Hey, all! As you can tell, this fanfiction is a reboot of a previous fairy tail story I did. I did not like it, and I didn't think it had much story to it. Some people may disagree, but some may agree. Regardless I decided to make a reboot of this. I changed the main character's name but kept his looks. You'll find out later in the chapter.

If any of you wish to look at the previous fanfiction I made. Feel free to go check it out, but I'll be deleting it as soon as I reach to a certain chapter in this fanfic.

So without further ado. Enjoy!

Edit: 4/1/17


Chapter 1: The beginning of the Devil-Slayer.

This is a story; about a boy who became a Man, a boy who became a Legend, a boy who became a Devil. But not the Devil you're thinking of, no. He is a Devil Slayer. Meant to do one thing, to slay demons. It was once said; that you could gain this magic by reading books and practicing. However; there was once another way. You could learn Devil Slayer Magic by finding an Elemental Demon, if you were lucky and if you could survive long enough.

Devil Slayers were hard to come by nowadays. But in the old times, they were a force to be reckoned with, not only did they slay demons for a living, but also took many innocent lives in the process, and ever since then, Devil Slayers were known to the world that they were pure evil.

Some of the Elemental Damons wished to change that. Instead of endless killings of innocent lives; they would have them slay powerful demons that threaten the humans. But something unknown happened that caused the Elemental Demons to abandon this philosophy and go into hiding. Nothing much was known about these legendary Elemental Demons, why they hide, or why they wanted to protect Humanity.

Most people believe that the black wizard Zeref stopped the Elemental Demons to proceed any further, but others speculate that something was going on among the demon ranks, but the truth remained a mystery for hundreds of years, and soon the Elemental Demons became nothing but a myth legend.

That was until an Elemental Demon found a little boy…


The year was x771, a man wearing a torn hooded cloak was walking through a snowy forest in the night. It's in the middle of December and quite cold out if no one had warm clothes. But this did not bother the man at all. He wasn't walking through the woods for anything, in particular, no, he was walking through the woods because he saw a village burning.

The hooded figure saw light coming from on top of a hill, as he walked up the hill, the snow falling from the sky turned to ash, and the snow on the ground turn to red as blood. The man made it up the hill and was greeted by burning houses and dead bodies laying in the field.

The hooded man looked around and kept walking. He shortly passed a sign hanging by a short length of chain that said 'Beartooth Village.' The man didn't pay attention nor did he care. He looked at the dead villagers, and the way they were killed was by sword strikes through the chest and across their bodies. Most of the villagers tried to flee, but some of them didn't get far, and the others stood their ground but were no match for whatever came through here. The hooded man kneeled down and touched the fallen villager on the forehead gently.

"Trespassers… came from the north of the forest and started killing... taking the young and elderly." The hooded man said to himself and looked around. "Savages…" the man said with disgust and hate. He looked at the villagers. "May you find peace in the afterlife." He said and prayed for their safe journey to the land of immortality.

After he was done praying, the man got up and was about to leave. Until…

*small but fade heartbeat*

The hooded man stopped in his tracks and looked behind. He kept silent and listened carefully. Then in the blink of an eye, the hooded figure disappeared.

On the southwest edge of the village, were a pack of wolves searching for food. They managed to drag one of the villagers and started to feast on them. One wolf was scouting the area and picked up an unusual scent, and the wolf followed the scent to a massive down tree log. In that log was a baby boy wrapped up in a warm blanket; with short white hair, white tan skin, and two different color eyes; the left eye was dark blue, and the right eye was dark green.

The baby boy looked around without a care in the world; then the boy saw the wolf watching the little boy and then sniffed him. The boy didn't do anything but looked at the wolf, shortly the rest of the pack came over and looked at the baby boy as well. The hooded man appeared just feet away from the pack of wolves.

"Leave him be." The man said. The wolves looked at the hooded man, and they backed away from him and the baby. He walked slowly towards the boy and looked down at him. The man kneels down and gently touches the baby's forehead. "What is a 5-month-old baby doing out in a place like this, I wonder." The hooded man said, looking at the boy.

The baby smile and touch the man's hand, this caught the hooded man off guard, and it made him smile back. All of a sudden, the pack of wolves started the grow. The hooded man then heard footsteps behind him, along with laughter.

