Author's Note: This is my first fanfiction that I have ever written, and I hope that you peeps that are reading are enjoying it as much as I am writing it and as well as planning along the story.
Disclaimer: I do NOT own Fairy Tail, as it is rightfully owned by Hiro Mashima! I only own the story plot that I have created my own, and few other characters that does not even appear within the manga and anime!
Chapter One: All Magic Begins, With A Encounter
The once brilliant sun shines with its magnificent beauty, falls into a deep slumber. Bringing the sapphire skies into a silent, dark night. And rise with a luminous pearl, dragging tiny jewels to fill the empty, night sky.
The darkness lurks within the deep forest of Celeste town, where there rest a small cottage wrapped with leafy vines and enchanting flowers. Tiny green lights danced along the water, as the bugs and frogs sing in harmony. The trees rustle along with the tiny breeze, follow by few bushes.
"Are you sure this is the right way Erza?" questioned a black spiky black colored hair and dark blue eyes. There's also a scar on his forehead above his left eye that is partially covered by his black hair. His body is toned and muscular as he was wearing a white trench coat with black patterns engraved it. He wears nothing underneath, as it shows his abs and chest expect he wears a necklace that resembles a sword. He also bears a dark blue mark that is placed on his collarbone on his right pectoral muscle. He wears simple black baggy pants as it is being tucked into a brown boot. His eyes looked at the red-haired woman, who is carrying a torch burning in bright red-orange flames as she grabs it.
The woman has long scarlet hair and brown eyes. Yet her hair tends to cover her right eyes that she bears. She wears a silver colored armor on her chest, as it hides her shoulders and her neck, and a blue skirt along with black boots. Because of the light of the torch, it also reveals through her hair that there are a silver, diamond-shaped earrings attached to her ears. The woman, known as Erza placed her left hand on her chin and said, "That's weird, it should be around here."
Then a laugh came along. "I can't believe that even Erza can get us lost!" The laughing continues, as it is ringing in Ezra's ears. The laugh was uncontrollable, as Erza's right hand was shaking, and felt a tick mark appear on her head. And with that, Ezra faced the person that was laughing uncontrollably and whacked it on the person's head, causing the person that was once laughing like a clown, cries in horror.
The person was a boy who has lightly tanned skin, and has spiky pink colored hair, along with onyx eyes and has abnormal sharp canines. He was wearing a sleeveless, gold-trimmed black waistcoat left opened and untucked to his white knee-length trousers bound by a brown belt as it shows his muscular upper body and a thick black wristband attached on his left wrist. His shoes were open-toed black sandals, as he also wears a white, scaled pattern scarf wrapped around his neck. In addition, he also bears a red mark that is located below on his right shoulder.
The pink haired boy is now currently facepalming onto the floor, with several bumps on his head.
"What an idiot." said the black haired boy, shaking his head while having his right hand on his forehead.
"Hey! Whatcha say you Popsicles?!" shouted the pink haired boy, as he had quickly recovered from the previous injuries as he had tick marks appear on his forehead.
"I said that you're an idiot, you Flame Brain!" barked back the black haired boy.
"You wanna fight Ice Princess?!" As the pink haired girl smashed his forehead against the black haired boy. Both of the boys have tick mark appearing, as their expression is filled with anger.
"Bring it Pinkie!"
With those remarks, the pink haired boy has a fiery atmosphere around him, while the black haired boy has coldness surrounding him.
However, before the two boys can do anything, the next thing they know, their faces were eating the rich soil of the ground, with several head bumps appearing.
"Enough both of you!" Barked Erza angrily. "We need to hurry up and complete this mission. And if I see you two fighting again, you both will be facing me. Is that clear?!"
The words that Erza spoke, soon made her face expression turn into a menacing woman. Where the aura around her, suddenly drops to zero degrees colder than the black haired boy once released.
Both of the boys quickly scrambled up and hug each other tightly as they cried the word "Yes, Madam!"
And with that situation settled, Erza then turns her back around and scanned the dark forest with her only light. Where then, a tiny green light appeared in front of her. Yet the moment Erza turned, the boys bashed their heads together again.
"Gray, Natsu," said Erza as she turned around, where the black haired boy has his right shoulder around the pink haired back, and the pink haired boy is doing the same to the black haired boy's back.
"Yes, Ezra?" answered the black haired boy, known as Gray, as he has a smile on his face, as the corner of his lips twitched.
"I think we found it," replied Ezra with a serious tone. And with that cue, both Gray and the pink haired boy known as Natsu stopped being a buddy and walked towards where Erza is standing.
"You sure, Erza?" Questioned Gray as he raised an eyebrow.
