Hey guys, I'm not dead! Sorry there's been little updates in a while. Stupid exams are gettin' in the way (right, Gemmery). Updates of this story won't be consistent, but have a really ever been consistent with t'ohers (something for you, Gem).
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He could hear the yells of his rival echo through the guild hall as the pink haired teen beat some of the guilds 'weaker' members to a pulp. Erza Scarlet - the so called queen of fairies - was out on an S-class quest and, as usual, had refused to take the rest of the team with her. It's not that she underestimated them, it's just Titania would much rather prefer to cause the least amount of collateral damage as possible - and that would be impossible with some of the team's rambunctious members. Gray Fullbuster was sat at one of the tables with: Cana, Juvia, Elfman and Lisanna. As per usual the topless female was chugging down booze. Elfman was chatting away to Lisanna whilst Juvia fawned over her beloved Gray-sama. The latter was gritting his teeth in anger as a headache began to emerge.
"Hot-head, shut the fuck up. Your voice is givin' me a headache," he groaned, glaring at his rival.
"You wanna go, droopy-eyes?" Natsu cracked his knuckles, a menacing grin spread across his face.
Gray didn't even bother to answer, and within two seconds the boys had begun yet another brawl.
"If only Erza was here," Lucy sighed, turning to her blue haired friend who giggled in return.
"Those two idiots better not wreck the guild hall after we only just got it back," Carla added.
"YOU CAN DO IT NATSU!" Happy stood tall and proud on the table cheering on his partner whilst he could hear Juvia doing the same for the now shirtless wizard.
"Nothing ever changes with those two," Lucy smiled over at her team mates, but then it dawned to her. "Just remembered my rent's due any day now!"
"Don't worry Lucy-san, we can always go out on a job," Wendy stood and glanced over towards the request board which was full as per usual.
"Are you really willing to take a job with those two fools," Carla pointed towards the only males of the team who had seamed to put their fight on a pause.
"Job, what job?" they both inquired.
"Great..." Lucy sighed. There's no going back on it now.
Wendy and Lucy made their way to the request board, searching for a job that would involve a minimum amount of fighting but still keep the boys happy. "I guess we could take this one."
Lucy showed the flyer to the group and Carla read it out. "Please defeat the clan of Teumessian Fox that have been blocking stock from reaching our village. Reward: 400 000 Jewel."
"That's 100 000 each!" Natsu and Happy cried, stars in their eyes.
The group shared a slight chuckle before preparing to leave for Okille Village.
Okille Village was a very small neighbourhood in the west of Fiore. Everyone knew each other and strived to keep their village as peaceful as it always had been. It wasn't until the sudden increase in Teumessian Fox that their tranquil village was disrupted. The only entrance to Okille was through the forest surrounding it. The foxes had since made that forest their new home which had caused stock to rapidly decrease. Only a fair few of the villagers were wizards, but none had managed to dispose of their 'issue' which had led the village to request upon an official guild. This is where Fairy Tail came in.
After listening to Natsu complain, moan and vomit the entire journey there, the team had made it to Okille Village, seemingly avoiding any of the foxes. The mayor was at the centre of the town ready to welcome them with open arms.
"Ah, Fairy Tail, so glad you made it here safely," he chimed, shaking Lucy's hand. "I can't tell you how relieved the people were to find out Fairy Tail had accepted our request."
"We are thinking of the same guild, right?" Carla mocked.
"Carla don't be so rude," Wendy whispered, pouting.
"We are willing to do anything to rid ourselves of these Teumessian Fox," the mayor continued. "Now, I'm not sure on the exact amount of them, but I'm aware that your team has two dragon slayers so it should be simple for you to track them down."
Natsu smirked. "You can count on us, old man!"
"Aye!" Happy jumped up from his partners shoulder.
"Thank you, thank you all very much."
...And with that, the team made their way back to Okille Forest.
Each member of the team had positioned themselves in the far corners of the forest. As if on cue, the wizards were surrounded by their target.
"Wow, looks like they came to me," Natsu grinned to himself, his fist ablaze.
The Teumessian Foxes charged towards the strange being standing before them. At least half of them were the same height as Natsu and each sported a fur coat of black, white and orange. The closest fox to the man took a swing to his flaming fist. Despite the burning sensation, the fox had managed to claw through Natsu's entire fist, making him flinch in pain.
"These bastards are gonna be harder than I thought," he muttered shaking his bloodied fist.
Before he knew it, the foxes were once again charging towards him. "Karyû no Kagizume!" the Salamander yelled, hopping onto his hands and kicking all the foxes in a break-dance style.
Half of the foxes fell back whining whilst the other half continued charging towards Natsu. One pounced, biting onto his right arm, whilst others clawed at his legs and anything else they could get their paws on.
"Ow, you bastard!" Natsu gritted his teeth. He swung his arm sharply, enough to send the fox flying. He kicked the other with his foot which made it tumble into a tree.
"As for the rest of you," he began. "Karyū no Hōkō!" A funnel of flames was sent towards the pack, taking them off guard. When the smoke cleared, Natsu found everyone of the Teumessian Foxes KO'ed. "Well that takes care of that," he grinned. "Wonder what the others are up to?"
"URG! Why did we have to split up?" a certain blonde haired wizard moaned.
"I shoulda gone with Natsu," Happy sighed.