"Well, well. What have we here?" a voice said, from behind. The hooded man turned around to see two men in robes with masks covering their faces with a symbol on them. Both of the had magic staffs. The one on the right had a smile. "Looks like we left a couple of villagers unchecked." He said. The hooded man looked at the baby and back to the two men.

"Are you the trespassers that came through this Village?" The hooded man questioned. The two men looked at each other and started to laugh hysterically. This made the hooded man slightly angry. The man on the left then spoke.

"You could say that. But the truth of the matter is; we're looking for workers to help us." The man said, with a sinister smile. "For the glory of Lord Zeref!"

The hooded man kept looking at them with anger. The Zeref worshippers saw this and aimed their magic staffs at him.

"I don't think we like the look that you're giving us." The one on the right said as he moved his magic staff up. "Stand up, fool." He ordered. The hooded man stood up and was quite taller than the other two, possibly 6'9" tall.

"A fool?" The hooded men's eyes started to glow red. "The only fools I see, are the ones in front of me." He said as he walked to them with no fear, but with anger. The pack of wolves gathered around the baby boy, to protected him. The worshippers backed up.

"Stay back!" The Zeref worshipper on the left demanded. But the hooded man didn't listen, and this infuriates the one on the right.

"I've had enough of this!" The Zeref worshipper ran up to the hooded man. "DIE!" He yelled at the top of his lungs. But he stopped just a foot away from him and stood there. The other Zeref worshipper looked at him in confusion.

"What? Why'd you-" the Zeref worshipper eyes widen, at the horror scene before him.

The Zeref worshipper that rush the hooded man was pierced by some Lightning Magic from the hooded man's hand. He looked down at his chest and back at the hooded man in shock. The hooded man pulled out his arm, and the worshipper fell to the ground. The other Zeref worshipper looked at his fallen comrade in horror. He looked back at the hooded man in fear as he saw a dark aura coming from the hooded man. The pack of wolves looked at the Zeref worshipper with hunger. The man through his staff away and got on his knees with his hands up.

"Please… show me mercy…" the Zeref worshipper pleaded for his life. This infuriated the hooded man.

"Mercy?" the hooded man questioned. "Did you show mercy to the people in the village..?" The hooded man saw tears coming from under his mask and rolling down this cheeks. The hooded man looked at the wolves and back at the worshipper. "Feed."

The wolves ran at the Zeref worshipper, the man tried to run, but the Wolves bit his leg and dragged him down. The Zeref worshiper screamed in pain as the pack of wolves mauled him. The hooded man watched as he was being eaten alive.

"Hey! What's going on?!" a voice yelled.

The hooded man looked to his right and saw more worshippers coming down the hill. The hooded man quickly grabs the baby and looked at the wolves.

"Make a safe path!" The hooded man ordered. The wolves did so, as they and the hooded man rush back to the village.

As the hooded man ran through the burning village, a couple of dozen Zeref worshippers followed him and shot Fire Magic at him. Luckily, the magic didn't hit him but nearly missed him. Two Zeref worshippers appeared in front of him and were about to fire. But fortunately, two wolves jumped from behind them and took them out. The hooded man did not slow down or stop, he kept running and didn't look back, holding the baby close to him.

"I hope you're worth all this, kid!" The hooded man said as he ran. The hooded man made it out of the village and into the forest where he first came from with the pack of wolves joining him as they moved forward together, with the Zeref worshippers hot on their trail.

The worshippers kept firing their Fire Magic, hitting trees and knocking them over to block their path. But it didn't work; the hooded man and the pack of wolves jumped over the trees. One of the Zeref worshippers notices that they were heading to a cliff.

"We got them cornered! They got nowhere to go!" The Zeref worshipper said.

The hooded man saw the cliff and sprinted, so did the pack of wolves. This caught the worshippers by surprise, and they stopped. The hooded man dashed forward and jumped off the cliff as well as the wolves. The Zeref worshippers had shocked looks as they slowly made their way towards the cliff to see if they survived or not. Until…

*a strike of lightning and a crack of thunder*

RRROOOOOOAAAAARRRRR!

A massive lightning bolt struck were the hooded man and pack of wolves fell from, followed by a huge roar like a dragon's. The enormous roar and lightning knocked the Zeref worshippers on their backs, and disorient them. One of the worshippers managed to recover and was greeted by a frightening sight.

In front of him, was a giant wolf-like creature, with blood red eyes, and it's entire body made out of Blue Lightning. The man notices the pack of wolves from earlier we're on its back, protecting the baby. This creature wasn't a monster; It was a demon! The lightning wolf looked at the worshippers and growled.

