The Leviathan of Fairy Tail Chapter 55

For the next hours or so, I sat in my prison with only Hoteye, Jellal, some of the frog people that worked for the council, and the other prisoners for company. It felt lonely and even somewhat scary. I always heard about how certain people would end up going to jail for their misdeeds back when I was little, but I never imagined that I would suffer that fate. This much I knew, sitting in a prison like this had to have been the most boring thing in the world. Having nothing else better to do and since I wasn't going anywhere, I lied on the floor of my prison and tried to sleep.

As I lied there, I couldn't help, but wonder how exactly did I end up here. I remember being told by Erza that I was one of the members of the Oración Seis due to being kidnapped by them as a child, but I couldn't remember how I ended up with such terrible people in the first. It made me wish that I had my memory back. At least that way I could claim my innocence.

As I continued to lie there, I slowly closed my eyes and tried to get some sleep. I didn't know how long I was asleep, but I think it was safe to say that it must have been a while. I slowly opened my eyes and hoping everything was a dream, but sadly it wasn't. I didn't know how long I was asleep, but I'm guessing that it was the next day.

As I slowly sat up, I noticed one of the frog people floating by. His skin was a light indigo color with dark blue stripes, and he had a look on his face that he didn't want to be here right now. He appeared to be floating to one of the prisms containing one of the prisoners. Feeling a bit curious, I kept an eye on the creature wondering what he was up to. The prism slowly lowered to the ground as the frog person touched down on the ground as well.

"Hey, you!" he barked. "It's time for you to be arraigned! So get up!"

The prism opened and I could see someone step out from the prison and instantly hand-cuffed and was let away out of the room.

"Arraigned?" I wondered to myself. "I wonder what that could mean?"

"Oh. You don't know?" asked a voice. "Then again this would appear to be your first time here."

The voice caused me to jump a little making me turn to my right. I could see a frog person floating beside me. He had light green skin and was a tad stout. I was a little startled by seeing this creature, but he appeared to have a kind and respectful atmosphere around him.

"Don't be scared," he said. "I just wanted to answer your question."

"OK... " I said. "What... does it mean when someone is going to be arraigned?"

"It's pretty basic knowledge," said the frog person. "You're basically going to be brought before the Magic Council to answer for the charges against you in court. You'll either plead guilty or not guilty and then

Then I noticed another prism floating by me being led by another frog person. As it went by, I happened to notice who was inside. It was none other than Richard. I immediately watched his prism until I saw it touch down on the floor. Richard was then led out and then cuffed and then led out of the room. As he walked out I could see him looking up appearing to have his eyes on me. Then he was led out of the room.

It would seem that he too was going to be arraigned. It made me wonder if me and Jellal would suffer the same fate. Especially for Jellal, considering that Lahar guy mentioned that he would most likely get executed.

The purple frog person then came over us. "Hey! Stop talking to that criminal Serena!" he said. "Need I remind you that he's a member of the Oración Seis?!"

"Oops. Sorry there Nadal," apologized the green frog person. "He was just wondering about being arraigned means, so I figured I'd explain it to him."

"You always were too soft, you idiot," scoffed Nadal. Then he glared at me. "And as for you..." He poked his staff through my prism and pointed it at me. It began to spark with some kind of purple electricity making me cringe in fear. "I'd better watch myself if I was you," continued Nadal. "If you try anything funny, you're gonna be in for a world of hurt! Got it?"

I gulped and didn't say anything more. Then I felt my prism being lowered towards the ground meaning that it was my turn to be arraigned. I then got on my feet just as my prism opened. There standing there were two guards holding staffs and another man I haven't seen before. He wore the exact same outfit that Lahar fellow wore, but he had short almost shaved hair and had three strange scars on the left side of his face. He also seemed to be a lot more intimidating than Lahar was.

"Come on you," said the man. "You're up next."

I did what he said and stepped out from my prism. I was then cuffed by the two frog people and I was then escorted down the halls. As we walked down the halls with the scarred man leading, we passed by various other frog people and some criminals. Some of the criminals looked at me and glared as if they didn't like the look of me. I immediately looked down to the floor not wanting to meet their gaze.

We soon came to another room. It was pretty big and spacious and in the middle of the room was a large and grandiose desk of sorts with a platform surround by railing with only the back of it open in front of it. The desk itself looked fancy when it came to appearance, and it had three levels. The first level had a desk where two frog people, the second had about seven seats with six men and a woman sitting in them, and the third had a seat with an old man sitting there. He had a standard wizard's hat, looked very fit, wore iron-clad armor, and had a long gray beard.