"Positive." Erza answered with confidence, "Found a firefly."
And with that cue, Gray and Natsu smirked, as Natsu pounded his fist together, where tiny sparks of flames appeared. "I'm all fired it up!"
Meanwhile back in the cottage within the woods
A feminine sigh is heard.
"I wonder when sis is coming back." said a girl with wavy dark blonde hair and blue eyes complete with fair skin. She was wearing a pale-ish white silky gown covering her entire body, and a red bow attached to her chest. Her bare feet touch the soft fur on the rug where she is bending down and gently caress the black fur of a dog in front of her, whose eyes are shut and as it grunts. The girl smiles gently and said, "Well, aren't you a good boy." And start ruffing the dog's cheeks with both of her hands. She continues, "I can't wait till she's back."
With the gentle touch of the hand that the dog felt, his ears suddenly perk up, opening his red eyes, and let out a low threatening growl.
"What's wrong?" Questioned the dark blonde girl with a worried tone. Then she stopped, as her eyes widen a bit. She snapped her head towards the wooden door, the entrance of the cottage. "I sense magic, and it's not my sister." She stood up, as she softens face melted away, and replaced with eyes sharpen and face stern.
She walked towards the door, followed by the dog staying by her side. Through the glass, she can see a bright light burning fiercely coming towards her. She spoke with an icy tone, "Mages." The dog growl once again She looked at the dog and patted his head, and with a soft voice she said, "It's alright buddy, we'll chase them away."
And with that, she opens the door and took a step out, where her feet touched the coldness of the cobblestone. Fireflies begin to swarm around the intruder, creating lights that made the dark blonde girl seeing their faces, where it is Erza being fascinated by the fireflies, where Gray with his hands tucked into his pant pocket is looking around his surroundings, and lastly Natsu having both of his hands behind his back looking at the surroundings as well.
Seeing them, the dark blonde girl begins to walk towards them followed by the dog.
"Ah," said Erza as the fireflies that were once swarming them, suddenly flew away and is surrounding the dark blonde girl who is flying towards them, as if the fireflies is giving the girl the power to levitate herself.
Erza, Gray, and Natsu all widen their eyes as they were speechless of the girl that is gently flying towards them. Then landed a few feet away.
"Who are you?" The dark blonde girl asked with a coldness in her voice. "You are not welcome here." As followed by a threatening growl by the dog.
"Wow! Are you a wind dragon slayer just like Wendy?!" Exclaim Natsu as he smiled happily.
"Dragon Slayer?" Questioned the dark blonde girl as she slightly tilting her head to the side.
"Yeah! You know-" Natsu was then cut off by Gray who placed a hand on his shoulder. Natsu turns around, with Gray having a serious expression.
"Before you start yapping, Flame Breath." said Gray then looked at the girl, "Who are you?"
"Whatcha say Shaved Ice?!"
" I asked that question first." Barked the dark blonde girl. "Now speak!" The tone of her voice is menacing and filled with anger.
Erza who noticed her tone spoke with confidence. "My name is Erza, and these are my friends and teammate Gray and Natsu." Who she then gestures her hands towards the two boys to identify them. She continues, "We are mages from Fairy Tail and we are here from a quest that is sent to us from Mayor Bourgeois. We are told the-"
"Mayor Bourgeois." mumbled the dark blonde girl at the moment the words rolled off of her tongue, her face darkens, " I see." And with that remark, the dark blonde girl jumped a few steps backward, and the moment she landed a green magic circle engraved with vines and unknown symbols appear. And then she spoke 'Ρίζες" (vines)
"Wha-"
Then the ground begins to shake uncontrollably, as part of the ground that Erza and the boys are standing to begin to lift it as roots begin to seep out of the ground. Because of the unstable, Erza dropped her torch and Natsu's face begins to turn green, as saliva begins to seep out from his lips.
"What the heck?!" shouted Gray as the roots shot up and wrapped tightly on Gray's body, binding his arms as well. Same goes for Erza and Natsu whose face is still green.
"You are the fifth challenger." said the dark blonde girl as her voice is filled with anger.
"Fifth…?" Questioned Gray, as the roots tighten around his body, causing him pain.
"My sister and I did nothing wrong!" shouted the dark blonde girl with all her might. "Why can't you just leave us alone?!"
The roots that bind Erza, Gray and Natsu begin to tighten even more than before, as they were lifting it even higher to the sky.
Ezra begins to wince in pain. Taken notice this, Gray shouted in anger, "Hey Flame Brain, use your-"
"Uhh." groan Natsu, as his cheeks are puffed, as he begins to drool from the corner of his mouth. "I...can't…."