"RAAAAAAAOOOOOORRRRRR!" The demon roared again, but this time, with enough force to blow the worshippers back to where they came from, and also knocking down some trees.

The wolf demon turned around and flew off into the night sky. On its back, the pack of wolves huddled together, keeping the precious cargo safe and warm. The baby softly petted the wolves as they started to snuggle up with him. The demon wolf looked back at the child and then forward.

"It is time.." The demon wolf said, in a demonic voice. "To raise a New Breed of Devil Slayers…" he looked back again to see the baby peacefully sleeping. "I hope you are ready for what lies ahead… Nero." He whispered, he looked forward and focused his attention on flying.

The demon flew off into the night, never to be seen for several years. But in those years, he trained the boy known as Nero; in the ways of Devil Slayer Magic.


September 21st x781

We go to a town in the mountains, between the countries of Iceberg and Pergrande Kingdom. This town's name was Rubicon; The town housed over 500 people, but it didn't have a Guild. It had a Temple to teach children how to wield magic properly and magic weapons. The Temple is located on the side of the tallest mountain, not too far away from the town. A forest was located at the south end of the town, with dangerous creatures, if you're not too careful.

The town was most famous for its mountains, but the tallest mountain was more infamous than the rest, mostly because an ancient demon that lived up on the mountain. The demon did not bother any of the humans. However, the townsfolk still feared it. They send requests to any Guild to get rid of it, but no Guild was ever successful.

On the rooftops, a white-haired boy was jumping from roof to roof. No one notices him or could see him, because of how fast he was jumping and running. He kept this up until he got to the center of the town. He landed on the edge of a house with little effort. This white haired boy was Nero.

Nero was now ten years old, he had medium length white hair and stood at 4'11" tall. Nero's clothes were training gear clothes; he had a weighted undershirt that was black and weighed fifty pounds. On top of that shirt was a red tank top, on his hands were black combat gloves that weighed about 10 pounds each, his pants were as red as the tank top and were also combat pants, his footwear was weighted boots that weighed 15 pounds each. And finally; he wore a necklace that has a skull on it. It was given to him for his birthday.

Nero crouches down on the ledge of the roof and starts to look around.

*sniff* *sniff*

Nero sniffs the air for a particular smell, he caught a sweet scent and saw two kids around his age running, a boy and a girl. He smiled and chased after them on the roofs. The two children that were on the ground running looked around.

"Is he still chasing us?!" The girl questioned, as she kept running and look behind. This girl has amazing blonde hair in a loose ponytail, light green eyes stood at 4'9" tall, light skin, and was about nine years old.

This blonde headed girl, wear training gear clothes all in black. She wears a button down combat jacket with an emblem in black and gold stitching on it, the emblem had a golden shield with a crucifix on it, behind the shield work two double ended swords making an 'X' behind the shield. She also had combat shoes, pants, and gloves. The boy looked at her as he kept running.

"I don't know, but just keep moving!" the boys said. This boy had short raven hair, brown eyes with a scar above his right eye stood at 4'11" tall, tan skin, and was 11 years old. His outfit was the same as the blonde girls, but suitable for a boy. The boy then noticed an alleyway on the left. "Over here!" The boy turned the corner, and the girl followed.

But the alleyway was a dead end; the boy and the girl looked for any excuse routes, but there were none. The both of them turned around and looked back to where they came from and got ready for anything. Then they hear a sound from behind them, they looked back and saw Nero. He smiled at them.

"Game over," Nero said and started to walk towards them. But as soon as he took the first step, his leg was caught in some rope. The raven-headed boy then smiled.

"NOW!" the boy yelled. The girl nodded and punched the wall of the building with enough force to knock down weighted bags tied to a rope. Then in an instant, Nero was yanked off the ground and lift up by his leg in the air.

"What the hell?!" Nero yelled and flailed his arms angrily. "We never said anything about booby traps! The hell is this, Rex?!" Nero said, glaring daggers at the raven-haired boy known as Rex. Rex proudly smirked.

"I decided to change it up a bit. You know, for fun!" Rex shrugged. "I also didn't know that Devil Slayers couldn't figure out a simple trap," Rex said, mockingly. This ticked Nero off even more.

"Why don't you cut me down and we'll settle this!" Nero said, pointing at Rex. The blonde headed girl rushed over to Nero.

