"Monsters like you shouldn't exist in this world" a foot landed on the iron dragon slayer's face. Even how ironic and impossible it may sound, here was in his mighty stubbornness was Gajeel, lying on the ground badly beaten and near to losing his conscience but had somehow kept himself awake even through the very bad wounds covering him.

He spat blood and grinned maniacally "Oh? Then why are things like you alive?" and with that he was rewarded with a kick right on the face, strong enough that it made him fly and hit a tree. A very cold voice entered his ear. "I must be then. And to answer your question…" the man landed a blow at his rib "We exist to kill fiends like you…"

Another broken rib and bone tainted Gajeel's body "Inform your pity kind…" he lifted Gajeel's throat on the air "the dragon slayers are coming…" he gripped tighter on the iron dragon slayer's neck as he struggled but then…

*crack*

_'Dragon'_

(Lucy POV)

I jolted up awake covered with goose bumps and sweat from head to toe. Panting hard, I tried to convince myself that I was awake. I held unto my head and tried figuring out what just happened yet for some unknown reason, I couldn't remember what freaked me out of my dream. No… not a thing…

Shit I was going crazy!

Deciding that it was just a normal nightmare, I started to pack. We're on a mission today and were supposed to go home now after 2 weeks. But… I couldn't ignore this tugging feeling that it wasn't just a nightmare and that there's something huge coming… I just can't point my finger whether it was gonna be good or bad…

Dread is in the air…

'_slayers_'

(Normal POV)

"The metal-head's in a coma?!" the ice alchemist exclaimed in disbelief. Just thinking about it seemed impossible for him. He knew that the ever so tenacious Gajeel was just too bent on winning anything he'd get his hands on to just end up in a coma! Of all things, a coma!

The barmaid solemnly nodded "Yes. He's in the infirmary right now with Levy and Lily… she hasn't left him ever since Lily had brought him here half-dead saying that right after he came back from gathering firewood, he found the Gajeel with a broken neck. Luckily though, according to Polyruscia, he was saved by his dragon slayer's magic. If they hadn't have unnatural healing ability, he would've been dead."

Suddenly, the guild shook. Everyone looked to see that a certain fire dragon slayer had his fist on the main pillar.

"No one lives… after hurting any member of Fairy Tail." He growled anger evident on his face. He had fought countless mages because of the pain that they had caused on his nakama. This was no exception. Only this time… he was going to torture those guys who did this to Gajeel a hundred fold.

"Where's Wendy?" the Titania was expectedly calm. Though, the aura radiating from her was deadly.

They could only guess that she was blaming herself to what had happened to the iron dragon slayer.

Mira shook her head "She's bound to return tomorrow with Cana."

*BANG*

The sound rang from upstairs. A pink-haired, red-eyed woman walked down the stairs and approached Team Natsu and Mira Jane. "That idiot who got himself nearly killed is fine. If his body's responding as that human girl from above tells, then there might be a possibility that he'll wake up today or tomorrow." After that, the healer's features turned to a troubled one. "But it is still unsettling… when I was healing him that day, he was drained out on all of his magic yet all his wounds… came from mere physical attacks."

Each person's ear perked up at what they heard. Gajeel with the advantage of magic? Gets defeated by a guy who used nothing but fists? Never…

"Physical attacks?" Gray repeated questioningly.

Polyruscia nodded "Yes." Then she met all of their eyes with a serious warning "That's why I'm warning to not start a war that you're not sure you'll win. Take that boy who's in a coma for an example, by that, anyone who was brains in here can already tell that you're up against something big." And with those parting words, she left while murmuring words; 'humans and their petty wars… haven't they had enough of having one after another?'

The guild was silent… deafeningly silent. They were relieved to know that the dragon slayer was progressing but the information that they had just heard was… well there wasn't even a word to describe it. Who did this? That is the question.

'A dragon slayer's slayer…'

The spirit mage turned to see the source of the whisper.