CHAPTER ONE
Story Telling
BAM!
"Hello! Mom! Dad! I'm home!" A voice yells sounding that of a child.
"Mom, I bought the things you wanted on the groceries list."
She unceremonious drops her baggage of groceries onto the floor and casually strolls to the living room and into the kitchen. If only she's attentive of her surroundings she would have seen the warning sign on the wall.
"You know the things that you keep on pestering me constantly to buy. You don't even have to use 'that' magic to get your point across you know. You could have just asked nicely. And don't let me get started with dad- WHAT THE HELL! MOM!? DAD!?"
She shouts anxiously running toward the dismember bodies scarcely recognizable as her parent.
"M-om? D-dad?"
She stutters, eyes blur from upcoming tears. Crouching down, she held up her mother face gently scared that if she uses too much pressure her mother complexion would become even whiter. Her head is only attached her upper body while arms and legs and other limbs lay elsewhere. Blood were spatter everywhere and everything in disarray.
"I-it's go-going to b-be o-kay, every-t-things go-ing to be f-fine. Ye-eah. M-mom and d-dad is j-just playing a horr-ible pr-anks is all."
Breathing in and out she manages to control her stuttering. Yet her eyes are becoming lifeless, unbidden tears flowing down her cheeks and overwhelming shock course through her face.
"Yeah that's right. Everything that's happening now is just a big hoax, a trick, a scam, or something! Because what I'm holding is not of my mother dissemble body part, it's just a miss up doll, yeah that's right. And of course this isn't real blood, it's just paint or squash berries."
She repeats this mantra over and over, hugging her mother face tightly close to her rapidly beating heart.
"Oh? So there's another one I forgot to kill. Well of course I did, she just came back from her trip to the grocery story. Come on tell me, is it fun scrolling merrily singing then randomly start snoring while standing on the sidewalk. Who the hell does that?"
A deep chilling voice said, leaning against the kitchen door frame. He's wearing a white mask hiding his face, a coat drapes covering his body except of his cross leg and black boot.
"You know nighttime is the most dangerous day to go grocery shopping, especially for a kid. And who would of thought they hidden their child 'here' of all places, far away from Mongolia Town in the middle of a forest? No wonder we couldn't find them. Well, it's a nice fool-proof plan for awhile, too bad that plan went down the drain really fast. 400 years of hiding? Hah! What were they thinking? All that work just to be killed in the end. Not fun at all. Tch! Parent go through such length just to protect their kids. What a waste."
At this point the child tunes everything out after what the mask man had said in the end.
"This isn't a dream…I'm not dreaming…am I? It's really happening…This isn't a dream…is it…?"
After a moment reality setting in her head real fast.
"Y-You…"
"What is that pip-squeak? Speak up I can't even hear you."
The mask man stops his mid-rant and now slowly approaches the child. With the weapon magically appears in his right hand. Now grasping tightly on the hilt of the dagger ready to plug this through her, but for now he just wants to hear what she has to says first before he…He smile sinisterly and begins to imagine her screams in utter pain an expression of terror and such agony makes him shakes in anticipation, yet that could just wait for a bit before he kills her.
"Y-you k-killed them?"
"Huh? Oh, yeah I did and you going join them real soon so be a nice kid and-"
"YOU FUCKING KILL MY ONLY PARENTS! WHO WAS THE ONLY ONE WHO LOVES ME AND TAKE CARE OF ME! YOU WILL PAY! YOU WILL PAY THEM BACK WITH YOUR BLOOD YOU MONSTER! DIE! WHAAAAAAAAAA!"
After that blood thirsty screams, a bright light shine throughout the household obliterating everything in sight including her parents leaving a huge crater in its wake. The mask man fully prepared cast out his magic where four bulbs of darkness surrounds him shielding from the destructive force that almost devours him. Once the light fades, there's no longer a child standing instead a demonic creature looking so sinister craving for destruction and mayhem.
"Heh? So you want to fight huh? Then bring it on! Don't think I didn't come prepare for this! I will seriously enjoy killing the fuck out of you! AND DON'T THINK YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE THAT CAN TRANSFORM! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
"DIE! DIE! DIE! DIE! DIE! DIE! DIEEEEEEEEE! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
~Lucy~
"After years of total darkness, Apocalypse is the name of this terrifying creature given by a villager who miraculous survives her onslaught. Unfortunately the survivor has suffering tremendously and died years later. Fortunately, she has kept a dairy detailing fact about this frightening creature. One of her passage has said, "For she is unyielding attacking town by town, forest by forest annihilate everything in its path. She is unrestrictive and force to be reckon with. She has immeasurable amount of magic not even the Saint Wizards can with stand this almighty creature. Dare I say it; she's petrifying and malevolence comparable to Zeref himself."
Speechless none of the occupants has anything to say during the whole tale told by the villager elder. All accept one.
"So this Apocalypse creature, person or whatever, you said she's the same as Zeref huh…Alright! It's decided! We're going to meet with her! Find her and beat the crap out of her! I'm all fire up now! What do you say minna!"
"No."
"Aye!"