"What's that supposed to mean, cat?" Lucy glared over to the Exceed.
"Well , if you're lonely, I'd be more than happy to accompany you," a voice said out of nowhere. A voice they recognised all too well.
"Loke, you've gotta stop coming through your gate whenever you want. One of these days you're gonna give me a heart attack."
"You say that now, but you'll be grateful next time I save your life," Loke smiled towards his master.
Lucy just rolled her eyes before smiling back, blushing slightly.
"You lllllllllllllike each other," Happy giggled, taunting the blonde.
Lucy was about to retaliate when she, along with Happy, were pulled aside by the Lion Spirit. "Look out!"
A pack of Teumessian Foxes jumped out from the bushes, making their presence know.
"Thanks Loke," Lucy was still wide-eyed in shock. "Are these the animals we have to hunt?"
"Aye. Now let's finish things quickly at get our reward... So good luck guys," the blue cat flew up high, out of the foxes reach.
"Let's do this, Loke," Lucy grinned, pulling out her whip.
"Ready when you are," the Lion answered, his fists flaring with light.
The foxes seamed almost intimidated by the spirit as he charged towards them; some even tried to escape, but to no avail. Lucy managed the catch the escapees with her whip before Loke knocked them unconscious.
"It seams unfair to kill them, I mean their just animals," Lucy frowned towards the defenceless creatures.
"It's a part of the job, Lucy," Loke reminded whilst punching a fox in the jaw. "Not to mention they're vicious."
"AUG!" They heard a high pitched squeal. One of the foxes had jumped up and managed to grab onto Happy's tail and drag him down.
"Happy!" Lucy cried, grabbing her keys. "Open, Gate of the Golden Bull. Taurus!"
"Moo-Rampage!" Taurus roared, swinging his axe down at the foxes, subsequently releasing Happy from their grasp.
The blue Exceed clung to his tail, fighting back tears from the sheer pain. Lucy, with the help of her spirits, finally managed to beat the remaining Teumessian Foxes before running to Happy's side, cradling him in her arms. "C'mon, let's get you back to the village and get you looked at," she smiled and ran back towards to village with her spirits on guard.
Wendy was running. Running as fast as her little legs could carry her. At least four Teumessian Foxes were close on her tail. Carla was flying along side her with a look of panic taking over her face.
"You need a plan if you're going to beat them, Wendy," the Exceed instructed.
"I'm doing my best," Wendy moaned. It was hard to come up with a decent plan whilst running for her life. But, then it came to her. "Carla, pick me up."
As she was told, Carla grabbed the young dragon slayer and flew up just out of their reach.
"Tenryū no Hōkō!" Wendy cried, sending a harsh gust of air towards the creatures. The force of the attack had managed to knock out the four foxes that were previously chasing her, but unfortunately for her, she had gained the attention of many others.
"Great, just what we needed," Carla sighed. "What now?"
Wendy was silent for a moment. What would Natsu-san do? She thought. "Carla, charge in head on."
"You're joking, right? That's way too reckless!"
"Trust me, Carla. Please," Wendy turned to look at her partner with a very determined look in her eyes.
Carla rolled her eyes and activated her max speed, heading straight towards the foxes. All eyes were on the pair as they dived towards the pack.
"Tenryū no Kenkaku!" Wendy roared, sending the foxes off their feat and flying out of the forest. "Maybe I went overboard?"
"You think," Carla rolled her eyes at the guilds influences on the child.
Gray was taking a somewhat leisurely stroll though Okille forest... that was until he heard a growling coming from all angles.
"These bastards don't waste any time, do they?" He grinned to himself, placing his left fist into the palm of his other hand.
"Ice-make Lance!" he cried, sending sheets of ice towards the closest group of Teumessian Foxes.
They yelped in pain as the ice was embedded into their chests. More foxes quickly pounced towards the ice wizard and before he knew it, he was surrounded. Gray rapidly put up a frozen shield on his right whilst continuing to attack from his left. A particularly large fox charged towards Gray's shield and smashed through the ice. The ice wizard was taken by surprise as the fox clawed at his shoulders and pinned him to the floor. Shit! he thought, unable to bring his hands together to cast his magic. I promised myself I'd never do this but...
"Ice-make Sword!" Gray clenched his fist and conjured up a frozen sword. After Lyon had multiple attempts at one handed ice-make (every time resulting in a punch from Ur) Gray had sworn that he'd stick to his master's methods. The sword was lodged into the fox before it was able to bite the raven's head off. Gray kicked him aside and quickly regained his posture.
"This is getting annoying," he grunted. "Ice-make Cold Excalibur!" Gray charged towards the pack of foxes, swinging his sword left and right. The foxes were down and out before you could say 'sub-zero'. Gray made sure to freeze up his wounds. There was a feint rustling from a near by bush, unheard by the ice wizard.
"Ow," a spike of pain shot through the back of Gray's neck. "What the hell was that?"
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Now onto the manga. (Spoilers)
Holy sh*t Gray! What the f*ck are you thinking? If you even dare kill Frosch I will rain hell upon you!
My theory is that, like with dragon slayers, devil slayers need a demon inside of them to create anti-bodies to prevent them from turning into demons. Gray doesn't have a demon inside of him and therefore doesn't have any anti-bodies to prevent him from turning into a demon. Basically, he's the Acnologia of devil slayers!
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