(Third Person POV)
"Erion~!" Wendy exclaimed with a bright smile as she ran towards Mavis who held Erion in her arms, "Welcome back~"
Erion pointed at her, "Dragon girl." He said
Jason stood next to Mavis, nodding, "Yea, it's Wendy." He said
Wendy reached Mavis and slightly bowed, "Hello, First, it's been so long." She said with a smile
Carla, Wendy's Exceed, was in the air floating with her wings sprouted, "You got too excited to see the boy, Wendy." She said, "You could've tripped, knowing how clumsy you are."
"Hello, Wendy." Mavis smiled warmly, "How are you?"
They were in a street near the Guild Hall, where Wendy was walking by.
"I'm good!" Wendy said as she smiled at Erion, "We missed you guys."
"Would you like to hold him?" Mavis asked
"I-If he wants me to..." Wendy said while flustered
Erion nodded, "Yes." He said as he reached over to her
Mavis handed Erion over to her as the young Dragon Slayer held him.
"Oh, you're a bit heavier..." She said, "You've grown so much, Erion."
She was smiling warmly as Erion ran his fingers through her blue hair.
Mavis then saw that Jason was staring at Wendy with a neutral face. It didn't take her long to realize that something was up with him.
"What is it?" She asked him
Jason, who didn't look away from Wendy, shrugged, "I think she grew an inch or two." He said
Carla looked at him, "You noticed, huh?" She said
Wendy was too busy focusing on Erion who was playing with her hair to notice Jason's remark.
Mavis chuckled, "Yes, she's a young girl, she should grow more." She said
Jason rubbed his neck, "Mhm, I'm gonna go do what I was going to do." He said, "I'll meet up with you guys later."
"Oh, you're doing it now?" Mavis frowned
"Yea, I'll see you at the Guild." Jason said as he began to walk away
Erion looked over at Jason, who was already walking off, and narrowed his eyes, "Dad?" He said, "Where he going?"
Mavis smiled at him, "Don't worry, Erion." She said, "He'll be with us shortly, let's go to the Guild, shall we? Wendy, do you know if Erza is here?"
"She said she was coming back today from a job." Wendy said, "She was gone for a few days."
Mavis clapped her hands, "Alright then!" She said brightly, "Erion, would you like to see your Big Sister?"
Erion nodded, "Yes."
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At the edge of town, next to some buildings that were affected by the battle only a year prior, Jason crouched down and inspected the ground.
"Hm..." He said as a small orb floated above him, "What do you make of this, Felicity?"
The orb was scanning the ground beneath him, giving off a low hum as Jason ran his hand on it.
"The energy signature is identical to the one in the ruins, but like this one, it's faded." Felicity's voice said from the orb, "The Entity that took both Irene Belserion and Zeref is the same one that had influence there."
"The Heavenly Wheel God....." Jason said, "Why does it sound so familiar.....?"
"Sir, you mentioned that it was the same magic power you felt when you were making your way back here from Edolas, is that correct?" Felicity asked as she stopped scanning, "Perhaps this Heavenly Wheel has control over the space between Worlds."
Jason straightened up, "Well, that could be it." He said, "But these Blazing Acolytes, they sound like followers of the Blazing Black God. And from what I know, they're two completely different gods...."
"There was a whiff of a different magic signature on the Crozier...." Felicity said, "The difference was minimal, making it almost identical to the other one, the purple one. Maybe at its core it's different, but the nature of it is the same; Divine."
"The Blazing Black God?" Jason said, "Anna said that the Ravines of Time were used. She said that the Crozier was the source of said power, but you're saying that the magic signature there was not just the Ravines but divine power...."
"You don't think...." Felicity said
"The Blazing Black God used the Ravines to activate a powerful Time Magic....." Jason said as he placed his hand on his chin, "But why? What did it do? Did he bring something in? Or someone?"
"I'll do more investigating, sir." Felicity said, ""In the meantime, might I suggest you go and spend time with your Wife and Child?"
Jason nodded, "Fine..."
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"Oh!" Natsu exclaimed with a smirk, "If it isn't Erion!"
The Dragon Slayer walked over to Erion, who was standing next to a table. They were in the Guild Hall, where everyone had greeted Mavis on her return to the Guild after a long time.
The young boy looked up at him, "Natsu." He said
Natsu crouched down, "How ya been, man?" He said, "Whatcha been up to?"
"Me kill birds." Erion said with a serious face, "All of the birds."
Natsu frowned, "Huh?"
Mavis walked up to them, "Those flying beasts that attacked you back then." She said, "He's been hunting them a lot these days."
"Oh, First!" Natsu said with a smile, "Welcome back!"
Mavis nodded, "You look well, Natsu." She said as she looked around, "Where is Lucy? And Erza?"
"Oh, they should be here shortly." He said, "Happy is with them too."
Erion frowned, "Blue Kitty is not here?"
"He'll be here." Natsu smiled, "Hey, you wanna eat something? I'll have Mira make us food, man."
"Not hungry." Erion said, "I want choco-milk."
"Oh, you're in luck, we have a lot of that!" Natsu said picking him up, "Come! Let's go drink all the choco-milk!"
"Yes." Erion said as Natsu placed him on his shoulders, "Lets drink all choco-milk!"
Wendy stood next to Mavis as they walked away, "Natsu-san is so good with Erion." She said with a smile, "I'm honestly surprised."
Mavis nodded, "Yes, he is."
"Oh!" a voice said
Mavis turned around to see Makarov walk up to them, "Oh, hello Makarov." She said with a smile
"First, you're here?" He said with a surprised face, "Is young Erion here too? Oh, there he is with Natsu. What brings you back to Magnolia?"
"Jason was going to check something." Mavis said, "And Erion wanted to see Erza."
"Ah, I see." Makarov said, "Erza and Lucy were about to leave again on a job, but I'll send word to them right away. They're at Fairy Hills, redecorating her room."
Mavis nodded, "Very well."
Makarov looked around, "Say, First." He said, "I've heard some concerning reports...."
"About Jason...."