Fen: Hello everyone! Fen here and today, I got a new story for you all! Joining me is other than Striberx!

Striberx: Heya minna. ^^ Hope your ready for this story that I got Fen hooked on? :P

Fen: Yeah, I'm crossing Kamen Rider Wizard and Fairy Tail!

*record scratches*

Fen: Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know, I know. But here me out first! Yes, I know I got another Wizard story going on with Familiar of Zero, but I just recently got into Fairy Tail and holy crap, I should have watched this a long time ago! Man, if only I knew how awesome it was earlier… T_T

Striberx: Which is the reason why I'm here. I know I too have a Wizard x FT story as well, along with it getting a reboot later on someday. I do promise that with the ideas here, I'll try my best not to copy and paste from my works. A lot of these ideas will only be for here. And since I'm the FT veteran, it would make sense to help out Fen with anything he needs since he just started.

Fen: Yeah, I'm only 20 episodes in… with 200+ more to go… T_T

Striberx: And I've completed the series and manga. Just waiting for the movie to come out. :P

Fen: Yeah, also speaking of pairings. I uh… ehehe…

*Crowd readies spears*

Striberx: Yeah. I'll break the ice first, Fen. This way people would be more targeted at me than you. ^^; Yes, as you all can see, my character/OC is here. I know people are gonna most likely give me flag for including mine in here, so bring it. Oh, and my pairing with my character is with Hisui. :3

Fen: And as for Koji he will be paired up with Cana while Kuro is paired with…

…Lucy and Erza! *sprints away*

*Roars of angry fanboys throwing trash on stage*

Striberx: Easy! EASY! *sighs* Look, yes. He is doing a double pairing. And yes, it's with everyone's main choice and ship war fuel. But look. This is just a story. If he wants to have it as that, let him. Sides, it's not like others haven't done worse pairings, and it's not a full blown harem.

Fen: *pokes head out behind the curtain* Uh… actually… there's my Gaim story crossed with Koihime Musou… and he has nine girls…

Striberx: Right, but due to Musou, it makes sense for a big blown harem since it's back in Ancient China, and it was… actually allowed. For FT? One or two isn't that bad. Sides, Natsu technically has two girls after him. Both Lucy and Lisanna. *you'll get to her later* Plus, I've seen stories much worse where there's 4 to 6 girls after the character of said FT story. So in hindsight, is two really that big of a deal?

Fen: But I took the main girls. My haters know that I pair my OC with main character girls.

Striberx: And mine kinda flipped out at the decisions I did on RWBY. Look, we're not perfect writers. We know this. But we still like to go with ideas and pairings we think would be interesting for us to try out and experiment with. Having Kuro with Lucy and Erza isn't that big of a problem. Especially since this would be the only other story you've made where there's more than one girl paired up.

Fen: Yeah, well anyways… hope they enjoy it. Maybe… not holding my breath…

Striberx: Have faith man! *pats back* Just continue to be positive and only focus on the story. If people are gonna hate and bash on this, then they could use that energy for something better than bitching on the net about someone's story not going with what they want.

Fen: Well okay… with that said… here's the prologue!

Disclaimer: We do not own Fairy Tail. All creative rights go to Hiro Mashima. Anime production rights belong to Shinji Ishihara, Taihei Yamanashi, Tomonori Ochikoshi, Yoshikazu Beniya, Yosuke Imai, Masashi Sogo, Yasuharu Takanashi, and the studios A-1 Pictures, Satelight, and Studio Bridge. We also do not own Kamen Rider Wizard. All creative rights of the Kamen Rider franchise belong to Shotaro Ishinomori. Production of the Kamen Rider Wizard series belong to Tsuyoshi Kida, Junko Komura, Daisuke Ishibashi, Sho Aikawa, Shojiro Nakazawa, Satoshi Morota, Kenzo Maihara, Ryuta Tasaki, Hidenori Ishida, Takayuki Shibasaki, Kengo Motoi, Motoi Sasaki, and Takaaki Utsunomiya.


In the clear blue skies, we see a plane flying towards the mainland of England. Inside were many of its passengers, who were either reading, listening to music, or sleeping in order to pass the time and make the flight feel that it's gone by faster. Our story focuses on a young man of seventeen years with medium-length brown hair whose fringe was fanned out. His clothes consists of a summer styled school uniform which was a white polo shirt, black pants, and black shoes. His name is Kurogasa Kururugi. He is a second-year high school student and he and his classmates were on a school field trip to England to visit the rumored ruins of Camelot.

"Man… this trip is gonna be amazing." Kurogasa smiled as he looked out the window of the plane.

"Yeah, bud! This is gonna be outta sight!" The guy next to him grinned happily. This was Koji Shinamori, Kurogasa's best friend. He was a guy about his age with different shade of brown hair and is styled in a surfer's cut. He had the same uniform as Kurogasa, but the only difference was his male sign medallion that hung around his neck.

"Can't we just watch Monty Python's version of this?" One student groaned out of boredom. Sitting next to Kurogasa and Koji was a young man of the same age with with short, yet messy dirty blonde hair. He too had the same uniform on but had a hoodie. This was Cody Aldrich, another friend of Kurogasa and a transfer student from America. Though he seemed more bored about the trip than the rest as he was playing his video games.

"This goes to show that you need to get out of the house more often." Kurogasa deadpanned.

"Never! Games are my life!" Cody cried out comically.

"More like games are your death…" Kurogasa sweat dropped.

"Yeah dude, you need to be more outgoing." Koji added.

"Says the guy who doesn't let disco die out." Cody glared.

"Hey, it's making a comeback!" Koji snapped.

"Yeah right. It's dead, just like Elvis." Cody grinned.

"Alright, listen you!" Koji growled, grabbing the collar of his shirt.

"Oi, oi, oi, knock it off already!" Kurogasa gritted, as he just so happened to be sitting between the two and pushed them apart with his arms. "Let's just enjoy the trip. We get to go to Europe out of this and there's no homework either, so can it."

"Fine…" they huffed, before the two teens looked away from one another.

"Aiyaiyai… now I know how Rika feels…" Kurogasa sighed.


Soon the plane landed at the airport and all the students boarded off said plane and went to the Baggage Claim to get their luggage. And after taking the tour bus to their hotel and dropping off said luggage in the rooms, the class got back on the tour bus and went to the ruins of the rumored Camelot. It was a couple hours drive to the ruins, but the trip was worth it and the students got off the bus, meeting at the edge of town.

"Okay class. You are allowed to explore the town and ruins. Do not go past the boundaries, alright?" Their teacher instructed.

"Yes sir." They said, before spliting into two groups with one half going into town while the others went to the ruins. For Kurogasa, Koji, and Cody, they were part of the group that went to see the ruins.

"Ugh… why are you two dragging me along? I was just gonna stay in our room…" Cody groaned as he was literally being dragged by his two friends, being grabbed by the back collar of his shirt.

"Why else? To make sure you don't run away." Kurogasa said.

"I'm just gonna be playing my games in our hotel room!" He cried out.