"I knew you wouldn't let me down Happy! You're with me on this one?"
"No.
Face Plant.
"Then why did you say Aye then!"
"Because I agree with them we shouldn't look for that scary monster. And besides she's already dead."
"You'll be an even bigger idiot if you go on looking for someone that no longer exist flame-brain!"
"What did you just call me ice-striper!"
"What are you talk-"He glance down and realize he is only wearing his boxer. "WHAT! WHERE'S MY CLOTHES?"
I sigh at my companion normal yet juvenile behavior and smile. Natsu and Gray, constant bickering, fire and ice, never a good combination and don't always get along. Even though they can get out of hand at time, no make that all of the time but when push comes to shove they're always count on each other to protect their family, always.
Okay before we move on let me tell you little bit about them. First off there's Natsu, he's the one with the 'manly' pink hair or so he says. In my opinion pink is definitely NOT manly at all, it's so girly! Don't get me wrong; I like pink as much as the next girl, but come on! Pink and man does NOT mix. The only time it does if you're…Yeah moving on. He is courageous, brave, and brash! Uh, that word makes me get a headache all the time, reminds me of wreckage and more wreckage…uh I better move away from that subject before I punch something…Looking at the bright side he values his friends. He gets into fights a lot, especially around Gray, his rival. Only because they're fire and ice, it makes perfect sense no?
He also has a faithful companion name Happy, he's an Exceed, a blue tomcat that loves to tease me constantly which drives me nuts, and yet I can't help but love him, weird huh. He obvious loves fish, that's why he always carries a bag around his neck wherever he goes. Oh he can talk and even has wings! There so beautiful, kind of makes me wish of becoming an Exceed to, but nah I stick with being human. Most of the time he's with me and helps me when I'm in trouble and always complain I'm heavy which I'm not! He only says that to rile me up…-note to self start exercising every morning-…Happy may be a pain at times but I could never trade nor replace a valuable companion such as him. Never.
Next vict-I mean companion would be Gray the guy with the black hair. Like I mention already, he's ice mage and of course don't get along well with his rival. He also has a knack in causing all sort of trouble but not bad as Natsu though. He's normally calm and cool in any situation which is the exact opposite of the fire mage. He also has a strange habit, whenever he walk in public or in private area, he somehow, in some way strip his clothes off in like two seconds flat! N-not that I'm timing it or anything or course! Is just that when I take my eyes off of him for just a moment and the next thing all his clothes is gone! Poof like magic! It makes me wonder if he's hiding that magic ability in secret or something. He also values his friends/family and protects them at all cost, in fact all of Fairy Tail member's are like that they value their friends and family members. It's a number one rule in our guild, which I love with all my heart. Okay back on topic.
"ENOUGH! BOTH OF YOU!"
"AYE!"
And here's another one of my companion Erza, the girl with red hair and also the leader of this small pack. She's my role model, kind and gentle-well sometimes, just don't mess up with her strawberry cake or you have to face her wrath. Seriously do NOT mess up with her cake or you'll end up with bruises that you'll never think it's possible to have! I shiver at the thought. Anyways, she the strongest, bravest and the most beautiful girl-well Mira is beautiful too- okay they both are…let's just get back to Erza. She similar to Gray in this regard, always level headed in any given situation-well, except for this one and I can't blame her because they're her childhood friends…Anyways, I always admire Erza and wishes someday I could be just as brave and strong like her. I consider her to be one of my closest girlfriends or sister.
Now all that is said let get back to the story at hand shall we? This Apocalypse is a terrifying being reining havoc throughout history. In actuality she's a young mage child transform into the said creature whose parent died tragically by an evil psychopathic man (or a professional assassin as Erza calls him) wearing a white mask. The story was really tragic, I tried to hold my sniffles but it was no used. It was so heart-retching and injustice. I even bet my rent money Erza would agree…well some part. Of course, mayhem as a catastrophic result and is total understandable, but still absolutely wrong. I hope she isn't thinking about him…
"Oh! One question?"
Gray asked the village elder who snap back to reality and respond with a stutter. He seems to be in a daze state making my eyebrow rose up at that. Hmm, I'll contemplate later. BTW, Gray has finally found all his clothes. Thank Mavis.
"Uh…Y-yes?"
"Whatever happened to the psycho man with the white mask?"
All eyebrows rise to this question, my companions now paying close attention.
"Well according to the historians, the diary and other resources. We discover a trifling thesis of what may have occurred to the man wearing the white mask…"
"There it is again! It was fast, but long enough to catch a glimpse of it. Doubt…and fear? Why those peculiar expression? Hmm, better listen to this very carefully. Maybe there are some indications on these hypotheses of theirs."
"The first theory was: Many had said, with one blast he had died instantaneously by the overwhelming power of said creature. Even though he's able to transform the exact same form as her however, power wise, none had ever come close to her, she is evenly equal to Zeref…"
"Equal to Zeref?! Seriously?! Then I'm very glad there's only him and not both. If she still exists today we're all majorly screwed! One is already bad enough! Okay focus…Hmm, why? Why he's hesitating at the end?"
