Hello this is Darkmist111,
I know most of you have never heard of me. However I'm willing to bet that most of you have heard of this fanfiction, if not you've probably heard of the original author Zero the Leech. Now before you start flaming and calling me an unimaginative SOB please take a look at Zero's latest update. For those of you who don't care enough to do that let me summarize. Unfortunately Zero the Leech has retired from the world of fanfiction for the most part while I'm just as disappointed as you are he has not left us empty handed. He is taking auditions with promising writers to take over his stories. I was lucky enough to be given the honor of this story. It is a huge honor but also a lot of pressure to be given this story. While I may never meet the exact image of Zero the Leech's story I hope that with time I will create a story deserving of his name. Please feel free to make any comments you feel you need to make though I ask you to go easy on me for the first couple chapters I make, after that feel free to tear me a new one. I will take any flames and make the best of them. Thank you for reading and I hope I live up to your expectations.
Fairy Tail: Rekindle
Fairy Tail © Hiro Mashima
Note: First time author of Fairy Tail – third time author of any story. Being new to Fanfiction, my attention has inadvertently been split between three different sections: Naruto, Dissidia, and Fairy Tail. I will try my best to alternate between all three of them and hopefully gain your approval. I don't expect this story to take off right away, but I won't give up on it. So please read and enjoy.
Chapter One: Dreams of Fairies, Part 1
Olender Town – a thriving city situated on the border between Fiore and its neighboring country of Seven. It was rather small in comparison to the larger towns like the capital of Era, but the town prospered well in commerce. Shops and stalls existed every three feet, selling various goods from both countries, including unique items not normally seen in the magical lands of Fiore. The row of mountains in the distance acted as the natural border between the two countries and the surrounding grass fields seemed to stretch forever. In fact, the only sensible way to reach Olender was by train.
At the Olender Station, the hub was unimaginably packed due to the number of people either arriving from Seven or was leaving the country. But one of the people exiting the train came all the way from the town of Magnolia with an excited grin on her face. She was a young woman – possibly in her mid-teens – with short, black hair and dark-blue eyes. She wore a low-cut, scarlet shirt with a light-gray coat over top, pitch-black jeans with a tan belt, a pair of black sneakers, and a crimson sling back over her left shoulder. The one thing that drew a lot of attention – whether she like it or not – was the dark-blue tattoo barely visible on her left breast. Anyone who from Fiore who saw this mark would recognize her as a member of the most famous (and troublesome) guild in the country: Fairy Tail.
"Whoa, dad wasn't kidding." The raven-haired teen whistled impressively, looking around the crowded station. "This place is huge!"
"This is Ur Fullbuster – a bright and beautiful member of the Wizard Guild, Fairy Tail. She is a modest girl, but has, unfortunately, inherited more than just her father's magic."
"Um…excuse me, miss." Ur blinked, looking over to the red-faced station manager. "Um…Sorry, but we have a strict dress code in Olender."
"Like what?" Ur asked confused.
"Like you actually have to be wearing something." The manager replied embarrassingly.
Looking momentarily stupefied, Ur Fullbuster looked down and realized that her shirt and jacket were missing, leaving her green and whitestriped bra exposed to the public. Men were staring pervertedly, women were seething furiously, and parents were coving their children's innocent eyes from this shameless act. Not for the first time in her life, Ur covered herself as best as she could, contemplating how she hasn't already died of embarrassment.
"Damn you, dad!" Ur screamed.
Meanwhile, in the merchant district of Olender, a small magic shop stood out between a coffee house and boutique. Now magic shops were all that uncommon in Olender – it was one of the leading exports and imports in the city. But this particular magic shop caught the interest of someone rather…unique. The owner of the shop – an old man with a long white beard and purple robe that made him look like Merlin – was rearranging his stock when the bell over the front door alerted him of a new customer. The Merlin-wannabe stumbled quickly behind the counter, nearly tripping once or twice, and presented himself formally before having a chance to look over his potential buyer.