"Yeah, not happening, dude," Koji deadpanned. "You're going to enjoy the outside world whether you like it or not."

"But my games!" Cody cried out, with yo-yo teats streaking down his face.

"WE SAID NO!" Kurogasa and Koji shouted.

The trio then headed towards a ruined castle that was supposedly the ancient castle of Camelot. But nobody was able to prove it as it was just a ruined castle for tourists and more. "This is so dull…" Cody deadpanned.

"C'mon man, where's your sense of thrill?" Kurogasa asked.

"On my video games, where it should be." Cody deadpanned.

"I swear, if you mention them one more time, I'll break the console." Koji said.

"You wouldn't dare…" Cody glared.

"I got it right here." Kurogasa said, pulling it out from hammerspace. "I'll even add throwing away the games you brought along to add insurance."

"No! Please! I saved up so much for those!" Cody pleaded.

"Dou~kana~!" Kurogasa tilted his head too much, as if possessed. Cody pouted before he lowered his head in defeat, agreeing to their terms for the safety of his games. "Good boy, now onto adventure!" He cheered before the three of them went into the ruined castle. The moment they came in, they, excluding Koji were amazed at the sight. The castle itself was rather spacious, made of the oldest stones that stood the test of time. It smelled musty, and somewhat creepy, but overall a sight to behold.

"Ohh… spooky." Koji chuckled, scaring some of the students.

"Oh give it a rest Koji. Like there's anything here that could scare us." Kurogasa waved off. "Besides, it's not even Halloween yet."

"Doesn't mean I can't have some groovy scary fun." He chuckled.

"Do the Thriller when we get back." Kurogasa sweat dropped, before he noticed something. A sort of narrow hallway that was blocked off.

"H-Hey, is it just me or did it just get colder?" Cody asked.

"What do you mean?" Koji questioned.

"I mean, it feels like we're in a freezer!" Cody snapped.

"You think there could be a ghost?"

"Don't say that!" Cody panicked.

"I think we should check it out…" Kurogasa said.

"Are you insane?! We're gonna be in big trouble for going past the boundaries!" Cody noted.

"Too late now." Koji said.

"Yeah, we might as well." Kurogasa added, before looking left and right to make sure no one watched and went down the narrow hallway. "C'mon."

"Right behind ya, man." Koji grinned, following him.

"Wait hold on!" Cody protested, but Kurogasa and Koji ignored him. "Dooooh, why me?!" He groaned, before going after the two.

The trio continued venturing through the ruins, walking down that narrow hallway before coming across on what looked to be a sealed off door. Which was odd since they could feel the cold air coming from within. Koji simply lifted up some rubble and smashed the doorway, revealing a new passage.

"Oh sure, smash the door to get everyone else's attention why don't ya?!" Cody grumbled.

"Oh shut it, dude. Let's go check out what this place has!" Koji grinned.

"You just want treasure, don't you?" Cody deadpanned.

"Like you're one to talk when it comes to your games." Koji chuckled.

"S-Shut up!"

The three of them continued down the corridor and went down a flight of stairs that cockscrewed dowanward before coming upon another door. Upon opening it, it revealed to be some ancient chemistry lab. There were tables set up all over the room, with broken glass bottles of what once contained liquids, and there was a bookshelf of old books and scrolls that were covered by dust and cobwebs. It was obvious to see that this place hasn't been touched in centuries. "Whoa… jackpot." Kurogasa blinked.

"Ugh… science…" Cody groaned out.

"Dude, do you know what this means? We found an ancient alchemic lab!" Koji exclaimed.

"Whoop-de-doo, I'll go ahead and call Einstein and see if he can give you two nerd medals." Cody sarcastically clapped.

"Will you quit your whining?" Kurogasa rolled his eyes before the three of them walked into the room. "C'mon, let's see what we can find around here."

With that, the trio began searching around, looking at what this room had. They dusted off some of the tables, and even set aside the broken glass to one side so the place would at least look decent for an abandoned lab. They even looked through the scrolls and books… to which they were unable to be read, since it was using a language they never saw.

"I can't read these scribbles." Koji said.

"No duh, because it's ancient. Whaddya expect?" Cody deadpanned.

"Hey guys, check this out!" Kurogasa called over. Koji and Cody went to where he was, and they saw what he was looking at. On the floor was some kind of strange ancient glyph with very intricate designs.

"What the heck is this?" Cody questioned.

"Some kind of summoning circle?" Koji joked.

"Yeah, and I'm the flipping Pope." Cody deadpanned, "Magic doesn't exist, dude."

"Says the guy who enjoys Kamen Rider Wizard so much." Kurogasa quipped.

"Maybe so, but even I know fact from fiction. This has to be some dumb prank set up by the people who made this lousy tour."

"I don't know… they're not that smart to pull off such an elaborate prank." Kurogasa pondered, as he knelt down on one knee to touch the glyph, but upon doing so… the glyph glowed?!

"W-What did you just do?!" Cody shouted as the area began to shake.

"I don't know! I just touched it!" Kurogasa panicked. Next thing that happened was that a pillar of light shot out of the glyph… and it started sucking Kurogasa in! "AHHHHHHHHHHHHH! GUYS, HELP ME!"

"Kurogasa!" Koji shouted as he and Cody rushed over and gripped his hands, trying to pull him back.

"Geez, just how much sushi did you eat?!" Cody yelled.

"Shut up and pull me out!"

"We're trying, dude! But this is much harder than it looks!" Koji responded. They kept trying to pull hiim out but the force of the light pillar got stronger and now Koji and Cody were slowly being pulled in. "Aw, not cool man! It's starting to suck us in too!"

"Can't… hold… on… much… longer!" Cody gritted, before a gust of wind overtook them all, dragging the three further into the pillar of light. "I knew I should've stayed hooooooome!" He cried out.

And then, just like that-

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

The three were sucked into the pillar of light, and moments later, it faded… along with any trace of them, and the odd glyph that was on the floor.


(Cue Life is SHOW TIME by Shō Kiryūin)

(Maji ka?! Maji de?! Maji da! Show Time~!) The montage starts with Kurogasa as Kamen Rider Wizard with the entrance of Fairy Tail behind him. He scans the Dragorise Ring and raises his arm in the air before a big magic circle appears from above and WizarDragon comes out of the magic circle, flying into the sky. Kamen Rider Wizard then jumps onto WizarDragon's before the latter spew out flames, making the title: The Wizard of Zero appear before WizarDragon flew away, made a u-turn, and flew towards the screen before shifting to the next scene.

(Maru de tsuki to taiyou) The first scene shows Natsu in the lunch hall who got into a fight Gray over something trivial and they started fighting senselessly until Erza beat both of them to a pulp, annoyed by their antics.
(Kasanaru toki no shougeki!) The scene then changed to the bar with Lucy sweat dropping at their usual bout while Mirajane served her food, before the former looked up and noticed Kurogasa who was by himself near the window.
(Dare datte kiseki wo shinjitemitai) Kurogasa looked at his Style Rings in one hand before clenching them and looked out the window up in the sky as a solar eclipse happened and the scene suddenly shatters to pieces.

