The Caged Phoenix

Ever since i was taken from my home in Fiore as a little kid i was experimented on, for days and days my body would feel like lead. I was only 3 when they came and took my family, i was the only one to survive the experiments. I think my name was Akuma Kaen, can't really remember. I had slightly curly light orange hair that faded to a dark red at the tips, it reached just below my knees. My eyes dark black. They injected all sorts of juices into my body which caused me to gain a new type of slayer magic, Phoenix Demon Slayer. I was abused and forced to slay demons and worst of all innocent people. I almost went insane but after all that they did i stayed strong so i can see the sky once more. I didn't want to kill, i just wanted to be a normal kid and join a guild. It's been 12 years since i was brought to this tower of hell.

As i woke up, i could hear the faint yells of the others being experimented on. I sat up so quickly i almost fainted in the dark cramped rusty old cell, then i remembered what they did to me the night before.

*Flashback*

"Come" the guard yelled at me as he dragged me across the dirtied floor of the building. I struggled against his iron grip, but it was no use. He dragged my skinny form to the corner of the room and chained my arms and legs to the metal wall. Then he pulled a large cart full of tubes of strange liquid of every color. He started to inject one of the liquids with a large needle, it was a dark black. As soon as the needle broke my skin I screamed, one filled of pain and despair.

*Pantting* I whimpered " pppll...eaas..e stt.. oppp.."

He didn't answer, but just went faster to inject the liquids into me. I screeched every time the needle broke my skin and after a few everything became dark as i lost consciousness.

*End of flashback*

Looking through the rusty old bars of my cell i thought only if i was stronger i could escape, but i didn't know the fated day was drawing near. I waited 12 years hoping just hoping that someone or the magic council would notice what was happening here and put a stop to it. After all this time I'm starting to lose hope that i will see the sky again. I don't even remember what the sky looks like any more. All that i was wearing is a tripped old rag of clothing, my hair all matted and covered dirt and oil. On my left eye was a weird curvy tattoo left from the experiments. I settled down for the night.

There was a sudden explosion waking me up from my light sleep, i think i had 4 hours of sleep. Standing up i looked through the old metal bars and tried to see what was going on. Is someone actually here to free us and stop this mess?... Don't start getting your hopes up yet Akuma i told myself, sitting back down. I heard someone yelling to get the guards, then right in front of me a pink haired boy turned the corner and slammed himself against the wall.

"Uhhhh… Who are you?" i asked the pink haired boy.

"Oh hi, I'm Nastu and who are you" he replied as he was melting the bars of my cell.

Moving to the back of the cell i shyly answered "I'm Akuma… Are you here to free us?"

Nastu nodded his head while looking for more guards around the corner. Then he walked in the cell and smiled a big grin while he freed my hands from the cuffs right when a large explosion happened. He covered me from the rocks and fire from the explosion, as i yelled "Nastu!"

He answered with pained voice "I'm fine, I've had worse."

I surprised him by eating the flame.

"That was gross" i said as i spat on the floor. I looked up at the sky, so that what the sky looks like, A light blue with white clouds everywhere. Nastu grabbed me and runs to help his friends and i want to fight alongside them. As we turned a corner there were like 30 guards everywhere.

*PHOENIX DEMON ROAR!*

Bright golden flames flooded the hallway, every guard was down and there was a large hole at the end of the hall. We stopped running as Nastu stared at me the bottom of his mouth banging at the bottom of the floor.

"What?" i asked him.

"Lets just go the others need help." He replied, as he grabbed me and started to run in the direction of voices. As we went through the clearing all the guards were on the ground not even moving. There was only 3 people standing there, a redhead, a boy with deep blue hair and a blondie. All of them looked at me, the redhead asked "Nastu who do you have with you?"

"Her name is Akuma, i found her here in one of the cells down stairs." answered Nastu.

"Hi… Are you guys in a guild?" I shyly asked twisting a piece of orange-red hair around my finger.

"Yep , Fairy Tail and that's Erza, Gray and Lucy" he answered plainly.

"Did you guys save some guys for me?!" Nastu asked the others.

The redhead, i think her name was Erza aswered "Sorry Nastu there are none left as you can see."

"Maybe if you used your brain for once, you could've just seen that I'm stronger than you and beaten more enemies!" retorted the deep blue haired boy named Gray.

"WHAT DID YOU SAY ICE PRINCESS!?" Nastu angrily asked, smashing his face into Gray's.

I think i could even see the blue and red hazes on either side.

"ASH BREATH!" Gray retorted, Erza stared at them and yelled "THAT'S ENOUGH, lets head back to the guild hall. Akuma do you want to come back with us?"

"sure , i don't really have anywhere else to go…" i uttered and started to follow them out the hole in the wall.

On the train back to the guild hall, Erza asked "Akuma do you use magic?"

"Yes, Phoenix Demon Slaying magic…" I quietly answered the redhead.

"Ya i saw her eat fire just like i can!" Nastu told us. I lit my hand on fire showing them the golden flames.

"Also, i can heal with them or cause damage…" i quietly said.

"So, like Wendy… It would be great if you joined our guild, do you want to?" asked Erza.

I stared at her, smiling for the first time of my life i answered her " Yes that would be great, first can i get some new clothes" staring down at the dirty rags i was wearing.