He hadn't expected to find a little girl alone, especially one that looked only to be in her mid-teens. She had light-tan skin – a feature usually seen in people from Seven – with chocolate-brown eyes and waist-length golden-blond hair. Her hair was tied into a lengthy ponytail by a blue ribbon and wild fringes in the front. She wore a pair of navy-blue jeans with a black belt, a pair of black sneakers, a pure-white tube top with a sleeveless jean jacket over top, and sections of bandages covering her wrists. A black string was wrapped around her neck like a necklace, carrying a golden key shaped like a vase with a blue symbol.
"Greetings!" The owner welcomed politely. "Welcome to my magic shop! I hope you find everything…"
"Why are you in a dress?" The girl asked bluntly; the owner face-faulted.
"It's not a dress; it a wizard's robe!" The shop owner exclaimed.
"Whatever." The girl said nonchalantly with his hands behind her head.
"This feisty young lady is Izumi – an ambitious, headstrong, and assertive wizard that loves a challenge. She has just recently moved to Fiore from her homeland, Seven."
"Hey, uh…cross-dresser guy…" Izumi said in a bored manner, ignorant to the throbbing vein on the man's neck. "I'm kinda looking for something special, so think you can help?"
"Of course! I've got everything a lovely young wizard like could ask for!" The shop owner shouted excitedly, suddenly forgetting the fact that the girl had unconsciously insulted him. He bended down behind the counter, returning with a satin box holding a silver key. "I couldn't helping noticing that you're carrying a Gate Key, so I thought you might enjoy this. It's really popular among the ladies: the Canis Minor."
"We're on the right track, but I'm not looking for Silver Keys." Izumi proclaimed, surprising the owner. "Besides, me and dogs don't exactly have a good history together. What I'm really looking for is Golden Gate Keys."
"Golden Gate Keys, huh?" The shop owner hummed thoughtfully, replacing the silver key behind the counter. "Sorry, I don't really have any Golden Gate Keys. If I did, I'd be filthy rich."
"But this is the twelfth magic shop I been to in this town!" Izumi whined, slapping her hands on the hardwood. "Don't you know anyone that might have one in stock?"
"Golden Gate Keys are a lot different than Silver Gate Keys." The shop keeper explained sympathetically. "Silver Gate Keys have hundreds of copies that they can easily be bought in stores like this one. But Golden Gate Keys are so rare that only one exists for each of the twelve Zodiac signs, meaning there only twelve in all. If you're looking for Golden Gate Keys, you're not going to find them in a magic shop."
"That stinks." Izumi sighed as she made her way to the door, much the owner's disappointment. She had grabbed the handle when curiosity got the best of her. "Hey…have you ever heard of…Black Gate Keys before?"
"Black Gate Keys." The shop keeper repeated strangely. "I know I'm not one of those Guild Wizards, but even I know there's no such thing as a Black Gate Key."
"Yeah, you right – stupid question!" Izumi laughed nervously.
The foreign teenager didn't wait to see the shop keeper's suspicious expression before she hightailed it out of there, slamming the door behind her hard enough to knock some of the merchandise off its shelf. Izumi ran down the street and around the corner before she was certain that the wizard wannabe had no intention of scolding her. The tan-skinned girl leaned against the brick wall and sighed heavily, scolding herself for blurting out something like that. Of course no one had ever heard of a Black Gate Key – such as thing doesn't even exist even in a place like Fiore. But Izumi couldn't resist asking. Ever since she was little, she had dream after dream of a key as black as the midnight sky and shaped like the famous Gate Keys with an unknown symbol in neon-blue. She had looked over many books on constellations, but none of them looked after like the one she had seen in her dreams. And then there – Ugh, she was giving herself a headache.
"Thinking too hard again?" A monotonous voice asked.