"These people must be the Magic Council that Serena guy was talking about," I thought to myself. "They certainly do look the part. And that man up there must the leader."

The frog that was standing on the first level then cleared its throat.

"This court will now come to order!" it said. "Docket ending 2006. Before us is the defendant, Willy Falconer aka Shark of the Oración Seis." It then looked at me. "Please take the stand, Mr. Falconer."

I gulped as I did as I was instructed. I stepped up to the platform and the two guards stood on either side of me making sure they stood guard over me. The old man with the staff then looked down at me. His eyes were piercing and seemed to see right through me. If I wasn't nervous before, I sure was now.

"Willy Falconer," said the old man. "You stand before the Magic Council to answer charges stemming from the Nirvana incident involving one of the three major guilds in the Balam Alliance known as the Oración Seis and for the destruction of the village known as Nomekop. The charges include high treason and mas manslaughter. Do you deny it?"

My eyes widened a bit at this. "Wait...what do you mean by that?" I asked. "I don't remember that-"

"Do you or do you not deny it?" interrupted the old man.

"Of course I deny it!" I said. "I don't remember any of that!"

Then one of the men of the second level looked down at me. He has a bit middle-aged, had brown puffy hair, wore an eye patch and had a face that kind of reminded me of a dog. He even had the long sharp canine teeth to show for it.

"You don't remember? Or are you feigning ignorance?" he asked snootily. "Because we all know that you're guilty of the crime."

Then another man spoke. He had tall white hair that was rectangular like, was skinny, a bit old, and had a fat nose. "According to eyewitness reports, you were seen with the Oración Seis and you were also a member of their ranks."

"But... you don't understand," I protested. "I wasn't aware of my actions at the time. I don't even remember that-"

"Enough of your excuses," interrupted the dog man. "You can deny it all you want, but we know you're guilty! And you need to be punished!"

"Order!" boomed the old man.

Everyone in the room went silent including me. The old man then resumed.

"As I was saying, you seem to deny your crimes by saying you don't remember what you did," he said. "I'm very sure you must have been told to stick to that story by Brain, but since you have no witness to claim your story-"

Then suddenly then doors behind me suddenly opened with a resounding boom. The old man along with the rest of the council members and me looked back to see that two people had entered the room. Both of them were wearing strange black cloaks, one being tall and the other being short.

The dog man glared. "Who dares to barge in here?!"

Then the short one stepped forward and took off the hood of the cloak revealing her face to be an elderly old woman. She had some wrinkles on her face, had gray hair tied in a bun, and brown amber eyes.

As soon as I saw her, I felt a strange feeling go through my body. For some reason, she felt familiar like I've seen her before, but I couldn't remember where.

As soon as the old man saw the woman's face, his eyes narrowed. "And what is a Ten Wizard Saint like you doing here, Tu-Chi?" he demanded.

Tu-Chi smiled. "Forgive me for barging in Gran Doma," she said. "But I just couldn't help, but poke my nose in. After all, that is my student you're trying after all."

"Your student? Are you meaning to tell us that you know this boy?" asked the woman of the council. She was a bit younger than Tu-Chi, wore a lavender dress, and had brown hair in a bun with bangs hanging on the side of her face.

"Yes. I do," said Tu-Chi. "And in addition with the court's indulgence, I arise to be this boy's defense and his witness."

"You must be joking," said another council member who was a young man with short white hair, a small brown beard, and appeared to wear strange brown clothes with a white cape with blue designs. "What makes you think you can barge in a trial and say such things?"

"That's right. Not to mention that you never witnessed the events that transpired during the incident," said another councilman who was a short old man who had long gray hair that pointed upwards with two long bangs and had a black headband that obscured his eyes. "And you can't produce a witness to the event either. So unless you've come here to waste time..."

"Oh, nothing of the sort," said Tu-Chi. "I came here just to help my student. Not to mention that there's a slight something you may have overlooked. According to the law, the accused has a right to have a fair trial or in this case a chance to prove innocence. And I intend to prove that my student is innocent."

Gran Doma raised a brow. "And how do you intend to do that without any proof?"

Tu-Chi looked at Gran Doma. "I do have proof," she said. "However, the proof isn't something I can obtain easily. The proof has been buried for the past six years and it may require a bit of digging to obtain it."

"And where is this proof?" asked the dog man suspiciously. "And how will you obtain it?"

Tu-Chi then looked at me. "It's inside of him," she said pointing. "The proof lies in the mind that was once Willy Falconer's. If you will allow me to, I know a spell and a place that can restore Willy's memories and prove his innocence of this crime, if you will allow me to Gran Doma. You as well as the council can even come with me to the location and see it for yourselves."