Gray jaw dropped, as he is in shock, but quickly recovered. And so, with the decision Gray begins to struggle under the roots, he turns his hand as his palm is facing the roots. He touched it with this fingertips.
And in the instant, the roots stopped moving, as it is covered in ice. Follow up, where it shatters into thousand shards, releasing his teammates as they landed on their feet, except for Natsu crashing down.
"Thanks, Gray," said Erza as she clutches her left arm slightly.
"You alright?" said Gray, noticing Erza's actions.
"Just a little bit broken." Replied Ezra, "But I'll be fine."
Gray wanted to say something, but shut his mouth and nodded in response. He turns to Natsu who is now rubbing his face, as his green color die down.
" How long do you intend to sit around?" barked Gray as he makes a stance.
"Shut it Popsicle!" Barked back Natsu, as he stood up as his eyes glared at the girl in front of them as he shouts angrily, " Why did you attack us?!"
The girl tilted her head in annoyance, as the dog beside her, was growling non stop as his black fur begins to curl upwards.
"I don't talk to other people." said the dark blonde girl as another magic circle appears, "Especially when they are dead! Arise and stand with me!"
Just in a cue, the ground shakes once more, as the wind starts brewing.
"What now?!" Shout Gray, Natsu, and Erza looked at the ground.
The ground shakes, as the soil starts clawing their way onto the surface until a gigantic hand covered in dirt and rocks claw its way onto the surface and revealed a soil rock-like monster.
"What the heck is that?!" shouted Gray in shock, as about three souls rock-like monster was formed from the ground.
"Who cares!" shouted Natsu, smirking as he pounds his fist together again. "I'm gonna just beat them back down to the ground."
Then, a loud growl is heard from behind Ezra. Hearing that growl, Ezra quickly jump to the side, with only have an iron spear with covered with vines replaced in her original position.
"Erza!" Shouted Gray and Natsu in unison.
Then a second growl is heard, making Gray and Natsu looking to their left side, where the sound resonates. A paw appears as it is covered with vines and dirt. As the moon rises high, creating the light to shine upon the creature, it reveals a tree-like monster holding an iron spear, riding a tiger like a boar. As similar to other creatures, they are all over with dirt, soil and mostly vines.
"What is that?" Question Gray
"That is cool!" Exclaim Natsu, with stars in his eyes.
The tiger-like boar straddle alone side towards the dark blonde girl, standing in front of Gray and Natsu. While the on the right side, the rider walked towards the spear and pulled it out from the dirt, glaring at Erza as it also went side to side to the second rider.
""The previous challenger came along with several friends. Lost an arm, leg, and an eye." Threaten the dark blonde girl, with her icy tone, "Now which part of your limb are you leaving behind?"
"How about neither!" shouted back Natsu as both of his fists is lighten in flames and start charging towards the army of the creature. "I'll just finish this in one shot!"
"Idiot-" Shouted back Gray, as he watches Natsu recklessly charge up front.
"Dragon's God Brilliant Flame!" Natsu with one hand is engulfed in brilliant red flames, while the other is engulfed in brilliant dark flames and jumped into the air and smashed the flames together, as the flames were combined and twisted into one flame into the area where the girl is.
After that, Natsu landed on his feet safely, as he watches the flames burning brightly. However, the once brilliant flame was then twisted as if the middle has a vertex. Making the flames smaller and smaller.
"What?!" Shocked Natsu in surprise.
As the flames diminished, a new creature appears behind the flames. A gigantic black three-headed dog appears with each of their jaws each burning with flames.
" A dog?" said Natsu "So big!" As his eyes were popping out.
"Three-headed dog?" shocked Gray, as his eyes widen. "Not only that, it ate that idiot's flame."
"Nice job, Cerberus." said the dark blond girl, "Thank you."
"Did she just say, Cerberus?" said Ezra.
"Do you know what it is?" Questioned Gray.
"Ah, I heard Master talking about it." Replied Ezra as she walked towards Gray. " It is also known as Hounds of Hades. A guardian dog that guards the gate of the dead."
"Guard the gate of the dead?" Repeated Gray, "Then what the heck is it doing it over here?!"
Natsu then pounds his fist together as flames covered his fist and took his stance. "I don't give a damn if its a dog or a guardian. This bastard ate my flames and took it like its nothing," He smirked, as his body immerses with brilliant flames, "He's mine!"
Somewhere within the woods
"I'm almost home." said a feminine voice with a joyful tone. "I wonder how Michelle and Cerberus are doing." As followed by a smile, behind the cloaked figure.