(Kitto hitsuyou~ fukaketsu no) The next scene shows Koji who was a bar drinking to his heart's content and chatting with the beautiful ladies before seeing the solar eclipse out the window in his drunken state.
(ENAJII~ kokoro tame) Then it shifts towards Cody who sighed to himself, walking around the capital with nothing to do, wishing that he had his games right now, before he looked up to see the solar eclipse as well.
(Yume to yosou ii ima de uragitte kureru mono~) The scene then changes to a quick montage of the other characters show starting with Elfman, Lisanna, Wendy, Carla, Gajeel, Levy, Cana, Freed, Gildarts, Mystogan, Loke, Laxus, Makarov, and finally a silhouette of a Phantom before light shone on it to reveal Wiseman, before the camera shows Kurogasa, ready to transform.

(3! 2! 1! Show Time!) On "3" He flips his Hand Author to the left. At "2" Kurogasa slips on his Flame Style ring. At "1" he places the Flame Style ring in front of the Hand Author. And at "Show Time" a bright white light engulfs the entire screen before fading to the next screen.

(Magic time~! trick janai!) Kurogasa transforms into Kamen Rider Wizard and twirled around before showing his Flame Style ring.
(Mahou wo hero hanpa nee zo [Mahaluto Hallelujah!]) Garuda, Unicorn, Kraken, and Golem jump towards the screen before showing Wizard stuck his arm out to the side as the elements of fire, water, wind and earth spread out behind him.
(Kioku no ROOTS moguri-konde) The spell circles slide over Kurogasa, changing him into Water Style, Hurricane Style, and Land Style.
(Kibou wo tsukui dasou~) In Land Style, Kurogasa uses the Drill ring to drill down into the ground, disappearing.

(Show Time!) The guild members of Fairy suddenly pop up from the screen shouting "Show Time!" before popping down to reveal the next scene.

(Life is Show Time! tobikkiri no) The next scene shows Kurogasa riding on the Machine Winger with Lucy sitting behind him as WizarDragon flew beside them before Kurogasa revved up his Rider Machine and jumped on WizarDragon's back, letting the wheels of the machine become the wings.
(Unmei DORAIVU mucha shitemo [Mahaluto Hallelujah!]) WizarDragon then flies through a magic circle, appearing on the other side flying over the top of Magnolia.
(Kinou, kyou, ashita, mirai) Lucy smiled seeing the sight, but the joy was cut short when Natsu suddenly appeared next to them thanks to Happy who was carrying him as he flew, before he got in between them and Lucy got ticked off before punching off WizarDragon, sending straight to the ground with Happy diving in to save him.
(Subete no namida wo~!) As they passed the Fairy Tail guild, two silhouettes of Riders appeared, watching WizarDragon fly by, smiling behind their helmets.

(Show Time!) The members of Fairy Tail pop out of nowhere again and shouts "Show Time!" before popping back down to the next scene.

(Houseki ni kaette yaru ze) Four versions of Wizard, each one in a different style, converge on one another, merging into one in a big flash of light.
(Maji ka?! Maji de?! Maji da! Show Time~!) Team Natsu appear and they smirked at the camera as Kurogasa smirks while putting on the Flame Style ring and transforms into Wizard one more time as he and Team Natsu freeze, the show logo appearing.


Prologue: The Land of Magic

Fiore…

A Neutral Country with a population of 17 million people. It is a world of magic that's bought and sold everywhere like normal items.

A Kingdom where magic is deeply engrained in the people's lives. There are even some who make a living using magic. These people are known as wizards. These wizards belong to many different guilds and accept jobs brought to them.

Of course, for one wizard, their adventure had just begun.

She was a young girl of seventeen years with brown eyes and shoulder-length blonde hair that's tied by a blue ribbon in a small ponytail to the right side of her head with the rest of the hair loose and she also has a buxom and curvaceous body. Her outfit consists of a white sleeveless blouse with blue outlining the blouse and a blue mini-skirt always having a belt that, held a set of keys and a whip with a heart-shaped end. And she wore black, leather high heeled boots.

Her name is Lucy Heartfilia. And she was on a mission. She was going to join the famous guild Fairy Tail.

The name of "Fairy Tail" represents a sense of adventure for one to be able to discover more about mysteries and fate. The guild had existed for at least several decades but has only grown to its current prominence and strength in the last few years. In this growth, it began to rival another large guild, Phantom Lord, and they began to be seen as symbols of the country. In spite of the guild's immense reputation and fame, becoming a member of Fairy Tail requires little more than the simple approval of the Guild Master, regardless of magical capabilities, former allegiances or the other members' opinion. Most if not all members of Fairy Tail carries the wounds of a sad past. Members of this guild have come together and are all treated like family.

For Lucy, her past was no exception. She was to inherit a fortune that would rival that of the Royal Family of Fiore, but she wanted none of that, for it made her unhappy so she left everything behind. Money, fame, and pretty dresses were something that was not fit for her. She wants to make a name for herself and achieve great things through her own power, not from some hand-me-down that's given to her on a silver platter. Hence why she wanted to join Fairy Tail, not just for the adventures and stories, but to also feel belonged in a real family.

"Who knew it would be so tough to get into Fairy Tail?" Lucy sighed to herself, "I wonder if they can hold auditions? Hehe, at least I got myself a new Celestial Spirit Key!" She giggled, holding up the silver key with an odd symbol on it.

*DING!*

"Huh?" Lucy looked up, noticing something in the sky. She squinted her eyes before the object got closer and closer at high speed. "What is that?"

"…aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

"E-Eh?!" Lucy blinked as she noticed someone falling… straight towards her!?

"WATCH OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUT!" The person from the sky cried out.

The young blonde tried to move in time, but it was too late as the person crashed into her and made the two stumble to the ground.

*CRASH! POW! BOOM! THUD!*

A dust cloud formed the crash landing and when it cleared, both the teenaged boy and girl were exhausted as their eyes swirled from the contact.

"Ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh…" The young man groaned.

"Ugh, watch where you're flying… okay?" Lucy groaned out, before she shifted enough to push the young man off of her.

"Ughhhhhh…" Kurogasa groaned again, still out of it.

"Just what the heck was that for?" Lucy asked, holding her head as she winced from the sharp pain of their collision.

"Ow… that's the last time I'll ever touch a magic circle…" The boy moaned.

Lucy soon stood up as she checked herself before turning to the young man, "Are you okay?" She asked, holding her hand out to him.

"H-Huh?" The young man groaned as his senses returned to normal and his vision cleared. However, upon making eye contact with her, a slight tint of red formed on his cheeks while softly gasping in awe seeing, in his opinion, the most beautiful girl he's ever seen. "U-Uh… hi."

"Hi. Are you alright?" She repeated, still holding her hand out to him.

"Y-Yeah…" the boy said as he took her hand and Lucy pulled him up to his feet. "W-Whoa…" He got out, as he wobbled but kept his balance.

