza away with her sheathed Archenemy. "And we're both the same. Like her, I want to kill Jellal."
Erza coughed out while she's in bruises as she tries to catch her breath. "Tell me... what happened between you two!"
The black haired mage remains her stern face filled with hateful remorse. "I'm sure you know him, right?"
Erza kept her ears as she tries to listen.
"Simon... the man whom Jellal killed, is my brother."
Erza was hit by that realization. Simon was one of the slaves back in the Tower of Heaven and of course, her childhood friend along with Jellal. But she remembered that Simon told her that she had a sister. And she is now front of her, holding her own sword with revenge as her motivation.
"I swore that I will drain that man's blood with this blade... in order to avenge my brother." Kagura declared.
As she heard this, Erza began to talk.
"Milliana wasn't even in that battle."
"Huh!?" Kagura was surprised.
"Only I, Jellal, Simon, and Natsu were in there." Erza continued to explain. "Yes, Simon was killed by Jellal's hand but... he wasn't the reason why he died. I was."
Kagura was shaking when she heard Erza's explanation. Shaking in rage. She burst out.
"You would go that far... to protect that scum!?"
Erza replied. "No, it's the truth." Then tears came out from her eyes. It's more like tears of regret. "It's my fault... that Simon died. My weakness killed him."
Driven off by emotions, Kagura wanted this moment. To unsheathe Archenemy. To end her quest for vengeance. To kill the one who is responsible for Simon's death. On top on it, she even burst in tears when she remembered her deceased brother...
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
"I'm sorry..."
Kagura unleashed a powerful wave from her katana. Everyone was shocked on what happened after that. Archenemy brought a powerful shockwave that can destroy buildings, yet...
"But this place will not be my grave!"
Erza got back up and blocked Kagura's sword. Everyone at Fairy Tail cheered in relief, not just them but the whole arena.
Kagura looked up as she reminisce the whole fight between them. She is strong, yes, but Erza has much willpower compared to hers...
"Simon, Uncle Rob, and my... comrades. I entrusted this life to them..." And she suddenly changed her armor into a sarashi and wields just a single sword. She pointed her single sword at her, ready to fight back.
"...And it will be a slap in the face to them if I'll let this go to waste!"
Kagura never had doubts. She still holds her sword with her two hands. "You... and Jellal...! I'll kill both of you!"
Kagura started to attack. Erza blocked it with her sword. And they exchanged blows through their weapons. Sword clashing against sword. Erza remains a calm manner while Kagura fights with anger. For Erza, she sees this as a disadvantage.
"If anger fuels you, so be it." Erza said while they clashed. "I have no intention of trampling those feelings... but I will not fall for them either."
Both are drawing the final blow, just like in a duel. With one powerful slash, Erza gained the upper hand as Kagura falls into the ground. Even the commentators are in disbelief on what they saw. So does Makarov... and even Kagura's guildmates from Mermaid Heel.
"She defeated Kagura... even with the Archenemy unsheathed". Arania Web commented.
Beth Vanderwood is also worried. "She lost? Oh no..."
But Kagura struggled to get up on her feet. She's not giving up yet. It's not over. Erza saw it but she saw falling debris straight to her.
"Look out!" Erza cried out. And she hurriedly pushed Kagura to save her from the falling debris. Kagura was dumbfounded on why she saved her. Even though the fact that her right leg was stuck and can't even move.
"You... you saved me..."said Kagura, trembling a bit.
Erza tries to catch her breath but she's in relief since Kagura wasn't harmed at all. But she began to calm down.
Kagura remembers Erza's face: her calm aura and her smile.
"I... I know who you are..." Erza said.
Kagura widened her eyes.
"What I mean is... I remember... but I didn't even know your name. Only your face."
"Wait. It... It can't be..."Kagura is still loss in her words.
"Yes. I'm also from Rosemary Village... just like you and Simon..."
Kagura looked up in the blue sky. 15 years ago. It was a day that she will never forget, more like a tragedy for her, yet a shining beacon of hope. Her village was attacked by the Zeref cult, murdered the adults and kidnapped all the children to become slaves, as workers for the Tower of Heaven. In the midst of the burning fire that destroys every house and every necessity, there was poor little Kagura crying, searching for her brother.
"Where are you, brother?" she cried with tears, looking for Simon. Suddenly, she was dragged by some stranger. And it wasn't just a stranger, she was also a little girl with the same age; a girl with a short scarlet hair.
"Hurry! You'll get caught if they found you around here!" said the mysterious little girl.
"B-but... my big brother..." Kagura replied in worry.
They continued to run away until they found an empty crate at the back of an abandoned house. The scarlet haired girl put Kagura into the said crate and told her "Hide! Quickly!"
But suddenly, one kidnapper alerted his fellow cultists. "Wait! I heard a kid's voice! It's coming from over there!"
The scarlet haired girl found out that they were discovered and she turned to little Kagura. "Just hide in there, ok?"
"But what about you?"Kagura worriedly asked her.
"I'll go find some place to hide. Don't worry about me." The girl replied. "Live on."
The girl shut the crate. Then little Kagura heard some noise, telling her that the girl was captured. She kept her mouth shut in order to be safe. But the last words that Kagura heard back then from her savior that still rings in her memory.
"Live on." Kagura muttered. And she plastered a smile because of that. Back then she was helpless and looking forward to thank the girl who saved her life back then. She never expected that her opponent during the time of the Grand Magic Games is the same person who saved her life back then. But she was out of control due to her thirst for revenge.