"Goodness, Nero." She said as she tries to untie Nero. "Do you two always have to argue like this? It gets annoying after a while, you know." She said, with honesty. Nero looked away and crossed his arms.

"It ain't my fault he always changes the rules.." Nero then looked at her. "At least you play fair, Petra," He said. The blonde girl known as Petra laughed a little.

"Coming from the one that always runs on the rooftops, I feel honored." Petra jokingly said. She continued to untie Nero but was having a difficult time. "Hmm… this robe is tighter than I thought. Rex? Could you-" Before Petra could speak, the rope was cut by a sword.

Nero was caught off guard and fell hard with a loud thud, Petra was shocked and helped Nero up, while Rex laughs hysterically. But Rex soon stopped laughing when he saw a certain somebody was on top of the dead end wall. It was a girl in the same outfit as Petra and Rex, but with a Katana wrapped in a single bandage on her back. This girl had long black hair, with red eyes, stood at 4'11" tall, light tan skin, and was ten years old. She looked at the three with an emotionless look.

"Found you." She said. Nero got up and looked at the girl with anger.

"Damn it, Alice! What's the big idea?!" Nero rubs the back of his head. "You trying to give me a concussion?" He questioned angrily. The girl named Alice jumped off the wall and landed gracefully. She then looked at Nero with no pity.

"If I were, you would know it." Alice quietly said, she then looked at the other two. "I'm here to tell you three; that they're people from a Guild coming here," Alice told them. Rex sighed tiredly.

"Again?" Rex asked. Alice nodded. "I thought the mayor would learn his lesson, after a couple of hundred of his attempts to take back the mountain," Rex said. Petra shrugged and shocked her head.

"He never learns. Even the monks from the temple asked him to stop sending requests." Petra added. Rex nodded in agreement. Alice nodded as well.

"Regardless, we're supposed to stay away from them at all costs," Alice said. Both Rex and Petra nodded. "That includes you too, Nero." She looked at where Nero was standing, but he was gone. Rex and Petra looked around, but Nero wasn't near them.

"Nero! You're not supposed to fight them! Where are you?!" Petra yelled out; as ran out of the alley to look for him while calling his name. Rex sighed and walked out of the alleyway with Alice next to him.

"Well, so much for that talk," Rex said, as he looked at Alice. He then notices her hands balled up into fists of rage, but her face was as calm as ever. "Did you expect any less from him?" Rex asked. Alice then glared daggers at him, as Rex put his hands up in a panic. "I'm just saying!"

Alice sighed and looked forward. Rex put his hands down and kept walking, both of them trying to find Nero before something bad happens.


On the tallest mountain; a hooded man was making his way down to town with a big empty bag on his right shoulder and three small bags filled with something heavy in his left hand.

"Taranis!" a female voice called out.

The hooded man known as Taranis turned his head to see a wolf staring at him. But this wolf was bigger than a normal one, it's fur was gray; but down its spine was a black line of spiky hair starting from its nose all the way down to its tail, its eyes were light blue and growing. Taranis turned entirely around.

"Ikora," Taranis said. The wolf known as Ikora sat down on a rock.

"The Pack is out hunting. Why are you going into town?" Ikora questioned.

Ikora was a special kind of wolf, known as; Spirit Wolf. The Spirit Wolves are ancient beings said to live up to a hundred years. Ikora was about 5ft tall and 6.5ft in length, which was the average height for females. The males were 6.1ft in height and 7ft in length. The pups were as big as an average dog. Ikora and the rest of the pack were able to talk like a human, They use various types of element magic, and they could grant a soul safe passage to the afterlife for when they die.

But they were looked upon as bad Omens and hunted for their fur. Only a handful survived, and the rest perished. But Taranis saved them and gave them sanctuary on the mountains. And from then on, they were forever loyal to him. Taranis looked at the bag on his shoulder and looked at her.

"It's for Nero," Taranis said. Ikora then smiled.

"Ah. For his training." Ikora looked down at the town. "Well, when you're done. Send him over to me so that I can begin his lessons." Ikora informed. Taranis nodded.

"I will." Taranis turned around and started to make his down the Mountain. "Be back with him before you know it," Taranis said. Ikora kept her smile and looked down at the town below.


Outside of the town was a group of 50 men heading towards town. One of the men took out a piece of paper; It was a requested paper with a picture of the mountain on it.

