Shadows on the Sun

by shadowrallen

A dark guild is planning to destroy the land, and the wizards of Fairy Tail are the only ones who can stop them. But they will have to join forces with the mysterious Burning Circle guild to defeat the new threat. Rated T for swearing and violence. NaLu.

1. Twilight Falls

Shadows on the Sun

A Fairy Tail Fanfic

Chapter 1: Twilight Falls

Location: Kunibashi Town

The guildhall of the Burning Circle wizard guild was empty, save for 13 people seated at a large table. The group was deep in conversation, discussing the various acts committed by a certain dark guild. From brutal raids to destructive assaults on other guilds, the dark guild of Shadowhenge had caused more damage than any other dark guild on record.

"They gain more power every day and the damage they cause will only increase, Shadowhenge must be stopped." The speaker, a brown-haired man of around twenty, was very clear of where he stood on the matter.

"Indeed, Balan , they must be defeated." This response came from Quixote, a strange young man dressed in a clashing outfit of blue pants, an orange shirt, white shoes, green sunglasses, and a purple feather boa. He was almost as weird as Dimentius, who dressed like a carnival harlequin. The Burning Circle guild had a reason to act, but not the information to make a decisive move. Oddly enough, it was Dimentius who provided the info.

"I picked up an uber-juicy tidbit of info on my way back from my last job," the jester's words were like an electric shock, "some guys I ran into at a restaurant said they'd overheard some shady-looking wizards talking about heading to the town of Magnolia." Dimentius froze. "Magnolia! Those Shadowhenge creeps plan on attacking Fairy Tail!" the harlequin levitated out of his chair and shot toward the door. "Mia! Quixote! Lyn! Come on!" Quixote and two other wizards stood up and ran after Dementius, chairs almost toppling over. Lyn, a fire wizard with authority problems, hardly ever listened to orders from anyone, and was rushing off on the order of Dementius, who was not known for his leadership. Mia was younger, but had a strong sense of justice, which demanded that she help. Quixote was following mainly because he felt like it. As the strange quartet left the guildhall, Balan sighed.

"There really is no controlling them, is there?"

Another member of the table smiled wryly.

"Aye, but that's what makes them so likable"

- Magnolia -

The Fairy Tail guildhall was alive with activity. People laughing, drinking, chatting, and generally having a good time. Little did they know that an all-out attack was about to be launched on their guild. Outside, a group of twelve shadowy figures stood across the street from the guildhall

"The only ones we really need to watch for are Natsu the salamander, black steel Gajeel, Erza Scarlet, and their guildmaster, Makarov. The rest are weak sauce. This should be easy."

"Don't underestimate them, their record speaks for itself."

After a few minutes of heated debate, the group seemed to calm down. Without warning, the group turned and launched a volley of magical projectiles at the guildhall, causing an explosion that blasted a hole in the hall's roof. The shadowy group then rushed across the street and began to attack Fairy Tail. Blasting the door off it's hinges and streaming inside, they proceeded to smash and destroy whatever they saw. Natsu and the other wizards of Fairy Tail were quick to retaliate, fighting with fire, ice, swords, paint, smoke, everything. The strange attackers were few in number, but their magic was brutal and powerful. Their leader unleashed bolts of dark power that exploded, sliced, and pummeled all at once. Others used their shadows as weapons, summoning snakeheads, fists, and spears. The guildhall was torn apart by the gigantic battle. Suddenly, more enemies arrived, bearing the same symbol as the first attackers. The fight began to intensify as the new foes attacked, releasing pure destruction on the guildhall. The combat became an all-out war.

"Resistance is futile!" the leader of the attackers cried, "We of the Shadowhenge dark guild will crush you like the pathetic bugs you are! Gya ha ha ha ha ha!"

The taunts drove Natsu into a frenzy, unleashing his inner dragon. Fire exploded from his hands as he punched, kicked and pummeled through the mob of foes. The dark wizards seemed limitless, and Fairy Tail was being overwhelmed.

-End of Chapter 1-

Will Natsu be defeated? Will Fairy Tail survive? Find out in the next chapter of Shadows on the Sun.