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Page: Hawk2zer0


It was a cold night in Northern Fiore; the chilly night breeze screams and howls as the snow falls and rests throughout the Hilam Mountains. While most of the mountains remain barren and lifeless, a large, isolated building resides in the side of one of the mountainsides. Despite the few lanterns emitting light from the windows, the building manages to cloak itself among the blizzard.

This building is known only by a few to be the Archive of the Magic Council. It houses knowledge on all magics, dark and light, as well as several important Council records. With the wealth of all things magic, the council agreed to hide such a place from everyone; even the masters of the official guilds. Only the council and the guards there knew of its location…Or so they thought.

A loud explosion interrupts the howling wind as four silhouettes enter the Archive. As they enter, several guards rush into formation and surround them. They lower their weapons and stand before the intruders as the four come to a halt. An orb of light appears above them and takes the form the captain.

Guard Captain: "Stop them! They cannot reach the archives!"

Soldiers began to charge at the intruders in their attempts to stop them. Their efforts were in vain as the four manage to quickly dispatch most of the guards in minutes. As the guard's numbers continue to dwindle, the captain decides to try and stop them himself. As he approaches the door, a strange screeching noise could be heard on the other side. Before he could react, the door was sliced into pieces and crumbled before one of the intruders.

The unknown intruder walked towards the captain. The captain froze in fear as cold, blood red eyes stared him down. He felt weightless as the unknown man lifted him up by the collar and threw him against the nearby wall. A loud thud was made as the captain hit the wall before falling to the ground. As the captain rose his head, the figure approaches him once again, a sword was now drawn and resting in his left hand.

?: "Don't worry, I'm only going to cut you into enough pieces that you won't be recognized by anyone anymore!"

The man let out a wild and psychotic laugh as he raised his katana. As the man began to strike, the captain closed his eyes; knowing his life was at an end. The man's swing was then stopped just before reaching his neck. The captain opened his eyes only to see that one of the other intruders has grabbed the other's arm.

?: "Stop it Nash, let him be. I want him to live so that he could spread fear of what the Four Horsemen of Despair did here."

The other, referred to as Nash, lowered his sword. He let out a disappointed sigh and sheathed his weapon in one of the sheaths on his back. He ran over and kicked the captain, knocking him unconscious.

Nash: "Slade! Why do we have to let him live? I just wanted to kill one more!"

?: "That's exactly what you said 12 guys ago, you blood-thirsty freak!"

Both Nash and Slade turn as a third figure approached them. Unlike them, this figure was noticeably shorter than the other two and had long hair. Nash gave the figure a rather annoyed look, but remained silent.

Slade: "Let's just get what we need and get out of here before more of them show up."

The three left the room as the captain continued to lay there, unconscious. Within minutes, the archives were once again left alone to hide amongst the blizzard.

The four Horsemen make their way towards a cave a few miles away. Upon entering, they quickly set up all the scrolls and used magic to hide the entrance of the cave from the outside. After they have accomplished those tasks, they began looking through what files they had taken.

Nash rocked back and forth impatiently. His annoyed look seemed to have stuck to him ever since the third figure showed up in front of the captain. He threw the scroll he was holding aside and laid back.

Nash: "What is SO important for us to be looking through these useless records anyway?"

Slade sits up and lowers the book he was looking through. He lets out a sigh before turning to Nash.

Slade: "We're looking for information about someone called 'The Gatekeeper of Magic'. If we can figure out who he is we might be able to-"

With his patience already wearing thin, Nash interrupts Slade.

Nash: "Yeah whatever…just let me know when we get to the fun part. I'm sick of waiting around…"

With that said, Nash laid back and closed his eyes to take a nap. Slade gives him an annoyed look before returning to the opened book before him. As he continued where he left off, he notices Kaosu shaking her head in disapproval.

Slade: "Something wrong?"

Kaosu looks up at Slade. She adjusts her long, blue hair before replying.

Kaosu: "Is all this stuff really on this guy? I haven't really seen anything yet."

Slade: "Patience. We'll find something soon enough. Look here."

Kaosu makes her way next to Slade and begins to read what he was pointing at.

Slade: "The Gatekeeper of Magic is a rare wizard as only one can exist in the world at a given time. The Gatekeeper is the only known wizard to have perfected almost all types of dark and light magic."

Kaosu's eyes grew in bewilderment. She turns and faces Slade, her curious expression catches his attention.

Kaosu: "What exactly are we planning to do with him? You can't expect us to do anything similar to what Oracion Seis tried to do."

Slade shakes his head.

Slade: "We could if we wanted to, but that is not our goal. We have other plans for him…right, Mastermind?"

Mastermind: "Yes…we will use him to activate the rare magic that will grant our wishes and ours alone."

Mastermind sat hidden amongst the shadows as if to avoid the light coming from the fire.

Kaosu: "How are we going to even find this person? We don't even know who the Gatekeeper is?"

Slade: "Actually, it says here that his name is 'Roy Fullbuster'. And here's a picture of what he looks like."

Mastermind gasps as he catches a glance of their target. Kaosu and Slade both face him in confusion and curiosity.

Kaosu: "Do you happen to know this guy, Mastermind?"

Mastermind pauses for a few minutes before rising and walking towards the entrance of the cave. He mutters softly to himself and turns toward his two lost companions.

Mastermind: "This might be a lot easier than I could have imagined. I think I know how to work with him."

Farther away from the archives, the Magic Council receives word of the attack on the Archives. Minutes pass as they work out a reason to why someone would attack the archives.

Gran Dorma: "There's only one reason I could think of that would make sense."

He pauses to notice several members turning to him in curiosity. Gran Dorma clears his throat as he continues.

Gran Dorma: "The Archives may hold all of the knowledge of magic, but there is one thing, well…person that stand out there."

Org: "Are you referring to the Gatekeeper?"

Gran nods at Org's questioning.

Org: "But what would they want with him? I can't think of a reason why a group would be wanting to do anything to him."

Gran Dorma remains silent for a moment. He closes his eyes as if in deep thought. He turns back to Org as he opens his eyes.

Gran Dorma: "Org, do you recall what Roy told us his 'goal' was?"

Org takes a moment before responding.

Org: "He wanted to remove any remaining demons of Zeref from the land, right?"

Gran nods once again to his guess.

Org: "Could this be the work of Tartaros? Are they trying to take him down?"

Gran lets out a soft sigh.

Gran Dorma: "It's possible that they could be making their move now, but I'm not quite sure if that is the case. It might be a good idea to send a group to investigate and find out more for us."

Org: "Another Alliance of guilds? I think if it was Tartaros, they might retaliate in full. Might be better just to send one guild for the job."

Gran Dorma: "Well then, I think we can all agree on who to work with here. I need someone to send a messenger to Master Makarov. It appears we need them once again."