"Hey, boss. I think this is the place." The man said to the other man in front of the group.

"Of course this is the place, you dumb ass." The Boss said. He was a very muscular man, with a red mohawk, white skin, and a pair of sunglasses. He looked at the mountain with greed. "Men! Listen up!"

The group stopped and looked at the Boss. He kept looking at the mountain, not bothering looking back.

"Today, We'll become rich." He turned around to his men. "Today! We kill a demon!" The Boss roared as he put his fist up in the air. The group then cheered with their fists up high. The Boss looked back at the mountain. "That money is all mine." He whispered to himself.

The group then walked into town and started to look around. The Boss stuffed.

"What a shitty town." He said, in a low tone. The group of men started to break off, going into stores, and talking to women. The Boss saw a couple of people rushed into their homes and shops to lock up.

"Oh, hello!" a male voice said. The Boss looked in front of him, to see a short and fat old bald guy rushing to him in a fancy suit.

"Who are you?" The Boss asked. The bald man respectful bowed.

"I'm the Mayor of this town. It's a pleasure to meet you." The Mayor greeted, he looked up at the man with hope in his eyes. "Are you the one's I sent the request to?" The Mayor asked. The Boss nodded.

"Yeah, that's me." The Boss answered. The Mayor smiled brightly.

"Oh, how marvelous!" The Mayor said in joy. "Now, let's get straight to business. The situation is-" The Mayor was about to explain what's been happening, but he was interrupted by a certain child.

"Yo, Mayor!" a voice called out. The Mayor and the Boss looked up to see a white haired boy laying down on his side looking down at them from the roofs. The Mayor cursed under his breath.

'Damn it! Why did that little brat have to be here?!' The Mayor thought angrily. Nero sat up and let his legs dangle from the roof.

"I thought you were done being stupid." Nero crossed his arms and shocked his head. "You just never seem to listen, do you?" Nero said with a smirk.

"SHUT YOUR MOUTH!" The Mayor exclaimed. "This Guild is going to get rid of that demon! Once and for all!" The Mayor said, in a serious tone. Nero looked at the Boss of the so-called Guild.

"Who? The wannabe rock band?" Nero questioned in a mocking tone. The Boss had a tick mark on the back of his head.

"What did you say, punk?" The Boss growled. The rest of the group saw him getting angry and walked over to join him. Nero kept his smirk.

"I said-" Nero was cut off by a kick to the face.

"IDIOT!" Petra yelled as she kicked him off the roof to the ground. Nero hit the ground with a loud thud; he was dazed and confused as to what just happened. Petra landed on the ground next to him and started violently shake him. "The hell are you thinking?! Do you not see that you're outnumbered?!" Petra scolds him, as she was shaking him.

The Mayor, the Boss, and the rest of the group all sweat dropped.

"Ruthless.." they said in unison.

Soon, Alice and Rex showed up to see a big group of men, the Mayor, and Nero being shocked to death by Petra. Rex walked over to Petra and Nero hitting the both of them on the back of the head.

"Hey, you two. Now's not the time to clown around." Rex looked at the group of men. "We have bigger problems to take care of," Rex said in a serious tone. Petra rubs the spot where she was hit at and looked at the group of men.

"Huh? Wait, what kind of Guild dresses like that?" Petra also saw a couple of men trying to hit on women, even trying to kiss them or grope them forcefully. Her eyes narrowed and stood up. "And what kind of Guild treats ladies like that?" Petra questioned. Nero got up and noticed Alice walking over to the Mayor.

"Mayor," Alice said as she walked over to him. The Mayor looked at Alice and smiled.

"Yes, Alice. What is it?" The Mayor asked politely. Alice looked at the group, the Boss, and then back to the Mayor with a serious look.

"What Guild are they from?" Alice questioned. The Mayor made a noise of surprise by her question and didn't know how to answer it.

"From a small Guild in the west." The Boss stepped in and looked at the girl. "Don't worry sweetheart. We'll take care of your demon problem." He said as he smirked. Alice then narrowed her eyes.

"If you're from the west, then where is your Guild Mark?" Alice pointed out and caught the Boss off guard. The Mayor then looked at him with a suspicious and curious look.

"Well? You do have one, correct?" The Mayor asked. The Boss was slight for a few moments until he started to laugh hysterically.