Izumi blinked for a moment and, instead of looking around, stared straight down at her feet. She found a royal-purple cat with piercing-gold eyes that barely came up to Izumi's shins – people of Earth Land had come to know them as Exceeds. The small feline wore a pair of form-fitting, white pants with a matching shirt, a lavender coat over top, and a red opal pendant around her neck. Her eyes narrowed in a scowling manner, which seemed more amusing that intimidating to the immigrant teen.
"This is Blaise – a stern, yet kind-hearted Exceed with plenty of magical potential. She is currently one of ten candidates to become the next ruler of the Exceeds."
"Hey, Blaise." Izumi greeted cheerfully, kneeling closer to her friend. "Where've you been?"
"I'm the one that should be asking." Blaise sighed exasperatedly. "We're not in Fiore for an hour and you're already running off causing trouble. Marina has been running rampant looking for you – it's amazing you have heard all the bloodcurdling screams of the people who got in her way."
"Whoa, she's real pissed, isn't she?" Izumi laughed fearfully; she may as well be knocking on Death's door. "C'mon, you can really blame me. This is my first time in Fiore and I want to see everything." She stared up into the cloudless, blue sky with a smile adorned on her face. "You've heard all the stories: Fiore is the capital of magic in the world."
"Other countries like Seven don't really practice magic often." Blaise nodded in agreement. "Instead, they devote their time and money in developing advanced technology, which in and of itself is an amazing accomplishment. But still…" She mimicked her friend's gaze. "Being here, in the land where my ancestors found roots, it feels more like home than Seven."
"But the best things about Fiore is the Guilds." Izumi smiled brightly. "Organizations filled with strong wizards devoted to practicing magic, going on awesome adventures, and becoming super famous. Oh, I would just love to join a wizard guild."
"But there is one guild in particular that you're thinking of." Blaise smiled softly.
"One day…" Izumi claimed passionately. "I'm going to join the Fairy Tail Guild. You can count on it."
The purple Exceed remained silent, letting Izumi slip away into her fantasy world. For as long as she could remember, Marina would always tell them bedtime stories about Fairy Tail and their many insane, impossible adventures. Izumi's favorite stories were centered around Fairy Tail's famous salamander, Natsu Dragneel. It would be an understatement to say she admired him – it was more along the borders of obsession. If Blaise had to guess, she would have to say that Izumi was picturing herself going on a mission with her idol, beating up monsters and hunting down treasure. That may not have been the best moment to daydream as she was sitting in the middle of the street, completely oblivious to her surroundings. As expected, a random pedestrian was running through the streets as if his life depended on it and accidentally crashed into the foreign teenager. A sharp squeal followed by a loud crash and both of them were thrown to the ground. If she was capable of doing such, Blaise would have laughed at her friend's current predicament. Izumi was on the ground with a large lump on her head and her assailant was sprawled out on top of her; his face buried in her ample bosom. The immigrant girl, feeling a sudden weight on her chest, looked down curiously. You can pretty much guess what happens next.
"HENTAI!" Izumi exclaimed, throwing the man off with a deadly uppercut. "Is this how people in Fiore act? You're all disgusting perverts!"
"I-I'm sorry!" The pervert – a young adult with messy, black hair – recovered with only a black eye. "It was a complete accident; I didn't mean it!"
"Oh, so I'm not good enough for you?" Izumi sneered insulting.
"You're angry because I'm apologizing?" The man exclaimed dumbfounded.
"She's very sensitive about her looks." Blaise commented.
"Ugh! I don't have time for this." The man groaned frustrated. "I need to…"
"Need to what, Tomo."
The flustered man suddenly went stiff as a strong hand landed on his shoulder. Without any of them noticing, a group of three muscular men had appeared from behind. How they managed to sneak on them was a mystery – these guys were giants! Izumi quickly jumped to her feet, suddenly feeling restless with these newcomers. They were all dressed in Arabian style clothing like the character from the Magic Lamp book Izumi liked to read. The only difference between them was that they were color-coded between red, blue and green. It was Blaise who pointed out the matching tattoos on their biceps: a pair of roaring flames with a beast's head between them. They were from a wizard guild and, based on the pervert's panicked expression, they weren't a friendly guild.