The Magic Council members on the second level looked at each other a bit surprised and murmured to each other. While I stared at this Tu-Chi woman in shock and disbelief. She was practically saying that she knew how to restore my memory to clear my name. It sounded too good to be true, but this point I couldn't help but be hopeful.

Gran Doma stared at the woman deep in thought.

"Gran Doma! Seriously! This has to be some kind of set-up!" barked the dog man. "That old woman is going to take advantage by rewriting his mind!"

"I agree," said the caped council member. "She could try to fabricate the story to make this boy seem innocent."

Tu-Chi looked at the dog man her face remaining neutral. "I wouldn't be so worried about that," she said. "After all, I wouldn't want a paranoid old man like Akzuinu going rabid barking about like the old dog he his anyway."

The dog man who was revealed to be Akzuinu stood up red in the face and looked very cross. "What did you just say about me?!" he growled angrily. "I'm not a dog, you senile old-"

"Enough!" boomed Gran Doma. "I will have order in this court!"

He looked at Akzuinu and gave him a disapproving glare and the dog man looked away his face flushed with embarrassment. Gran Doma then looked back at Tu-Chi.

"Where is this location?" he asked.

"A location is hidden in secret," said Tu-Chi. "Only certain people are allowed to this location because it is sacred, but in this case, I'm willing to make an exception for my student and for you and the council Gran Doma if you'll allow this."

Gran Doma then hummed thoughtfully as he pondered. Then he made a decision.

"As much as I disapprove of this, Tu-Chi's right on the money when it comes to the law," he said. "Therefore, I will allow this and I'll give you one day to prepare, but I would strongly advise you to watch yourself Wizard Saint. Otherwise, I will find you in contempt. Is that understood?"

Tu-Chi nodded in response.

"Until then, we'll put the trial on hold for now and as for Willy Falconer, he is remanded until further notice," continued Gran Doma. "Guards. Lahar. Take the defendant back into custody."

And with a bang of his gavel, the two guards led me down from the stand and then started to lead me out of the room along with Lahar. As I walked by Tu-Chi and her accomplice, I happened to look at her. She looked back at me and then smiled gently not saying a word. For some reason, it made me feel somewhat at ease even though I couldn't recall knowing her. I also looked at her accomplice who was standing silently behind her not saying a word either. I couldn't really tell who the face was under the hood of the cloak, but I could tell that it was a man underneath it. The man under the hood looked at me as I walked by then I looked away as I was led out of the room.

The two guards and Lahar led me down the halls once again as we headed back towards the rooms with the floating prism prisons. As we continued walking, there were two more guards along with someone else who appeared to have the same attire as Lahar escorting another man who was cuffed.

The man that was leading the prisoner was fair skinned had short black hair in a buzz and had strange scars on the left side of his face. He also had deep turquoise eyes that seemed to be focused and stern.

I also happened to take a look at the prisoner that he and the two guards were escorting. He was a pretty tall man and had dark skin. He also had silver-white hair that went to his shoulders and he wore an outfit that appeared to be some kind of military officer's outfit that was in tatters.

Whoever this man was, he gave me the creeps.

Then the man looked at me as I walked past him. The moment we made eye contact, I felt a sudden chill go through my spine. This man... He was filled with some kind of unknown malice and evil. I could feel it in my gut. The man stared at me and then his eyes seemed to flare with anger and then he walked on. I couldn't help but look back at the man as he was lead further and further away from me until he was out of sight.

"Who was that man?" I wondered to myself. "And... what... what was that feeling just now...?

Meanwhile back out of the branch, Tu-Chi and her accomplice were walking just outside of the courtroom. The accomplice finally took off his hood revealing his face. His hair was still orange after the past six years, but there were a couple gray hairs here and there.

"I can't believe they're letting you go through with this," the accomplice said. "Especially strict the new council is."

"I understand what you mean," said Tu-Chi. "I'm even surprised myself, especially since how the council has gotten a lot more strict since it reformed. From what I heard, Jellal and Ultear have done a major number of the council and the new council isn't planning on taking any chances. Well... not everyone for that matter."

"What do you mean by that Master?" asked Finn.

"There's one member of the council who has been a member of the previous council and he still is willing to give a person the benefit of doubt," said Tu-Chi. "And he just so happens to be a good friend of mine."

"Who is that?"

He found that out soon enough. For right then, someone came up to the two. He had gone through a couple of changes over the course of the six years, but he'd hardly changed. His beard was a tad longer than before, his scalp was showing signs of aging, and he now wore a bat-shaped ornament on top of his head.