"GAHAHAHAHA!" The Boss looked at the girl and stopped laughing. "You're a smart kid." The Boss said, he then snaps his fingers, and all of his men started to ransack shops for their money. The Mayor looked at the scene in horror.

"W-what's the meaning of this?!" The Mayor demanded. The Boss looked at him with a wide grin.

"You did send in a request in, but it was from some weak Guild that we took it from." The Boss explained and grabbed the Mayor by his collar. "Now where is that treasure?" The Boss demanded.

The Mayor was about to answer. But Nero came flying in from above and kicked the Boss hard in the face, releasing his grip on the Mayor. The Boss flew back and slid to his men with a bloody lip. He looked up with rage at the white haired boy. Nero landed on the ground next to Alice.

"So you figured it out too. Huh?" Nero looked at Alice. She didn't say anything and kept looking at the group of men. Nero shrugged and got into a fighting stance. "Ah, well. Might as well make this interesting." Nero said with a smirk. Alice got into a fighting stance of her own too.

"Indeed," Alice said and narrowed her eyes. Rex and Petra came over on either side of them and also got into a fighting stance.

"Don't hog all the fun for yourselves, you two," Rex said, eyeing them down one by one.

"Yeah, we're a team, remember?" Petra said with the termination.

The Boss was helped up by his men and stood tall, as he saw the four children in a fighting stance. He wiped the blood off his lip and looked at them.

"I'm not too fond of beating children." The Boss then smiled, as some of his men went in front of him. "But I do like to teach them a lesson… GET THEM!" The Boss yelled. The men ran towards, ready to knock them out. Nero just smiled.

"LET'S KICK ASS!" Nero exclaimed, all four of them ran up to the group of men and started fighting them.

Nero was in front of a taller man, the man tried to backhand Nero, but Nero ducked, and with a great jump Nero kneed the low-life square in the nose. The man held his nose in pain as it gushed out blood. Nero swiftly kicked his legs from underneath him and fell to the ground. Nero then kicked the man square in the chin and knocked him out.

Alice dodges wild fists and kicks from the man with little effort. She caught the man's fist, then punched the man's elbow, breaking it in the process. The man screamed in agony as his elbow was completely dislocated and broken. Alice then delivers a right hook and a roundhouse kick to him, knocking him out completely.

Rex was fighting two taller men at the same time. One tried to catch him and hold him down, but Rex was too quick, and one of them flew straight into a shop's window. The other man pulled out a massive hammer and started swinging for the fences at Rex. He avoided the massive hammer as best he could, the men then slimed the hammer down on the ground in an attempt to crush the boy, but Rex moved to the side. He then kicked the hammer out of the man's hands and into the air. Rex unleashed a furious barrage of kicks and punches to the man's face, chest, and back. The man was then dazed and confused, Rex jumped on the man's back and jumped in the air, he then slammed his foot down on the back of the man's head and curbed stomped him into the ground, knocking him out. Rex crossed his arms and was pleased with his work.

"heh, piece of cake," Rex said with pride. But the man that flew into the shop window was right behind him, ready to strike. But the massive hammer that was knocked up in the air slammed on the man's head and knocked him out. Rex looked behind in confusion. "What happened to you?"

A man was running full speed at Petra, but she didn't move as the man came at her. The man jumped in the air and was about to slam his foot in a downward motion, but Petra caught the man's foot with little effort. The man looked at her in shock.

"H-how did-" the man was cut off by a swift and most powerful kick to the groin from Petra. The low-life screamed in agony and held his broken manhood with tears.

Petra showed no pity for the man, as she gave a powerful right hook to the man's face, that knocked him off his feet and sent him flying back to the group of low-life's. She cracked her knuckles and gave an emotionless stare at them.

"Men.," Petra said in a harsh tone. The four friends looked at the group without fear and a single drop of sweat.

The group of men looked at the kids in shock and fear. Those four kids easily took their top people out, and without a single struggle! The Boss had tick marks all over his head in rage that his men were taken out so quickly, and by kids no less!

"No.. way. What kind of kids are they?!" One man said.

"Th-they took care of them like it was child's play!" another man said. The Boss looked at his men in rage.

"IF YOU COWARDS ARE SCARED OF SOME KIDS! THEN YOU SHOULD BE MORE AFRAID OF ME!" The Boss exclaimed in anger.

"Hey, rock star!" the boss looked at Nero, who was in front of his friends. He bows mocking at the Boss. "Shall we dance?" Nero said in a mocking manner. This only added more fire to the Bosses rage.