"Just what the heck were you doing? Skydiving?" Lucy questioned.

"No." He shook his head. "My friends and I were visiting some ruins and found this magic circle. Then we were suddenly sucked up into this pillar of light and next thing I know, here I am falling from the sky and… well, you know the rest…"

"Hm… I see. It must've been some powerful transportation magic if it teleported you here to Fiore." Lucy noted.

"W-Wait, what?" the young man asked incredulously. "Fiore? Transportation magic?!"

"Yeah. Is something wrong?" she questioned, confused by his reaction.

"Uh…" the young male uttered. This was bad. This was really really bad. The young boy turned around, tugging on his hair while wailing in his thoughts, 'Did that magic circle transport me to some other world?! This can't be happening!'

It was also then and there that he realized something else, "H-Hold on," he said, looking around. "Where are my friends?! They were with me when we got sucked into that magic circle!"

"Sorry, but you're the only one who fell on me." She informed.

"No way…" the boy moaned as he fell on his knees in disbelief. "I'm so screwed…"

Lucy looked at the time before she looked down at the depressed teen, as she sighed softly, "Hey, don't fret. I'll help you find your friends." She promised.

The young boy looked at Lucy in surprise, "You would?"

"Of course." Lucy smiled, "Sides… you do kinda owe me for landing on me…" She said, pointing to her now destroyed purse with all of her money in it.

"…I'm sorry…" the young man deflated.

"It's alright. Luckily, I can sell some stuff to get some Jewels for today." She reassured.

"J-Jewels? L-Like as in actual gems?" He gawked.

"Huh? No. Jewels is the currency here." She said, showing some coins that she was able to save.

"A-Ah… well okay." He blinked. "Oh, I… never got your name by the way."

"Hehe, I'm Lucy. Lucy Heartfilia." She introduced.

"Nice to meet you." He said, holding out his hand. "Kurogasa Kururugi."

"Kuro… gasa…" Lucy tilted her head, "Odd… but unique name."

"Just call me Kuro for short…" He sweat dropped.

"Hehe, alright Kuro." she giggled before shaking his hand.

"So… where are we headed to?" Kurogasa asked.

"Well, for now I'm just trying to find some info on Fairy Tail." She informed.

"Fairy tale?" Kurogasa parroted as the two of them now started walking. "You're looking for a storybook?"

"You must be really far away…" Lucy commented, "No. 'Fairy Tail' is a mage guild. The number 1 guild in Fiore!"

"M-Mage Guild?" Kurogasa fought the urge to gawk. 'What is this?! An RPG?!'

"They're so cool!" Lucy squealed with delight, "They're the best there is and I want to join them so badly! So I'm trying to figure out where their guild is by asking for some info around town."

"Right." He sweat dropped. "Well, judging by this road we're on, it'll probably be a day or two before we finally arrive in town."

"Then we'll search for a bit and head to a motel to rest up." Lucy smiled.

"Right."


Deep inside the remains of a very large dragon skeleton was a lab. One outfitted with several magical items and technology from this world, as well as magical items from another realm. There were several gem like familiars inside a house as they were either on patrol or relaxing for the day. Inside this lab, a man was working on his latest project. He was a rather old man, wearing a white and gold robe as he sat there reading a new novel. He had a long white beard and looked to be centuries old. He had a hand-buckle and a odd ring on his right hand, while next to him was an old staff, filled with magic.

The old man sighed as he closed the book and placed it back on the shelf. As he was about to pick up another book, he flinched and froze in place and his eyes widened, looking off in a certain direction.

"Impossible…" He gawked. Quickly, he got off from his seat and moved… as fast as his frail body would let him and went towards a mirror that leaned on the wall. With a wave of his hand, the mirror glowed and revealed to him what was happening. The first image he saw was Kurogasa who was walking alongside Lucy down a path as they were chatting happily.

"So… another Gate was dragged here." He frowned softly, "Wait… not just him." He waved his hand once more to reveal the whereabouts of two others, showing off Koji and Cody, "Three? There are three of them?" He gasped, only to frown softly again, "Not good… even more so is what their Phantoms are…"

He waved his hand yet again and in moments the mirror showed the three boys. Their images darkened as he saw a silhouette of what Phantom each had. The moment he did, the old man paled. "Dragon… and Chimera…" He grimaced, only to see the third one as his brow raised with confusion. "This one though… is… different from the normal Phantoms." He then shook his head comically. "Bah, this is no time to be impressed! Those boys have somehow found the seal I placed in the other world!"

He then quickly went towards a room, one filled with rings that laid the halls and area of said room. He hasn't used them in years but now… he has to use them once more.


Kurogasa and Lucy continued down the road, having small talk once in awhile, while meeting a few travelers along the way, asking them about any information on Fairy Tail. However, there was very little to go by other than the fact that they're an amazing guild which they heard all the time. Eventually they got tired and found a small town and went to the local motel to rest up.

"At least we got some Jewels." Lucy sighed with relief, knowing that whatever items she could afford and sell were enough to give her some cash for the time being.

"Yeah, no kidding." Kurogasa agreed. "Must be hard living life as a mage huh?"

"It can be…" Lucy sighed, "But the adventures, stories, and more? It's worth it."

"I see." Kurogasa nodded. "So why do you want to join Fairy Tail other than the obvious?"

"Well… I guess it's because I want to make a name for myself. Prove that I'm something more than… well…" Lucy stopped herself, shaking her head, "Never mind. S-So uh… what are your friends like?" She asked, changing the subject.

Kurogasa looked at his new friend in confusion before shaking his head, "Well, they're the kind that sometimes do stupid things, but are good friends nonetheless. One friend is Koji. He's a sort of dancing expert, but he can be a bit of a ladies' man. The other is Cody. He's come from a different country and we get along well, but he can be a bit too obsessive with his games."

"Hehe, they sound like a handful." she giggled.

"Trust me, you have no idea." Kurogasa scoffed good-naturedly. "But despite all that, we've been through everything together."

"You sure have good friends, Kuro." Lucy smiled softly.

"Yeah, especially when it comes to one thing we all love: Kamen Rider."

"Kamen Rider?" Lucy questioned.

"Mm-hmm. Kamen Riders are heroes. They're people who, through magic, mutations, technology, or any combination of these means, have gained power to change into powerful battlers. Most of them are heroes that fight for justice, for those who can't fight for themselves, and would selflessly help others even if it means giving up their own life. They'd even go so far as to sacrificing their own happiness, or even their own humanity for others."

Lucy was a bit in awe from this information as she smiled softly, "They sound very wonderful, Kuro." she complimented, "They must mean a lot to you three."

"They do. We grew up watching them for a long time." Kurogasa replied. "They inspire kids from all over the world, showing them a good example of doing what's right to others."

"I gotta say, that's an astounding resolve for you to have if you keep watching them after all these years." Lucy smiled, "Kinda reminds me of myself and my love for Celestial Spirits."

"Celestial Spirits?" He tilted his head.

