This is a rede project iquest that I recently got and I thought it was interesting. This story mainly uses Saber Tooth mages as main characters although there are a few OCs thrown in. I probably wont be taking any OCs because the main character isn't an OC of mine and I don't think this story really needs any other OCs.

If you want to request a story, feel free to ask. This is an AU story. This is just the short prologue before the story actually starts.

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"Who's there? Whoever's there please help me!"

The desperate screams were coming from the large metal cage that sat in the middle of the concrete room, a single beam of light illuminating the cage. The entire room was dark besides the cage and inside was a man wearing clothes that made him appear to be a ninja. A dirty blindfold covered his eyes and his arms were tied around his back.

Suddenly a voice responded from the darkness, making the man gasp in happiness.

"Well, I'm here."

The figure was hard to see because of the black clothes, but nevertheless, the man in the cage let out a sigh of relief when he heard the voice. The figure watched as the man rolled over to where the voice had come from, his cold dark brown eyes watching in amusement as the prisoner rolled.

"Please, help me! Let me out of this cage!" he shouted as the beam of light grew wider, illuminating more of the room and the figure.

The man who stood outside of the cage wore all black clothing besides the mask he wore on his face, a completely white mask aside from the cutouts for his eyes and mouth. The man also wore a tight black shirt and wore black pants with white suspenders, two swords held in his hands. He squatted down to look at the man and cut the man's bonds.

"Well, what's your name? I like to learn people's names," the man said as the prisoner rubbed his wrists.

"M-My name's Dobengal*. I'm a Saber Tooth mage. I was suddenly attacked and I ended up here…" said Dobengal as the man undid the blindfold and stood up to unlock the cage door.

"Well, I can't really let you go because I helped put you in that cage," the door to the cage creaked as it opened, the man stepping inside. "but if you can beat me in a sword fight I think you can find your way out."

Dobengal caught the sword that was thrown towards him, and drew the blade, looking at the sword. It was made of plain steel and he looked up to see the masked man drawing his sword, one that looked identical to the one Dobengal held. The Saber Tooth mage's heart was beating incredibly fast as he faced his opponent, the mysterious masked man.

"W-Why are you doing this?! Why can't you just let me go?!" shouted Dobengal, fear invading his mind.

The man cocked his head to the side, the mask grinning back at Dobengal. The man twisted the sword in his hand as he replied, his voice casual.

"You look like a ninja and ninjas are good with swords, right? I like swords, so I thought it would be interesting. You know?" explained the man as Dobengal let out a frustrated scream, rushing towards the man.

There was a clanging of steel as the blade in Dobengal's hand was deflected, the Saber Tooth letting out a scream of anger as the blade fell to the ground, the sound echoing through the room. Dobengal's eyes widened when he looked back at his opponent.

"N-No! Don't come any closer!" screamed Dobengal, the Saber Tooth mage's mind completely flooded with fear.

"I guess it's over."

The mage fell to the ground, blood staining the concrete floor red, the bloody blade dropped to the ground. The masked man rubbed his hands together and stretched as he spun in a circle before leaving the cage. The sound of a door opening stopped him, a sudden section of light appearing in the mostly dark room. In the door stood a person whose features couldn't be seen, the masked man waving at the newcomer.

"Stop goofing off, Nails. I had to miss a meeting of The Blood Oath because of your silliness." scolded the person as the masked man put his hands up in surrender.

"Alright, fine. What's the big deal anyways, big bro?" he asked playfully, obviously excited to see him.

"I just got word from the meeting. Saber Tooth's become too meddlesome. They want those elitist mages out of the picture pronto and they obviously chose members of Nox to do it." explained the older brother as Nails pumped his fist in the air.

"Does that mean?"

The older brother nodded.

"Yes, we'll finally be Killers of Nox."

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This was harder to write than I thought. Sorry for the choppy sequence, but that's kind of how I hoped it would turn out because it's supposed to be sort of a skewed series of events. Anyways, send me your OCs anyways. I might take some or none at all for this side project.

References: *If you don't remember who he is, he's the mage Saber Tooth's guild master sent to fight Natsu when he attacked the Saber Tooth lodge.

I hope you enjoyed! FF