"Where ya going, Tomo?" A wizard in blue said playfully. "You weren't planning on bailing on us, were ya?"
"O-o-of course not." The pervert known as Tomo answered anxiously. "You told me not to leave, so I'm not."
"Hey, Tomo, it's almost the end of the month and you still haven't paid up." The red wizard grunted lowly. "The boss is not a patient man, so you better pay up quick."
"I said I'd pay you back and I will!" Tomo exclaimed worriedly. "Just give me a little more time; I swear I'll get it!"
"Ya know, I almost believe him." The green wizard snickered, snatching the scruffy man by the nape of his shirt. "But just in case, why don't we give him a little incentive to remind him."
"No…please…" Tomo pleaded pathetically.
"That's enough!" The trio of guild wizards blinked stupidly, turning their attention down the road. Izumi and Blaise glared at the bulky men with their arms crossed seriously, looking ready to strike at a moment's notice. "I think you've made your point, so let him go."
"Or else what, little girl." The blue wizard cackled.
"Or else, you'll have to deal with me."
The immigrant from Seven hummed curiously and looked to her left as Ur Fullbuster emerged around the corner – her shirt and coat were still MIA. Though possibly only a year older than Izumi and half the size of these gorilla guild members, Ur sauntered confidently between the foreigner and her Exceed partner. While in close proximity of the Fairy Tail wizard, Izumi felt goosebumps roll in waves across her skin from the chill that Ur was giving off. Seven's climate was a naturally hot country with temperatures that only went as low as the seventies. The freezing atmosphere that Ur was giving off was completely different experience for Izumi. But even being caught in a fight between two wizard guilds, only one thing came to the foreign girl's mind.
"What happened to your pants?" Izumi asked innocently.
"Oh crap!" Ur screamed, embarrassed to be seen in only her underwear. "Why does this keep happening?"
"This chick's a little weird, but she puts on a good show." The blue-clothed wizard snickered pervertedly. Ur whined with the bulky bandits practically eye-humping her. Their expressions changed slightly when they locked on to her breasts, or more specifically, her guild mark. "Look at that, boys. This chick is with Fairy Tail."
"Fairy Tail…?" Izumi thought amazingly. "She's in Fairy Tail?"
"Boss hates people from Fairy Tail." The green-clothed wizard proclaimed, throwing Tomo to the side; the guy wasted no time running away. "If we bring her back to the boss, I bet he'll let us have some fun with her before he snaps her neck."
"Sounds good to me." The red-clothed wizard nodded.
The guild members, as Izumi quickly learned, specialized in Re-quipping magic based on the various assortments of weapons they summoned to their hands. Armed with heavy artillery, the bulking brutes charged ahead with a wave of battle cries – Ur was trying to keep herself from laughing out loud. The Fairy Tail wizard smirked confidently while stretching her arms outward, settling her closed fist over her open palm. Izumi watched carefully as Ur's crystal-blue circle flashed briefly before the temperature dropped by another fifty degrees – the foreign girl was afraid of dying from hypothermia. Ur smiled confidently – all the preparation were complete. The half-naked woman of Fairy Tail brought her hands up and cupped them around her mouth like a funnel.
"Ice-Make: Roar!" Ur shouted.
As she exhaled, a long stream of sparkling mist was blown from her mouth and glided down the street. The brutish wizards didn't even bother defending themselves against Ur's magic and charged straight into the vapor. That was probably the stupidest ideas in history. Ur lowered hands to disconnect the magical flow, allow the crystal mist to settle. Once the fog had finally settled, all three members of the unknown guild were literally frozen stiff – their bodies coated in thick shells of ice. Izumi gasped in astonishment with newfound admiration for the Ice-Make wizard, but Blaise on the other hand…
"Very impressive." Blaise complimented. "You took out those three meatheads no problem, but…" She used her paw to point down the street, which was completely frozen – pedestrians and all. "But you may have gone a little overboard."