Lucy nodded, "They're special spirits made from the stars above." She explained, "They decided to send their power to our world to allow us to do combat, deal with life, and more. Thus, their powers are formed in the shape of keys." She said, holding the silver key she bought earlier. "It's basically a contract with a star, and I want to be known as the wielder of all the Zodiac Keys."

"I see." Kurogasa nodded. "I see that you have both silver and gold keys."

"Mhmm. The Zodiac Keys are one of a kind. No replicates. These house the most powerful Celestial Spirits out there… And I have three right now." She said, showing them to him.

"Hmmm… wait… aren't those the signs of Aquarius, Cancer, and Taurus?"

"Yep. You sure know your stuff." Lucy smiled.

"Heh, heh, yeah, I guess so." Kurogasa chuckled. "And I'm guessing the silver keys are replicates?"

"That's right. Silver keys are the common ones. You can find them anywhere and their spirits are usually the same species." She nodded.

"Huh… maybe I can get myself one. Though I doubt they're cheap." He sighed.

"Who knows? Best part of being a Celestial Wizard, is that anyone can use a key, even if they have their own magic too." Lucy smiled, "Speaking of, what kind of magic do you possess?"

Kurogasa flinched at this, "I uh… ehehe…" He chuckled nervously. "Funny you should say that… I… don't actually possess any magic."

Lucy gasped, "You don't have magic?! That's surprising."

"Yeah, I'm just a regular old human being." He smiled sheepishly.

"Amazing! I know some people can't use magic, but have no magical trace either? This is unheard of!" Lucy gawked with surprise and glee, "It must be due to your nation or something!"

"Uh… yeah, maybe, but… the thing is… I'm…" He trailed off. "Well, for one thing, I'm not sure if I should tell you… you'll probably think I'm crazy."

"Kurogasa." Lucy said, saying his full name, "We're friends, aren't we? I wouldn't judge you like that." she smiled sweetly.

"Are you sure?"

"Of course. You can tell me."

"O-Okay." Kurogasa nodded. "Well, the thing is… I… come from another world."

Lucy blinked, "Ex… cuse me?"

"Yeah… that transportation magic? That came from my world."

"Heh, hehe, good one, Kurogasa!" Lucy chuckled, "That's impossible. World Travel is forbidden."

"Then how do you explain me falling from the sky earlier today from out of nowhere?"

"Well… uh…" Lucy tried to think of something but couldn't think of any other explanation, "So… you're really from another reality?"

"Yeah…"

"That's… That's… AMAZING!" she cried out happily, leaning close to Kurogasa's face.

"E-Eh?" Kurogasa blushed.

"I knew that other worlds and realities exist, but since that ban, I always thought it was just fake!" She called out, excited.

"Ban? What are you talking about?" He asked, as Lucy pulled back from him.

"Yeah. Over thousands of years ago, there was a mage who came from another world and he would hop back and forth. But after one incident where odd monsters showed up, they made a ban on it." She explained.

"I see. And… who was this mage?"

"Not sure. The Magic Council hid all records of the mage." Lucy shrugged. "The only thing we do know is that he was one of the founders of Fiore's magic. The one who somewhat started it all."

"I see." Kurogasa said, before sighing, "Man, if only I can meet this mage, I could find some way to get back home."

"Well, maybe we could try to find some of his books and find a way?" Lucy offered.

"Didn't you just say it was banned?"

"Yes, but doesn't mean we can't stumble upon it." She winked.

"Ehehe… right, stumble." Kurogasa laughed nervously. "But first, I gotta find my friends before that."

"Then we'll find some clues to find them." She smiled.

"Right."


Deep within a ruined tomb, several Phantoms were assembled. They were all powerful and the top Phantoms that were trusted by Wiseman… The Carbuncle Phantom. They were there to discuss a certain surge of Gate potential that they haven't felt in centuries. Asides from the four most dangerous Phantoms.

The first one was fairly humanoid, like a red and gold medieval knight with a large golden plume on his head. On his back was the massive sword Catastrophe. It resembled a bird but in human form with red, orang,e and yellow coloring to him as he posed a menacing look and one that could end this world should their leader demand it and use his famous power.

The second one had a body that was shapely with white inside of her legs, blue on the sides and purple lining between them. Gold bands were around her ankles, giving the appearance of boots as her feet appeared to be. Her top half looked like a uniform top with gold shoulders, making her look even more imperial like a general. Her head was mostly encased in a purple scaled helmet with a black visor that wrapped around the edges. The bottom half of her face was visible with pink lips, enhancing her female sensuality. The obviously inhuman aspect about her, were the snakes coming out from underneath her helmet like hair.

The third one was slimmer, green, almost having the feel of a trickster. They were clad in green and black armor which fitted him from head to toe. His legs were black while his chest and arms were green. His shoulder pads were shaped like beast heads. His face was hard to discern, looking like a helmet plate for some kind with no eye holes or mouth holes.

And finally, the fourth one was what looked to be a mix and match of a crocodile, human, and a claydoll. There were several teeth on its body, and a large crocodile jaw on their torso that lead up past the shoulder and collarbone. He had two different eye colors and a huge appetite as it was devouring many different meat and flesh that was on their plate.

These were the top four Phantoms, also known by some as the Four Horsemen of The Inner Circle. Phoenix, Medusa, Gremlin, and Ogre. But among them were new Phantoms, hidden within the shadows.

"Che why are we having this meeting? It's not like this is important or a big deal." Phoenix scoffed as he didn't want to be here. He'd rather be killing off mages again.

"Oh but it is," Medusa said. "You see there are new Gates that have appeared in this world."

"They're probably nothing but weak ones like the rest." Phoenix scoffed again.

"If they have interesting magic and their Phantoms are weak, I can just eat them!" Orge called out, gorging on his feast as a mage's hand plopped from the pile.

"Hehehe, I bet they'll be fun to bring to despair." Gremlin giggled, as the voice was much more towards a young woman's voice than its previous version.

"Who cares? I'll just kill them myself and end this annoyance." Phoenix gruffed, as he was about to leave.

"What if I told you that those Gates have the Dragon and Chimera in them?" Medusa asked.

This soon brought the whole room quiet. While they are nothing like their predecessors, from what their leader has told them about the one known as 'Wizard' and 'Beast', this brought a chill to the air and anger to their breaths.

"We cannot allow that Dragon to be used against us again…" Wiseman's voice bellowed out, "Should those things ever become allies to the humans and the White Wizard… It would be much harder for this world to become ours. Either drive him to despair… or kill him."

"Heh, well why didn't you say so? I'll kill him right now." Phoenix said.

"No… You will not go Phoenix. If there is a chance to bring his Phantom into this realm, I will risk it. Minotaur, you will be the one to go." Wiseman ordered.

"Yes, my lord." From the shadows came a creature who's head was reminiscent to that of a bull as its horns were large and curved in a similar manner. Its body armor was white with some red highlights over its blue body-like suit and it has a tail as well, while carrying an axe. "I shall not fail."

"Pray that you don't." Wiseman said.