"I believe that she would be talking about me," said the old man.

"Ah. Org. It's been a long time old friend," greeted Tu-Chi. "Good to see you."

"Likewise," said Org. "Although I would have preferred not to see you under these circumstances."

"Finn. I believe you know Master Org?" said Tu-Chi. "He was the member of the council and friend I was referring to."

"Oh yes. I do," said Finn as he slightly bowed. "It's a pleasure to see you, Master Org."

"You're Finn if I'm not mistaken," said Org smiling gently. "It's good to see you again too."

"So what brings you here Org?" asked Tu-Chi. "Surely you didn't come here just to say hello."

Org then looked at Tu-Chi, his smile now turned into a frown. "I... was just coming here to confirm something," he said. "About the boy."

"Are you worried about him Org?" asked Tu-Chi teasingly. "Surely someone like you shouldn't be worried about a civilian."

Org blushed a little and cleared his throat. "N-no. Nothing of the sort. The reason I'm asking is because I have an obligation to fulfill. Nothing more and nothing less."

Tu-Chi chuckled. "You always were the type to hide his feelings."

Finn felt puzzled then he suddenly understood. "Oh yes. This is about you-know-who," he said solemnly.

Org and Tu-Chi's faces now looked solemn as well.

"Yes. It's regarding the boy's mother," said Org. "I can still remember way back when even after the past six years."

"Ma'am. Can you hear me?" asked Org as he stood before a woman's side.

"Please... please help me..." the woman said weakly.

"Don't try to talk. Save your strength," said Org gently. "The medical team is on the way. You're going to be fine."

The woman looked at Org and weakly shook her head.

"No... It's too late... I already know I'm done for," she said weakly. "Listen, I need... you to help me... You need... to find my son... he's... all alone... Please... find him... and protect him..."

Org stared at the woman, then he nodded.

"Very well. As a member of the magic council, I won't rest till I find your son."

The woman smiled as tears began streaming her pale cheeks. "Thank you... thank you... and... when you find him... please tell him... that his mother... will always...love him..." she wept.

After that, the hand that Org was holding went limp and the woman's blue eyes slowly closed for the final time. She was gone.

"I still can't believe you were there in Willy's hometown before it was destroyed," said Finn.

"I know. I still wish that I could have been there sooner," said Org. "I could have saved her... but in the end..."

"Now, now Org. There's no need to blame yourself," soothed Tu-Chi. "As a wise person once said: we all have things we regret, things we wish we could change, but we can't dwell on them. That's a part of being human."

"You speak a wisdom well suited for your years Tu-Chi," said Org. "I appreciate that. However... that doesn't change the fact that things don't look good for the boy. Especially under these circumstances."

"Yes. Willy doesn't have a clue who he is nor does he know how he ended up in this mess," said Finn. "Master, do you really know how to restore his memory?"

"Yes. I do," said Tu-Chi. "I know of a spell that can help restore his memory, but I can only do the spell in a certain location."

"If you don't mind me asking, where is this location?" asked Org.

"I'm afraid I can't say," said Tu-Chi. "The only thing I can tell you is to not worry about the details. Just make sure you bring Willy and make sure he's safe Org. Can you do that for me?"

"Consider it done," said Org doubtfully. "Until then... I bid you farewell."

And with that Org left leaving Tu-Chi and Finn alone. The two then left the building of the branch back outside. As they walked, Finn couldn't help, but look rather worried.

"Master, are you sure about revealing that place to the council?" he asked. "You said it yourself, it is considered to be sacred ground."

"Yes, but I'm willing to do what I must in order to help Willy," said Tu-Chi. "I'm not too thrilled, but it is the only way to help him. Until then, we must get ready Finn. Be prepared for anything that might happen. Is that understood?"

"Yes Master," said Finn.

And with that, Finn and Tu-Chi took off into the air spreading their water wings and disappearing into the sky.

Inside of the branch, Akzuinu was inside still fuming.

"How dare she?!" he growled to himself. "That woman has no right to speak to a member of the council in such a manner! And I know that boy is guilty! He's just feigning ignorance! I just need to get the truth out of him and I know just the way to do that!"

He then walked out of the courtroom and looked around looking for someone. Then he soon found the person he was looking for. It was the man with the three scars on his face. He briskly walked up to the person.

"Doranbolt. I want to have a word with you," he barked.

Doranbolt then turned around. "Master Akzuinu. How may I help you?" he asked.

Akzuinu looked around making sure that no one was around to hear them. Then he spoke in a low voice.

"I have a job for you to do," he said. "It's a job that only you can accomplish regarding a certain member of the Oración Seis."