"KILL THEM ALL!" The Boss yelled, and all of his men ran at the four kids. Nero chuckled.

"I was hoping you would say that!" Nero said and charged forward. Rex, Petra, and Alice charge forward as well. Nero looked at Alice. "How do you wanna play this?" Nero asked her.

"You and I will take half on the left." Alice then looked at Rex and Petra. "You two will take the half on the right," Alice ordered all three of them. They nodded and looked at the group of low-life charging at them.

Nero and Alice jumped in the air and missile dropkick two men. The men fell backward onto the others who were behind them. Nero and Alice landed on the ground and dashed forward, Both Nero and Alice knocked out a good portion of the men as some of them crashed into nearby shop stores and tables outside.

Rex slit on the ground through a man's legs and took out his knees. Petra then delivered a knockout blow to the man's forehead. Rex and Petra then teamed up against two low-life's, Rex kicked a man in the gut, making the man hold his stomach in pain. Petra then wrapped her arm around the man's neck and fell backward. The man's head smashes into the ground, knocking him out. Rex then delivered a couple of blows to the other man and kicked him in the knee. The man went down on one knee, this made an opportunity for Petra as she jumped off the man's knee, and with a powerful kick to the face, he was sent flying through the crowd of low-life's knocking them out as well.

The Boss watched as his men fell one by one. He felt a shiver of fear crawl up the spine as he watched.

'This… This is insane! How can they take on 50 men without breaking a single sweat!?' The Boss thought. He then noticed a hooded man walking towards the fight with a huge stuffed bag over his right shoulder and two small bags in his left hand. "Huh? Who's that?"

The hooded man came closer and stopped a couple of feet away from the fight. Nero kicked a man towards him and slid on the ground to his feet. The man looked up, but the hooded man knocked him out by simply curb-stomping him into the ground. Everyone stopped fighting and looked at him. Alice bowed in respect.

"Taranis," Alice said bowing. Nero put his hands behind his head.

"Sup, teach!" Nero smirked, he looked at his hood and raised a brow. "Why do you have the hood on? It's not too sunny out here." Nero said, looking at the sky. Taranis sighed and took off his hood.

Taranis had messy black hair, gray eyes, tan skin, and a little bit of facial hair on his chin. He looked at Nero with a lazy look.

"So you don't see how disappointed I am whenever I see you train." Taranis in a lazy tone. Nero had a tick mark on the side of his head.

"The hell is that supposed to mean?!" Nero argued. But Taranis ignored him and looked at the other three.

"Rex, Petra…" Taranis then saw Alice and sighed. "Alice, I've told you multiple times. You don't have to bow to me every time you see me." Taranis said. Alice raised up and looked at him.

"I know.." Alice looked away with a small and faded blush. "I sometimes forget is all." She admitted. Taranis looked up at the fallen men and saw only one man standing. Taranis looked at the Mayor, who was cowering in fear.

"Another attempt to get rid of me, Mayor?" Taranis asked. The Boss eyes then widen.

'Wait… HE'S the demon?' The Boss looked at Nero, who had his back turned to him. 'And that punk said 'teach.' Does he know him?' He thought. The Boss then smiled evilly as he made up his mind, he dashed forward and grabbed Nero from behind by wrapping his arm around Nero's neck.

"What the-" Nero was then lifted up to the man's height and had a knife pressed against his cheek. "Oh, that looks sharp," Nero said in a calm voice.

"Shut up!" The Boss ordered as he looked at Taranis. "So.. You're the demon, huh?" he asked. Taranis looked at him with a serious face.

"Who's asking, low-life?" Taranis said. The Boss just grinned.

"A low-life that wants what you have, riches beyond imagining." He said, with greedy eyes. Alice was about to attack, but Taranis stopped her. Taranis dropped the bag over his shoulder and through him one of the smaller bags at the Bosses feet. Some jewels and gold coins came out of it. The Boss looked at it in confusion. "What is this?" he asked.

"Riches beyond your imagination." Taranis simply said. He then pointed at the man. "Take it and go. Before you get hurt." Taranis told him, in a serious tone.

"You're kidding me, right?" The Boss said, in confusion. "I don't want this!" he kicked the bag away and looked at Taranis in rage. "I want more! And if I don't get it, This kid's going to die!" he exclaimed. Taranis smiled, which caught the Boss off guard.