The next day…

The sun rose quickly as Kurogasa woke up and yawned. Though as he does, he noticed a nice smell from the small kitchen and as he walked in, he saw Lucy making breakfast for the two, and oddly enough it was one of his favorite meals from home.

"Oh hey Kuro, good morning." Lucy smiled.

"Hey, morning." He yawned. "It smells good. What did you cook?"

"Something from this unique cookbook I found during our search." she said, holding up a cookbook from what looked to be a recipe from his homeworld.

"No way!" Kurogasa said, immediately grabbing the book. "Is this what I think it is?!"

"Hm? You know what this is?" She asked.

"These are recipes from my homeworld!"

"Seriously?" She gawked.

"Yeah! Granted, I don't know how it got here, but at least I won't go hungry anymore." He grinned goofily.

"Hehe, well eat up." Lucy smiled, handing him a plate.

"Don't mind if I do." he grinned, before clapping his hands together. "Itadakimasu!" He said, before digging in. The moment he did, he had sparkles in his eyes. "Wah~ it's delicious!"

"Hehe, thanks. I decided to add a bit more spices and ingredients to add more flavor." Lucy giggled.

"No wonder." Kurogasa chuckled.

And so the two of them had breakfast and had small talk while eating, and after breakfast, they paid the innkeeper and went on their way towards the town they were going to. While on the road, they met more travelers along the way and after asking them more information about Fairy Tail, they finally got a hit.

"So they're headquartered in the town of Magnolia huh?" Kurogasa mused as they now entered another small town.

"Most likely. But I got a huge hit! The Salamander is in town!" Lucy squealed.

"Salamander?"

"He's one of Fairy Tail's strongest mages! He's a fire user and is so cool!" Lucy squealed out again. "Come on! I heard he's over this way!" She said, before grabbing his hand and they both ran down the path.

"W-Whoa! Lucy, slow down!" Kurogasa called out.

The young mage led Kurogasa through the town towards the area where this 'Salamander' was at. Upon arriving they noticed a flock of women holding autographs… but it looked like they were too late as the Salamander wasn't there.

"No way! We missed him?" Lucy said as she pouted sadly.

"Are you even sure that's even the guy?"

"There's only one person with the title 'Salamander'." Lucy said, determined. "And nobody dared to steal one of Fairy Tail's mage's names and titles. Believe me… Titania would make sure of it."

"Who's Titania?"

Lucy smiled, showing a photo, but it barely showed the mage as it only showed a blurred image of armor, "Titania. Also known as the Queen of Fairies. She is Fairy Tail's strongest female member. When someone tried to use her name, they came back in pieces. Literally."

Kurogasa shuddered heavily, "I-I-I'm not sure if I want to meet her now."

"Hehe, if anything she'll be too busy to notice us." Lucy chuckled nervously, as she too was unsure about it. "C-Come on, let's keep looking for him."

"Right." Kurogasa nodded.

They continued looking around town, asking the townspeople if they had seen the 'Salamander', but the townspeople gave them all different kinds of directions as to where they went, and they followed those said directions, meaning that they walked all over town. By the time they were exhausted, the sun had already set.

"Ugh… we can't find him anywhere." Lucy groaned as they sat on the edge of the fountain in the town square.

"I'm starting to think this Salamander guy doesn't really exist." Kurogasa sighed.

"He does!" Lucy frowned, "I promise he does!"

"I wanna believe ya, but after walking all around town the whole day, maybe it's just a rumor that will stay a rumor." He shrugged.

"Man… this day can't get any worse…" Lucy groaned out.

But before they could do anything, a large wave of flames struck by, causing them to shield themselves. The townspeople who were nearby fleed from the scene. From what came out of the flames made Kurogasa's eyes widened considerably. In front of the two was a creature he knew all too well. This creature's head was reminiscent to that of a bull as its horns were large and curved in a similar manner. Its body armor was white with some red highlights over its blue body-like suit and it has a tail as well, while carrying an axe.

"I sense… A Gate…" The Phantom growled out.

"W-What is that?!" Lucy panicked.

"No way… it can't be… what's a Phantom doing here in this world?!" Kuroagsa gawked.

"You know what this thing is?" Lucy questioned.

"Yeah, and they're bad news!" Kurogasa said. "The only time a Phantom appears if there's a Gate nearby!"

"Gate?"

"Humans that have the potential to use magic." Kurogasa explained. "But I don't see anyone around us that's a Gate."

"Time to drive you into despair…" Minotaur said as he pointed to… Kurogasa?!

"W-What?" Kurogasa gasped, taking a step back.

"What's going on, Kurogasa?" Lucy asked.

"I-I don't know. I…" Kurogasa got out.

"Boy… do you honestly think you can return to Earth?" The Phantom questioned, "That spell that brought you here… was a one-time use. There's no going back."

Kurogasa gasped, "W-What?"

"The spell that brought you here? Was the same one that brought us Phantoms here as well… and there's no going back. Only two seals were made. And since you got here? You used the last way to get back to Earth."

"No way…" Kurogasa got out. "I'm… stuck here?! I can't get back home…?!"

*BA DUMP!*

Kurogasa felt a sudden jolt of pain in his heart, and he immediately clenched his chest.

"Kurogasa? Kurogasa! What's wrong?" Lucy asked.

*BA DUMP!*

"Gah!" Kurogasa cried out in pain as he stumbled backwards, clutching his chest before falling to his knees, while still holding his chest.

"Kurogasa!" Lucy kneeled down to help him.

"No way… I'm stuck here… I can't get… back home…" Kurogasa panted heavily, as his eyes widened more in horror.

*BA DUMP!*

"GAHHHH!" He clutched his chest tighter as his body keeled over.

*CRACK!*

"What in-" Lucy gasped as a glowing purple crack suddenly broke out along Kurogasa's chest. Black dust rose up from the crack as more spread out along his chest and soon became a web of cracks. The purple glow was ominous and much more evil looking as the cracks appeared all over his body.

"Yes… fall into Despair… You won't ever return… You won't even see your friends or family again." Minotaur chuckled.

Kurogasa barely looked over himself and realized what's happening.

…but it didn't matter anyway…

…he couldn't go home…

…He was trapped…

…He was stuck here for the rest of his life…

"Kurogasa! Don't listen to it!" Lucy shouted.

"D-D-D-Despair… Ph-Ph-Phantom…!"

…it was getting colder… more cracks were appearing all over him…

"I-I… have no hope… of getting home… it's over… I'm going to die here… alone…"

"Don't think like that, Kurogasa!" Lucy said to him. "He's lying! I promised you that I'll get you home and I meant it!"

Kurogasa weakly looked up at him, "You… will?"

"Yes! I promised you and I never give up on my friends! So have hope!"

"Hope…" Kurogasa muttered.

*BA DUMP!*

He felt the hard thumping of his heart, making him cry out in pain before… the cracks slowly receded from him and turned golden before it disappeared and he was back to normal. However, all of that energy trying to suppress his despair took its toll on him and was exhausted, laying into Lucy's arms, panting heavily.

"No! He must be in Despair!" The Phantom growled, approaching them.

