The Devil and the Assassin

Prologue

WARNING: This chapter has not been beta read; I only proofread this.

DISCLAIMER: I do not own Fairy tail, Hiro Mashima does.

"Jellal Fernandes?"

The said man lifted his gaze from the book in his hands to the guard by the door. He arched a brow. "Yes?"

"The emperor wishes to speak with you," he said. He stepped back as Jellal folded the book shut and stood up, running his fingers through blue strands. He cleared his throat. "He says it's urgent."

The bluenette's hazel eyes sparked in curiosity. "He always says that though," he said as he passed by the guard, grinning and patting his shoulder. "Don't worry, I'll behave well."

"I'll hold onto that, Fernandes," the guard said and lowered his head. "Good luck."

"I'll be fine, but thank you," Jellal uttered, tucking his hands in pockets of his pants. As he walked down the hallway, he was greeted with familiar faces and a few comrades of his. He waved back at them and offered a smile every now and then, but he did not speak. He had a feeling that the emperor was going to dispatch him tonight, and that got his blood boiling in excitement.

He neared the drawing room and stopped in front of it, knocking on the door three times. A deep, gruff voice answered him. "Who's there?"

"Jellal Fernandes," he said, feeling his lips curling in amusement.

"Enter."

The bluenette pushed the doors open to find the emperor, a short old man, standing on top of his desk with the view of the sunset behind him. Jellal dropped down on his knee and said gently, "Please do elaborate why you've summoned me, Your Majesty."

The emperor's lips twitched, refraining himself from chuckling. "The Midnight Feast is tonight, Jellal Fernandes, and I have a mission for you, one you must not fail. If you do, then you will be stripped of your rank as the high assassin of Fiore."

The said man raised his head, portraying a look of shock. He gritted his teeth. "What is this mission? Why must my rank be risked?"

"Be patient," the emperor said, sighing. "It is for this reason that I have called for you. I know that you are the only one capable of doing this task and no one else; however, there will be consequences if you fail to impress me. This is not for my entertainment, but this is desperately needed. If you wish to go on with this, then just say the words and I will explain your mission."

Jellal bit his lip. "I accept."

The old man smiled. "Very well," he said. He turned around to face the windows. "Tonight, when the Midnight Feast takes place, I want you to go with the other Demon Hunters."

The assassin's eyes widened. "Me? But I am merely an assassin, a killer of that sort; I am not fit to be with the demon hunters."

"I know that," the emperor snapped. Jellal flinched and remained quiet as he continued. "You will tame a demon."

The color drained from Jellal's face and he said, "But I do not know how to tame them!"

"I believe you can do it," the emperor said, shrugging nonchalantly. "You have already accepted the mission and there is no turning back. Choose wisely, Jellal Fernandes. Not all demons will be reluctant about this, so you must use force. You have a few more hours to prepare for tonight's events, and you can ask Demon Tamers how they do it."

"Does it have to be just any demon?" Jellal asked, frowning worriedly.

The old man shook his head. "No, it must not be just any other demon. It must be powerful and if possible, has a rank. I don't know, perhaps you'll be fortunate and a duke or a duchess will show up."

The bluenette felt sweat gathering in his hands. "I… I don't think I'm strong enough to tame demons that high."

"You will do as I say, Jellal," the emperor clarified, looking over his shoulder to meet the assassin's eyes. "You do know that, don't you?"

Jellal closed his eyes. "I understand." He stood up and turned around, preparing to leave the room. "If I fail, I will lose everything. If I win, I will remain where I am now. Seems a little unfair, don't you think?"

"You will gain something from this mission." The emperor turned back to the window. "Do not fail me, Jellal."

The bluenette closed his eyes and lowered his head, hands clenching into fists.

"Don't worry, I won't."

A/N: Hi everyone! I know you must be thinking, why is she writing another story when she has so many? Okay, so I posted the prologue simply because I wanted to know everybody's opinions. Do you like the idea? Do you want this to be continued? You don't like this? You don't want this? I need to know, so that I know if I will continue this after all. I will not be posting the next chapter, however, until GMB is finished.

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