"Oops." Ur giggled shyly. "My bad."
"That was so cool!" Izumi cheered, surprisingly Ur a little. "And I can say that figuratively and literally! The way you took on those goons without even trying – that's what I'd expect from a Fairy Tail wizard!" She quickly calmed down her fan-girlish impulses, looking mighty embarrassed of her outburst. "Sorry about that. It's just that I'm a huge fan of Fairy Tail. My name is Izumi, by the way." She waved a hand to her Exceed partner. "And this is Blaise."
"Pleased to meet you." Blaise greeted civilly.
"My name's Ur Fullbuster – Fairy Tail wizard." Ur replied kindly. "Um…you haven't seen my pants anywhere, have you?"
The expedition for Ur's missing clothing took little over an hour and the most they could find was her pants, belt, and sneakers – her coat and shirt were probably long gone. Though it seemed very odd to be asking complete strangers in a strange, yet somewhat hilarious mission, Ur felt that Izumi was a trustworthy companion. She had volunteered to assist the half-naked wizard without question, opposite of Blaise, who demanded a bucket-load of freshwater salmon in return. There's a good two thousand jewels down the drain. The girls were later seen sitting in the park on Olender's east side – Ur and Izumi sipping their drinks and Blaise still carrying her bucket of fish.
"So, Izumi and Blaise, was it?" Ur asked; the two nodded in response. "Judging by the way you look, I take it you're not from Fiore." She quickly slapped a hand over her mouth, fearing that she had insulted her new friend. "I-I didn't mean for that to sound so racist. It's just that people from Fiore have…um…"
"Lighter skin?" Izumi suggested; Ur scolded herself internally. "Hey, don't worry about it - I know you didn't mean anything by it." She set her drink off to the side. "Yeah, Blaise and I are from the Seven, the country that exists on the other side of the mountain. We just moved here today with our guardian, Marina."
"Who is probably super pissed by now." Blaise stated in an undertone.
"Marine used to live in Fiore before I was born." Izumi added happily. "She used to tell me all about the places she's been and the things she's seen. She used to tell me stories about all the famous wizards before bed and almost all of them were about Fairy Tail. There was Natsu the Dragon, Lucy the Princess, Erza the Knight, Wendy the Healer, and Gray the Naked Clown." Ur stiffed a laugh that this. "Ever since I was a little girl, I always dreamed of traveling to Fiore and seeing the magic for myself."
"They don't have magic in Seven?" Ur questioned surprisingly.
"Magic is frowned upon in Seven." Blaise replied monotonously. "Instead, they devote all their time into science and advanced technology – a lot of people believe that magic is nothing but smoke and mirrors." She casted a sad look to her partner. "It's the reason why Izumi didn't have many friends."
"Oh…I'm sorry." Ur murmured sadly.
"It's not your fault." Izumi grinned victoriously. "I never liked those creeps anyway. Now that I'm in Fiore, I'm gonna travel the country and see all kinds of magic."
"That's a good goal." Ur nodded in agreement; her eyes traveled to the golden key around her friend's neck. "So you must be a Celestial Wizard, right?"
"Nope." Izumi answered bluntly; Ur sweat dropped. "I couldn't use these Gate Keys to save my life. But that's not gonna stop me from collecting all twelve Golden Gate Keys."
"Wait a minute." Ur said clueless. "If you can't use Celestial Spirit Magic, then what's the point of collecting them."
"My mom was a Celestial Wizard." Izumi said softly, gently caressing the key. "She was the only wizard in history to collect all twelve Golden Gate Keys and meet the Celestial Spirit King. This key I have – Aquarius – was given to her by my grandmother and it was passed down to me shortly before she died." Ur lowered her gaze to the ground sadly. "I was only a baby when it happened. Marina was one of my mom's best friends and asked her to take care of me when she was gone. That's why Marina took me away to Seven and raised me there." She snapped her head to Ur, smiling despite the sad scenario. "She was a member of Fairy Tail, ya know."