"You... you're the little girl... from that time...?"she cried in sobs, tears flowing...
Erza nodded. "You know, Simon keeps on telling me stories about you. Actually, my head is becoming heavy with all that." She smiled as she continued. "Not knowing if you are captured or not... until this day."
Kagura has mixed feelings after all of this... due to the tears that keep flowing. Brushing some negative emotions aside, Kagura help Erza by lifting up the debris.
"I need more time to get all of this." said Kagura. "But I admit, I los-"
And then... she fell in the ground.
That time, Kagura remembered that she was stabbed by Minerva at the back. Still injured, Kagura pleaded to Erza back then...
"Millia... "Please... s-save Millia..."
The Titania answered with a 'Yes'. To make matters worse, Minerva brought Milliana but the cat girl was badly injured due to Minerva's torture, which the Sabertooth's sadistic female mage enjoys it. This puts Erza in rage and defeated Minerva in a one-on-one battle. Erza helped both Milliana and Kagura but they were informed about cataclysm that will destroy Fiore due to the arrival of the 10,000 dragons. Kagura remembered about all the battles they had together, thanks to Wendy and Chelia's healing magic. On the other side, all of the guilds were informed and they managed to handle the situation. Good thing is that all of the citizens of Cronus were safe and it did less damage to the city, thanks to the Dragon Slayers of Fairy Tail and Sabertooth. Kagura & Milliana made a visit on the inn where Fairy Tail is staying, just a few weeks before returning to Magnolia; Erza told her everything about what happened between her and Jellal. Kagura finally knew that the said man was brainwashed by a fake "Zeref", who was actually Ultear in disguise. About Simon's death; she knew the truth about it: her brother's death was a sacrifice in order to protect Erza, who confessed his love for her. But what surprised Kagura is that Jellal also helped Fairy Tail on stopping the dark guild Oracion Seis on their plan to activate a destructive magic called Nirvana, as well as he tried to kill himself as a sacrifice until Erza stopped him on doing that, telling Jellal that the only way to redeem himself is to live. Both Kagura and Milliana were surprised on the said man's resolve. Erza even told them that she was deeply hurt that she lost Jellal when he was handed to the Magic Council. She even summarized that during her 7 year disappearance, Jellal was freed from prison and founded the independent guild called Crime Sociere, which its purpose is to eliminate dark guilds and defeat Zeref. Kagura even asked her that if it's possible for one person to redeem for his or her own sins. And Erza answered with a smile formed on her lips, "Why not?"
Now Kagura looked down on her brother's gravestone. "Brother, I know you're looking at me. But, I knew everything. Everything is clear to me now. I know that it was Jellal's fault that you died. Even he himself made regrets after killing you. But you did all of this in order to protect Erza. And I didn't even know that... you loved her."
Then something went to her brain. She even knew that Erza had feelings for Jellal and how much he loved him. She even imagined if Simon is alive then her brother will have a rivalry with Jellal for Erza's heart. Of course, it's a love triangle of epic proportions!
Kagura even chuckled a bit. But after that, she sighed.
"Aside from that, I know what Erza meant at the time that when we face each other. She is living her own life because of her comrades at Fairy Tail and even... you. Me? I am living just to avenge you. In Erza's eyes..." then the tears of her eyes are flowing. "...what she means that I will gain nothing from it, I will be just as horrible as someone else, maybe a bitter person." She continued on as she wiped away her tears. "And you know what? FT is unlike any other guild. They get into fights and some of them get into trouble. But they treat themselves like a family, and they stand together, no matter the odds. Even those who are their enemies became their friends. And I never saw a woman that was so brave yet so kind. Like Erza..."
Then Kagura made up her mind. "From now on brother, it's time for me to leave the past behind and look forward. I carve my own path, but that will be a full of hope for the future. And Erza was right: I'm not alone anymore. My friends, Mermaid Heel... they're all my family now."
"Still, help me. And... thank you." Kagura concluded. And she started to leave her brother's grave.
As she continued to walk in the plains, someone called her name, waving. "Hey, Kagura-chan!"
She turned and she saw two women standing, one armoured and the other is a cat woman. The armoured woman had a long scarlet hair and the other one wears a somewhat revealing outfit small shorts, long striped leggings, her bikini top and a hooded cape. They were none other than Erza Scarlet and Milliana.
"Visiting your brother's grave?" Erza asked the black haired female mage.
"I'm done. And about my hatred during those years? I let it go." Kagura answered. And then she turned to Milliana. "Are you ok, Millia?"
"Uh, of c-course I am!" Milliana exclaimed, chuckled. "Well, I was kind of nervous since this is the first time we do a mission with Fairy Tail." The cat woman admitted.
"Well, don't worry. I know that we can do this." Kagura said to her. "Erza?"
Erza nodded in response. "I'm really glad and it's an honor to be in part of this. But above all, I'm glad that I will be fighting side by side... with my friends."
Milliana grinned and Kagura formed a smile on her lips. No matter how their pasts were connected and how tragic may be, they set aside and move forward to a brighter future.
"Alright, let's go. Our fellow guildmates are waiting for us." Erza called both Mermaid Heel mages as she walks on.
Milliana followed. "Lead the way, Er-chan!"
And finally, Kagura is the last that followed.
Kagura looked up. "I'm not even sure what's gonna happen to me, but... I have forged a new path for me now."
End of the Prologue.
This chapter is my introduction of Kagura. I keep on working on this. Can't wait to play Vergil's Downfall not only to enjoy but also to get some ideas.
Please R&R!