"Second: he miraculous survives the creature deadly attack and flees back to Mongolia Town. Sadly it wasn't enough miracles for him. For he receive tremendous damage. One of his arms torn off and both legs are gone, if that's not enough, there's a huge gap in his stomach, bleeding profusely. One of the locals spotted him in the alleyway and by the time he reaches him, he was already…"
"Hesitation again!? What is up with these theories? They have so many flaws in them! Why!? This is so frustrating! What are they hiding? Their theory doesn't even come close in matching with mine! Something is wrong here, very wrong. And I'm going find out what!"
~Erza~
I can already tell something is seriously wrong here; by the way Lucy is acting. She rarely sports a serious expression from her customary upbeat persona. However at this moment, it fits the already oppressing atmosphere. What's worst, I can't help but feel something ominous well soon happen and for the life of me, can't figure out what.
It's about midnight my companion and I are sitting around the campsite where the village chief Likuta is telling us a long history about this tyrannize being known as Apocalypse, who is rumored to be equally strong and powerful like Zeref. I nearly drown in tears when I first heard of it. The story is very tragic and injustice, it reminds me so much of…no can't make myself think of such though, must focus our task at hand…Ignoring the distinct shivers of my body, I once again pay close attention to Likuta.
"There were other theories about what happen to him but sadly there's no evidence of claiming of it in being true…"
We glance at him in anticipation, except Natsu; waiting for him to finish. Instead, Lucy was the one to answer for us. She was clearly irritated with something, then my eyes narrow at this.
"…Now I understand why Lucy was so frustration with him. He seems to always hesitant every time at the very end. Is he doing it on purpose? Or is he hiding something? It feels like he has to think before carefully executing a storyline, but why in story form? Wasn't this findings supposed to be base on facts? Well, whatever it's, is very conspicuous. I better keep a keen eyes and ears if there's any distinction of deceit in he's 'hesitant' facts of his."
"No, it's true."
Likuta and everyone else look at her in surprise.
"How do you-"
"Crux confirms it to me; he mention there was an unknown man able to stop Apocalypse from further destruction, and as for the psycho man…he was destroyed instantly."
My eyes widen in disbelief while Natsu scoff.
"Tsk! They don't sound so tough. If they were alive right now, those mages will be nothing but rubble. "
"We should never underestimate our opponent Natsu, no matter how weak or strong they may appear."
"Aye!"
"Who side are you on Happy!"
"Erza side!"
"You traitor!"
"They're right hot-sauce, so don't go wishing something that is impossible for you to defeat."
"Oh, so you think you can beat them ice-pack!"
"Are you both forgetting WHY we're here?"
"AYE!"
Everybody else sweat drop.
"*Cough* Anyways, that's not what I'm worry about you guys."
Curious eyebrows rise.
"Why worry about something that's already dead Luce?"
Everyone seems to agree to this.
"You're right I'm not worry about that. What I'm worry about is … the psycho and the child were both mages, while the unknown man was not. "
"…WHAT!"
They exclaimed in total astonishment, while I'm to shock to say anything. Who wouldn't? To defeat an opponent who's equally powerful like Zeref himself whereas stopping an professional assassin at the same time and NOT even a mage is…inconceivable.
"He was just a simple man not able to use magic at all. So-"
"EH?!"
"YOU'RE KIDDING!"
"NO WAY!"
"HOW!?"
They exclaimed, and words failed me once again. Lucy sighs before continuing.
"As I was saying, so the man didn't have any magical powers, in fact he wasn't born with magic. The reason is because he has a 'Curse of Hell' integrated in him."
Confuse glances head her way.
"Let me explain, this 'Curse of Hell' is known as-"
GROWL!
"What was that!?"
"It's what we people called a growl you idiot!"
"Stop talking like you're a smartass bigger idiot!"
POW!
"ITAI!"
"Geez these two, always fighting…"
Ignoring two numbskulls groaning in pain, I scout the area where the scream had been.
"Lucy you don't think it'll goes after blonds do you?"
"What are you talking about cat? And why are you pointing and laughing at me!?"
"Because you're blond."
"What's my blond hair have to do with the growling! And would you stop pointing and the laughing at me!?"
This time Likuta answers them.
"Blonds attract monsters."
"WHAT!? WHY!"
In my peripheral vision, I've spot Natsu and Gray stands up from being hit by me and begins to approach them when suddenly Natsu became tense hence alerting Gray and I as well. Then we hear a distinct growling behind the bushes.
"It's because they simply like blond, especially blond girl. And you're clearly blond and clearly a girl…"
He looks at her suspiciously, mainly her bosom area.
"You're a girl right?"
Lucy cries in despair, while covering her bosom.
"I clearly wish I'm not blond and a girl right about now…"
"AYE!"
"YOU SHOULD STOP SPEAKING STUPID CAT!"
GRRRRROOOOOW!
"WATCH OUT!"
"LUCE BEHIND YOU!"
"W-what?! KYAAAA!"
"LUCY!"
And the last thing I'll ever remember were two terrifying gleaming red eyes and monstrous sharp teeth.
"So…This is what the ominous feeling was…"
Then afterwards everything turns black.