"I kinda figured that out." Ur chuckled softly. "The only Celestial Wizard to collect all twelve Golden Gate Keys: Lucy Heartfilia."
"When I wear this key…" Izumi said passionately, pressing the item against her chest. "It's like I'm closer to her. And the more key's I collect, the better I'll be able to understand her feelings." She suddenly snaps back to Ur with an excited grin, making her jump slightly. "Hey, hey, what kind of magic can you use!"
"That was kinda random." Ur commented.
"She does that a lot." Blaise stated nonchalantly.
"You did that cool 'roar' thing back in town!" Izumi chattered eagerly. "Are you one of Fairy Tail's Dragon Slayers?"
"No, no, I'm not even close to a real Dragon Slayer." Ur waved her hands in response. "My brand of magic is called Ice-Make – the same type as my dad. Ice-Make is one of the more powerful brands of magic because it can take on many different forms. My dad's Static Ice-Make can create inanimate objects and Uncle Lyon's dynamic Ice-Make can make living ice."
"What type of Ice-Make can you use?" Blaise questioned.
"At first, I could only use Static Ice-make." Ur proclaimed, suddenly sounding proud of herself. "But after watching Dragon Slayers like Gajeel and Wendy for so many years, I started making my own unique brand of Ice-Make that mimics their abilities. I call it Slayer Ice-Make Magic."
"You made up your own magic?" Izumi squealed in admiration. "That is so awesome! Fairy Tail is the best! I wish I could join!"
"Why don't you?" Ur suggested; Izumi and Blaise blinked stupidly. "If you want to join the Fairy Tail Guild, I could recommend you to the master."
"Really?" Izumi asked hopefully.
"…..No." Ur answered; Izumi face-faulted. "But I could ask my dad to recommend you. He and the Guild Master are really old friends and it doesn't hurt that your mom was Lucy Heartfilia. I'm sure they'll let you it."
"All right, let's do it!" Izumi screamed, pumping her fist in the air.
"Hold on a minute!" Ur shouted urgently, stopping her new friend before she went running off. "I'm here on a mission, so I can't go back to Magnolia until I've finished the job."
"Then perhaps we can help." Blaise offered, tossing her sadly empty bucket aside. "What's the job."
"The Dragon Fangs have been causing major trouble in Olender." Ur explained. "The mayor put out a huge reward for anyone that can take them out."
"The Dragon Fangs." Izumi repeated with a wide grin. "They sound cool!"
"They're so not cool." Ur huffed indignantly. They're one of the biggest Dark Guilds in Fiore right up there with teams like the Tartaros and Raven Tail. They used to be a no name guild called the Quarto Cerberus until some newcomer killed the previous Guild Master and took over, even changing the name of the guild. You already saw three of them earlier." She looked around suspiciously, making sure no one would overhear them. "Rumor has it that the new Guild Master used to be in Fairy Tail."
"Fairy Tail!" Izumi exclaimed shockingly. "That can't be right! No one in Fairy Tail could be that bad!"
"I wish I could say that was true." Ur sighed depressingly. "But there have been a number of people who have either left or betrayed Fairy Tail in the past, including the Third Guild Master's own son. And after the whole Twilight Ogre incident and the seven year slump, Fairy Tail lost a lot of good wizards along the way. It wouldn't surprise me if this new Guild Master was one of them."
"That bastard." Izumi growled, punching her fist into her palm. "Someone needs to teach that jerk about loyalty. Oh man, after I'm done with him, I gonna…"
"Gonna what?"