"I won't let you hurt him!" Lucy glared as she gripped one of her keys, "Open: Gate of the Golden Bull, Taurus!" She called out. In moments a golden glyph appeared and a doorbell sound was heard as from the glyph came an extremely tall, heavily muscular and athletic humanoid whose physical features are highly reminiscent of a bull. His body is covered in a black and white pattern similar to that of Holstein Friesian cattle, and the upper part of it, from the waist up, seems more massive than the lower one. His head is bovine in shape, with small, elongated ears jutting outwards from the sides of his head, and a pair of horns, testifying him as a bull, sitting on top of it. Another characteristic is that he has dark eyes, and his flat nose bears a large golden ring in it, similar to those worn by real bulls. His muscular chest bears six teats: two on his pectorals and four on his upper abdominal area. The tail sprouting from his back, ending in a dark tuft, is quite small, if compared to the large mass of his body.

His massive body is mostly left bare: shown wearing a dark indument, similar to a pair of swim briefs, covering his groin, held up by a red, studded belt, with a circular, thin, golden metal buckle, with a pair of curved protrusions jutting outwards from it in its upper part. He also wears simple dark boots with lighter upper edges, consisting of three lines circling his legs, and has a red belt circling his neck, to which a golden cowbell is attached. His forearms are wrapped in bandages, and he wears brown fingerless gloves. Crossing his chest diagonally and passing over his right shoulder is a large, plain dark belt closed by a simple buckle, to which Taurus attaches his signature axe.

"MOOOO-ve over, you lousy copy!" Taurus huffed, drawing his axe, "I won't let yOOOu get near Lady Lucy… though, I'll admit, you're lOOOOOking fine today." He said, gawking at Lucy with hearts in his eyes.

"Taurus, quit gawking at me and destroy that thing!" Lucy snapped with sharp teeth and soulless eyes.

"Roger that, LUUUUcy." Taurus smirked, as he charged ahead. The two bulls swung their weapons, clashing against one another as they dueled.

"Kurogasa… are you okay?" Lucy asked, checking on the tired Kurogasa.

"I'm… fine…" Kurogasa panted, while sweating. "I'm okay… thanks to you…"

"We have to hurry. I don't know how long Taurus can hold that thing off." Lucy said with worry as she did her best to help him up, slowly making their way off.

"Wait… I can fight that Phantom…" Kurogasa wheezed, "I have… magic now."

"Don't be brave. You told me you don't have it." Lucy shook her head.

"I know… but…" Kurogasa trailed off. "If a Gate holds onto their hope, they can suppress the Phantom inside and the Phantom can supply the user with magic."

"Look, we can discuss this later. We need to get to safety." She urged, helping him along.

But before they could, Ghouls Phantoms appeared, cutting off their route of escape. And in moments they heard Taurus scream in pain, causing Lucy to turn back to see her spirit defeated as the Phantom grew closer. They had no way out and were in trouble.

"Stop!" A voice bellowed out. They all looked around to find the voice and who it belonged to. But in moments, several glyphs appear in front of the monsters.

EXPLOSION! NOW!

And then, the glyphs ignited, destroying the Ghouls, and damaging the Phantom as it cried out in pain. From the smoke and embers then stood someone that made Kurogasa's eyes widen with shock… and fear. Standing there was a man who was white, for lack of a better term. Almost every inch of his suit was white. The torso was white with silver ring holsters stretched across his sides, each link holding a ring. His shoulders sported a white mantle with gold lining that ran down his back. His legs were covered with more white and gold fabric, giving the appearance of a robe like a classical wizard would wear. His boots and gloves were pure black, contrasting heavily with his suit. Wrapped around his waist was a WizarDriver, but the hand was outlined in red rather than yellow. Finally, the majority of his helmet was concealed in white plating, like a hood. His face was an amber gemstone with silver eyepieces, but his were slanted, making them look a little more eerie.

The White Wizard himself, Kamen Rider Wiseman.

"Masaka… Shiroi Mahoutsukai…!" Kurogasa gasped.

The White Wizard turned to Kurogasa before turning back to the Phantom, "I suggest you leave, Phantom. You will not harm this boy…"

Minotaur growled with anger, "Don't order me around, Mahoutsukai!" He shouted, throwing a fireball at him. The White Wizard simply dodged the fireball that hit the ground in a small explosion.

"W-Who is that?" Lucy asked.

"The White Wizard…" Kurogasa answered.

"Young man…" the White Wizard said, turning to Kurogasa. "It is time."

"Huh?"

"You must become this world's hope."

"Why should I trust you, Fueki?!" Kurogasa snapped.

"I am not this… 'Fueki' boy. My name is Merlin the Wise." He introduced.

"M-Merlin?" Kurogasa had to gall to gawk, "A-As in Merlin of Arthurian legend?!"

"Indeed I am… For now, let me deal with this beast." He said, turning back to the Phantom who flinched in fear.

"No, let me fight." Kurogasa gritted, as he tried to walk.

"Kurogasa, no." Lucy said worried.

"I have to… I held onto my hope. I know I can do this. Let me fight!"

"Not yet… Your body is still recovering from the acceptance of your hope. Rest, young one. I'll deal with it… then train you." Merlin promised. By then, he placed a ring on Kurogasa's finger and placed it near the White Wizard's Belt.

SLEEP! NOW!

At that point, Kurogasa's eyes got heavy and fell asleep, plopping in Lucy's arms.

"W-What did you do?" Lucy gasped in surprise.

"I only put him to sleep so he can recover, miss. Please, take him away. I'll be there shortly." Merlin requested.

"R-Right." Lucy said before running off with Kurogasa in her arms.


In Kurogasa's mind, Kurogasa was standing in the darkness. He couldn't see anything. "Where am I?" He thought to himself.

"Lousy brat! Let me out!"

He turned around and saw… the WizarDragon?! 'No way! I thought that was Haruto's!' But… keeping his composure, he stood his ground.

"HOW DARE YOU IMPRISON ME LIKE A DOG!?"

"If only I cared." Kurogasa scoffed. "You're not getting out of me, Dragon!"

"Hmph, you humans believe your will is strong. But you're not. That girl will fail you and never return you home. You'll be stuck here forever."

"Even so, I'll keep holding onto my hope until I find a way back! Just watch me!"

"Heh, you foolish human…" WizarDragon chuckled mirthlessly. "That will be your end."

And with that, his whole world went white.


As Lucy sat there next to the unconscious Kurogasa in a motel room, a glyph formed as the White Wizard, Merlin, appeared in a flash of light. "Y-You're back!" Lucy gasped. The White Wizard ignored her as he then walked over before waving his hand as the spell he casted was removed from the sleeping teen.

"He should wake soon." Merlin said before turning to Lucy, "Though, I must admit. To see someone from my realm here is… shocking."

"How so?" Lucy asked.

"Because, I made sure that nobody finds the seal that allowed me to travel here in the first place." Merlin noted, "I hid it well after Camelot fell and I had to turn it into ruins to cover not only my tracks, but to keep the King's body and weapons safe from the world."