"I knew you'd say that." Taranis looked at Nero. "Done playing?" Taranis asked. Nero smiled.

"Yeah." Nero looked at the Boss with a smirk. "Get ready for the shock of your life," Nero said. The man looked at him.

"What- GHAAAAAAAA!" Both Nero and the Boss was covered in lightning. The other's looked on in shock. The Boss lets go of Nero and backed away. He felt numb all the way down to his body, the Boss looked at Nero, and his eyes widened in horror.

Nero was surrounded in blue lightning, but he wasn't screaming or in pain. Nero looked at the Boss with a smirk as the lightning danced around him. The Boss and his men kept looking at him as they now realize the horror of their situation.

"Y-you're a mage?!" The Boss said in fear. Nero just nodded, and the lightning was then going to his hand.

"Heh, yep! But I'm not just any mage…" Nero then made a fist on where the lightning was concentrated at, he dashed forward at blinding speeds with his fist cocked back. "My name is Nero Striker, and I'm a Devil Slayer! Lightning Devil Steel Fist!" Nero exclaimed as he punched him square in the face.

The Boss felt pieces of his teeth going down his throat and his nose broken. He was then sent flying in the sky and was gone in the clouds. The other man looked at Nero in fear. As he turned around, Nero gave them a scary look.

"Who's next?" Nero said as lightning danced around him again.

"AHHHHHH!" The men screamed in terror, as they all left the town and into the woods.

The Mayor was on the ground, collecting all the jewels and gold coins that the man kicked on the ground. He then saw another bag dropped in front of him. He looked up and saw Taranis looking down at him.

"That should cover the damages and the taxes. Use it wisely." Taranis said, he saw the Mayor nodded and walked away. Taranis looked at where Nero was and saw that him, Alice, Rex, and Petra was talking.

"Geez, Nero. I think you went a little overboard." Rex said, looking in the direction where the man was shot in the sky. Nero shrugged and put his hands behind his head.

"Nah, he just wasn't strong enough," Nero said. Alice shocked her head.

"Yet, he seems to have caught you off-guard when he grabbed you from behind." Alice pointed out. Nero made a noise of surprise and looked away. Petra then chimed in on the subject too.

"You're right. And here I thought you had superhuman senses that the Spirit Wolves taught you." Petra added. Nero then threw a temper tantrum.

"It ain't my fault the guy snuck up on me! Yes, I do have superhuman senses, but they're still in the works! And-" Nero was about to argue more until Alice punch him over the side of the head.

"Shut up, you fool," Alice said, in a harsh tone. Rex and Petra looked at Nero as he was laying on the ground. "By the way, that's a concussion," Alice informed. Rex and Petra both started to laugh until they were both knocked upside the head by Alice as well.

"Why us?" Rex and Petra cried out in unison, holding their heads.

"Because I felt like it," Alice said, in a harsh tone again. The three rub their heads where they got hit at. Taranis walked over.

"Okay, you four. That's enough." Taranis looked at Nero, who was still recovering from the blow to the head. "Nero. You and I have some training to do." He then looked at Rex, Petra, and Alice. "The three of you are to head back up to the temple for your training. The monks had told me before I came down here." Taranis said them. The three of them nodded and headed back to the temple.

"Have a good day you two! Don't train too hard!" Petra said, waving at them. Rex turned back as he was walking.

"Yeah, Nero and I made a bet on who's going to win in a spar between us." Rex pointed his thumb at himself. "And I'm going to win!" Rex said, with confidence as he was walking backward. Nero recovered quickly and pointed at himself.

"That won't happened because I'll win!" Nero smiled and waved back at them. "See you guys tomorrow!" Nero said. His three friends kept walking down the path and made a turn to the right. Nero looked at Taranis. "So… what's today's training going to be about today?" Nero asked, with excitement. Taranis looked to the side.

"That." Taranis only said and pointed at a huge bag that was roughly bigger than Nero. Nero turned pale. "Carry that all the way up to our camp." Taranis then started walking without Nero. Nero was about to argue, but it would only give him more work to do.

Nero sighed in defeat and walked over to the bag and picked it up. It was heavier than he thought as he carried it on his back and tried to catch up with Taranis. Taranis didn't look back as he smiled.

'Don't worry, Nero. The last part of your training will soon begin.' Taranis thought as he kept walking ahead looking forward to the future.


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