At the sound of the tone, Izumi and Blaise both visibly stiffened. They were reluctant at first, but both of them hesitantly turned around to stare into the face of death itself. Death was a surprisingly beautiful woman with choppy, sea-blue hair that touched down to her shoulders and dark-blue eyes that narrowed down on her target. She wore a royal-blue turtleneck sweater, a pair of navy-blue jeans, and a pair of white and blue sneakers.
Whoever she was, her presence manifested itself in an eerily-dark aura that seemed to scream eternal suffering and death. Though this was her first time meeting the woman, Ur had to agree that her sinister leer made her the scariest woman in the world – right up there with Erza and Mirajane.
"Gonna what, Izumi?" The woman said dangerously.
"This beautiful, yet freighting woman is Marina – Izumi's legal guardian and caretaker. She has raised Izumi and Blaise since they were little and is very gifted in magic and discipline."
"H-h-hey, Marina." Izumi laughed anxiously, stepping on Blaise's tail to prevent her from escaping. If she was gonna go down, she was taking the cat with her, damn it! "Look! I made a new friend!"
"H-Hi, I'm Ur Full…" Ur began.
"Do you know how worried sick I was!" Marina scolded shrilly; a few pane glasses shattered in the background. "I've spent the good part of four hours – four hours I could have spent for myself – running around in a panic looking for you! We're not in Nibleheim anyone more – you can't just run off whenever you feel like it! At to make it worse, that stupid cat of yours can't even follow orders properly!"
"Hey!" Blaise snapped; Marina scowled. "Right. Stupid cat, stupid cat."
"I'm sorry, Marina." Izumi apologized. "But I was just so excited to be in Fiore that I couldn't help myself."
"Well, you had your fun." Marina crossed her arms sternly. "And now playtime is over. I booked us a room at the inn, so you both are grounded there."
"Grounded?" Izumi and Blaise exclaimed, but quickly quieted down under her demonic gaze. "Yes, ma'am."
With everything said and done, the blue-haired demon turned on her heel and marched away, expecting her charges to follow close behind. Izumi remained in place for a short moment, shoot a sad look to her new friend. Ur was Izumi's first real friend since Blaise and it was kind of depressing that they would have to say goodbye so soon. But the Ice-Make Wizard smiled in an understanding way, waving the blond foreigner away before her caretaker gets mad. Marina snapped her fingers a good distance away, causing Izumi to stand in attention and stand obediently at her guardian's side. Maybe when Marina calls down, she could ask to visit Magnolia some time. It was worth a shot.
Night had fallen over the town of Olender, but things were not as calm as one would hope. Hidden in one of the deepest back alleys, the three gorillas of the Dragon Fangs were thrown against the brick wall, practically beaten to within an inch of their lives. Their attack was cloaked in the shadows of the night, standing ominously over his shivering victims.
"So let me get this straight." The unknown assailant growled darkly. "You three, some of my best men, were beaten by a teenaged girl from Fairy Tail – Gray's little brat!" He smashed his fist into the wall just above their heads, leaving a large dent in its place. "You guys aren't really giving me a good reason why I shouldn't kill you."
"M-Master, we're sorry." The red-clothed wizard stammered fretfully. "We'll get her back, I swear."
"No…"The Dragon Fangs Guild Master responded lowly. "No, this is just fine. I have a score to settle with Gray Fullbuster anyway. And what better way to do it than with his own daughter – she'll be dead before she can even blink. After all, I used to be one of Fairy Tail's strongest wizards."
The Guild Master held out his open palm, surrounding coating it in a wave of fresh flames. The light radiating from the blaze illuminated the dark alley just enough to identify the mysterious Guild Master. He was a lean, well-built man with deathly-black eyes and hot-pink, spiky hair. He wore a sleeveless, black coat with gold trimmings, baggy white pants with a black waistcoat, a pair of black sandals, and a white scarf with a scale-like pattern. The tattoo of the Dragon Fang was printed in red on his right shoulder.
"Tell me, Gray…" The rosy-haired man snickered excitedly. "How does your brat stand against Fairy Tail's former Salamander?"
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