"I see."

"But to think he would find it so quickly from just sheer coincidence…" He said.

"Mmmmmm…" Kurogasa groaned, as he slowly opened his eyes. "Where… am I? What happened?" He said to himself, before gasping and remembering, "The Phantom!" He cried out, sitting up immediately, but then groan from the exhaustion. "Ugh…"

"Relax… your body is still adapting to the change." Merlin stated.

"Shiroi Mahoutsukai…" Kurogasa panted. "No… Merlin… what happened to the Phantom?"

"I defeated it… mostly."

"Mostly?"

"Before I could deliver the final blow, the Minotaur Phantom retreated at the last second."

"So that thing is still out there?!" Lucy gasped.

"Yes. But weakened. Even an A-Class mage could finish it off at this point." Merlin informed.

"I… see." Lucy said. "So… what was that all about?"

"I shall explain." Merlin said. "The young man is a Gate, a human who has magical potential. When he found out that there was no way to get back to his home world, he fell into despair. Once that happened, the Phantom inside him tried to take advantage by trying to get out of his body. If that happened, he would have been killed in the process. Hence the reason why you saw those purple cracks."

"I see… so his 'Phantom' is under control now?"

"For the moment, yes. Phantoms are born from pure despair mixing with magic, be it latent or active. he had magic, he just couldn't awaken it. Now that his Phantom is awake, his magic is too."

"But… how is this possible?" Kurogasa asked, "How do I have latent magic power?"

"That is a long story… but to give you the short answer, it's due to the first Philosopher's Stone from Earth, being destroyed. It erased almost every bit of magic from that world." Merlin informed.

"The Philosopher's Stone… you mean… the one that Haruto had when he defeated Gremlin?"

"Haurto?" Lucy asked.

"My predeccessor, the original Kamen Rider Wizard."

"No… that was only a mere copy of the true Philosopher's Stone." Merlin shook his head.

"Only a copy…?" Kurogasa asked shocked.

"Yes. A true Philosopher's Stone could never be made so easily or abused by others." Merlin stated, "But, out of every copy that was made? It was the closest one to the original stone."

"No way…"

"H-Hold on, back up a bit." Lucy said. "Go back to the part about your kind of magic."

"Of course." Merlin said. "From his world, magic is something of a lost art. Barely anybody believes it even exists, much less practice it. Despite this, the potential to use it still exists, even though there's no one to help them learn how to control it. But back in my day, it was everywhere. The only thing that made people forget was due to the battle with Mordred."

"I see."

"As said before the Phantoms attacked, this young man was a Gate, a human with magical potential. When he fell into despair, the Phantom inside of him tried to get out of him, but thanks to you, young lady, he has held onto his hope and now his Phantom can supply him with magic. When someone is in despair and is somehow able to hold onto their hope while in that state, they can suppress the Phantom inside and thus became a magic user. It's incredibly rare. However, the Phantom didn't go away. It's still inside of him, trapped in the memory of his hope which is dubbed as his Underworld. A side effect of manifesting a Phantom and surviving though is that it allows him to harness mana within his body and use it in magic so long as he has a focus."

"Then… this means he can use magic now?" Lucy asked.

"Indeed… but… he must come with me. I have to train him in my lab so he can work with his new magic and control it. Otherwise, his Phantom will consume him and turn into a Phantom." Merlin informed.

"What about me?" Lucy asked.

"For now miss, you should rest and forget this encounter." He said, as he waved his hand across. Lucy's eyes faded softly as she soon began to feel the effects of another sleep spell, falling asleep on the bed.

"W-Wait, hold on! What are you-" Kurogasa got out. "Don't tell me you actually erased her memories!"

"Only the Phantom and us. The people cannot know I am here…" Merlin grimaced, "You see… I… was the one who made the Phantoms…"

"W-What?!" Kurogasa got out, as he stumbled back. "But why?!"

"I made them… because I wanted to help evolve humanity. Make them stronger and better than the cavemen we once were… but… it came with a cost…"

"What do you-" Kurogasa got out, before realizing, "The Sabbath…"

"Yes… as well as the cost of so many lives…" He nodded, clenching his fist tightly. "Since then, I made sure that no one else would be affected, hence why I made that seal. It was to make sure no more Phantoms would exist in that world…"

"I… see…" Kurogasa looked down dejectedly, looking at Lucy. "She… won't remember me… at all…"

"I'm sorry… but I can't risk it. If she knew and was able to spread it? Or worse a dark mage finding out, they could locate my missing scrolls and redo the Sabbath. Or worse, create another Philosopher's Stone."

"T-That's-"

"The reason why we must keep this a secret, young man. The one reason why you and I alone must deal with the Phantoms by ourselves…" Merlin said. "I know this is hard… but this is for the security for everyone. Both in Fiore and Earth."

"I… I understand." Kurogasa muttered.

"Good. Now come, I have much to teach you… and, I'm willing to help you find your friends as well. Since they are here, they too could be Gates."

"What?" Kurogasa gasped.

"You see… that seal, was meant to keep Phantoms out of that world. The only reason you are here is because you are a Gate, thus able to make a Phantom. That seal would drag others like you within it, so if they too were dragged here, they must be Gates as well." Merlin informed.

"I see…" Kurogasa said, "O-Okay… I'll go with you."

"Good. I know that you'll be the one to help end the Phantoms for good." Merlin said, placing on one of his rings to transport them to his lab to start the young boy's training.

TELEPORT! NOW!

At that point, a magic circle appeared in thin air, indicating it to be a portal. "Come." Merlin said, as he walked towards the portal.

However, Kurogasa lingered a bit more as he looked at the sleeping Celestial Spirit Mage, "Lucy…" He whispered, struggling not to cry. He then looked to his pocket and picked out something from his pocket and pulled out what appeared to be a 50 yen coin.

"What are you doing?" Merlin asked.

"Just… something to thank her for everything…" He said, as he began to tie a small rope around it before placing it around her neck: A memento for saving him and being his first friend here. "Thank you, Lucy… and goodbye." He whispered, as a tear fell down his face and onto her cheek and soon walked over to the portal as he entered it, but as soon as he left and the magic portal disappeared, Lucy gently shivered in her sleep, with a frown on her face as a tear rolled down.


Striberx: Phew! Well, this is done. Hope you all enjoyed what this story has so far? Along with the little something I've added to this to make it somewhat stand out. ^^

Fen: Yeah, this wasn't so bad.

Striberx: Yup! I wonder what everyone will think about Merlin being in here as Kamen Rider Wiseman?

Fen: Well, it's certainly a change of pace for sure.

Striberx: And as much as I wanna explain the reason for this idea, I feel like I should hold it off for now, since it could bring spoilers and other reveals to the limelight too quickly.

Fen: Right… well anyways, hope you guys enjoyed the prologue.

Striberx: Chap 1 will also be a bit different for those thinking this will go into Episode 1 of Fairy Tail? Short answer is, it won't.

Fen: Yeah, and we'll explain in the next chapter. So see ya there!