Author's note: So I felt like writing something new and this idea came to me. It's an actionish romance story and I hope you like it.
It all started 9 years ago with the rise of Zeref's army in which thousands of demons were created and let loose upon the country. No towns were safe, it was a mass murder of civilians and wizards alike. It was a purge with only one rule, they captured as many children as they possibly could get their hands on. At first their goal was unknown but eventually the wizards all banded together to keep their children safe from these demons and held onto their precious future desperately. These weeks of loss brought chaos upon the land and weakened the forces of humans considerably...
"Let's go Lucy! We gotta run!" A young boy with black hair yelled as he grab the hand of a young blonde.
He led her through the trees outside the town avoiding the fighting forces. The clashing of swords, claws, and crackling of fire filled the air. There was no time to waste they needed to escape. Lucy had no idea what was going on, she had never seen a battlefield before. She was so frightened...but her savoir was no amateur.
"Gray where are we going!?" Her voice sounded panicked.
"I'm bringing you back home! You have to move faster come on!" He didn't look back only charging forward.
The mansion was well out of town. It was very dimly lit and not many of those monstrous creations seemed to be drawn to it. Gray wished he could have saved more people, but at least he saved one of his friends. She wasn't a wizard so she had high priority, after this he was going back. They got to the gates of Lucy's mansion home; He kicked the gates open and they ran into the large courtyard. A large red demon with 4 horns and a giant jaw was waiting for them.
"Crap!" Gray was staring face to face with this brute.
Gray used ice make floor and tried to run around the demon to the right side being careful not to lose Lucy on the way. The demon only crushed the ice as he stomped towards them. A bright light shown from the house doorway taking the demon's attention away from the two children. Just then a huge wave of water smashed the demon down eventually killing the beast causing his flesh to turn black and deteriorate. Gray could breathe easy now, he saw a woman in the door way with a glowing object in her hand. It was Lucy's mother.
"Mama!" Lucy called out as she ran to her mothers side.
Layla smiled softly and walked over to the little boy.
She ruffled his hair as she spoke, "Thank you Gray for saving my little girl."
Gray's face was beaming he did a good job, but it wasn't over yet.
"No problem Mrs. Heartfilia! But I gotta go! My family is still in town they are going to need my help!" He smiled and waved good bye, running off out of view.
Layla's face changed, she frowned and looked up at the stars. What in the world is going on? Gray ran as fast as his 9 year old legs could carry him, he wasn't completely unfamiliar with battle. He was a wizard, his master Ur taught him everything he needed to know about these kinds of fights. As he approached the town he was horrified, it was much worse than he thought. A giant monstrous creature wouldn't go down, he was destroying everyone and everything. Gray ran faster right to his house, it was no more. Only bricks and debris at his feet...he looked around for his family.
There were no words that could explain how afraid he was at this moment. He turned the corner...and saw their mangled bodies on the ground, blood splattered everywhere. Gray fell to his knees trying to keep his stomach in. Then anger took over him as he looked up at the large bastard which killed his family. He charged towards him not looking back, it couldn't end this way. Why was this happening to him, his home, his family, everything gone. As he got close he stumbled upon an epic battle taking place between that monstrosity and his master who seemed to be having trouble. Gray couldn't think clearly, he was going to kill this scumbag, running in at full speed. He was stopped, two arms around him lifting his small body up off the ground.
"Gray, thank goodness you're safe! But you need to leave, take Lyon and get as far away from here as possible!" His master was clearly happy but spoke urgently.
Gray looked over at Lyon's body which was unconscious on the ground. He didn't want to, he wanted to stay and help her. She let him down and focused back on the large demon. Her body countenance changed and she looked down at Gray who looked back up questioningly. Deliora was way too strong, she couldn't let him destroy her pupils that she cared so deeply for.
It was her only option..."Gray, tell Lyon I died."
Gray's eyes went wide, Ur was the only one he had left. He wanted to stop her but he was paralyzed in place his world spinning. She ran forward towards the demon changing her stance to the powerful iced shell.
"Deliora!" She called out, getting his undivided attention back.
That's when she used it, her body went cold and turned slowly into ice. She looked back at Gray and smiled as her body faded away to nothing, encasing Deliora in thick ice. She had gotten rid of the main problem, but the smaller demons were still around. There were barely any villagers left and none of them were going to stop and help them now. Gray ran over to Lyon.
"Lyon come on! We gotta go wake up!"
Lyon didn't budge, it looks like he might be hurt. Completely unconscious. Gray scanned his surroundings, he was by a building that was still barely standing, it was on fire, and even parts of the ground were still ablaze. Demons started to gather around them, Gray picked Lyon up and backed up into the wall of the house. There was no where else to go.
'There's way too many...am I going to die here?' Gray thought, he looked on helplessly as they collapsed in on him.
Just as they were about to grab him and Lyon a dark figure appeared before him. Light shone from this figure as stars looked like they were falling upon the entire town onto all of the remaining demons. It was a woman clad in thin dark armor that looked kind of like a dress, the bottom of it fanned out in all directions. She had long blonde hair and mysterious looking eyes, a few weapons strapped to her body. Once her attack was finished she looked over to Gray and smiled. He could never forget that moment. She disappeared up into the sky, completely gone. He never saw her again...
Villages and towns were destroyed, children captured all over Fiore. The children that were strong enough were converted to become one with Zeref's army. Humans raised as demons to serve Zeref's cause. None had been seen for 9 whole years...
Within the next 9 years the remaining humans tried their best to rebuild what was lost. There was no way to replace the people who died or the children who were captured. The night it started was forever known as Blood-Basque, the vengeful night our "blood" was taken. The same night the wizard knights were founded. After that night most of the demons attacked sparingly, not allowing too many towns to get too large. Eventually the wizard knights were stationed at every village able to keep most of the demons at bay allowing growth and recovery. Peace felt as if it slowly returned to the world, many of the normal civilians began to lead productive lives. The survivors would never forget the pain they suffered.
But a new plan was unfolding, one that could seal the fate of the human race once and for all. After 9 full years the children were ready, they were brainwashed machines. All grown up and trained to be warriors that could finally do Zeref's work. The Wizard knights were anxiously trying to recruit new members and strengthen their numbers. They knew Zeref had to be planning something and they wanted to be prepared. But the enemy's forces were already on the move...
They walked down a long stone corridor with torches against the walls barely lighting the way to the main chamber. It was dim but not unfamiliar. Two figures entered the large room adorned with a red carpet which led as a path to a throne. A man with long black hair that was up in a pony tail sat with his legs crossed, smirking as they approached.
"There you are, I have been waiting." His smooth voice was so cold, almost devoid of emotion.
They keeled down before him, staring at the ground, awaiting instructions.
"You two are familiar with dragons, that is why I called." Their facial expressions changed for a moment but they still didn't dare look up at him. He continued, "Zeref has a new order for us. We need a key to open a door that will give us access to the past. In order for it to be revealed to us we need the twelve golden celestial keys."
The past, meaning possibly before dragons disappeared from this world.
"You two are my very best; He needs those keys. Do not fail!"
The two figures on the ground only gave a wide and demonic looking grin. They were ready to go.
Authors note: Mostly an informative chapter, I hope you like my idea. I will be continuing with this most definitely.