The Color of Blood

by Wolfgang Yharnum

Once, he was never what the legends tell. Once, he was peaceful. Then, he was not. Crimson Killer. Red Death. Blood caked the streets he walked, that was, until he met her. He came back, only to find his monster in waiting. Warning: Blood, Gore, Intense violence and strong language, Rated M, Lemons in future, OcxErza.

1. Dripping Crimson

Chapter One:

Dripping Crimson

"Talk" 'think' "Dragon/Demon talk" 'Dragon/Demon think' "Spells"

Warning: Blood, Guts and strong language

Eisenwald Guild hall: Hours before fight with Fairy Tail

"Hey man, that was my drink you spilled!" a large burly Eisenwald guild member yelled at a tall man, the tall man stands at six foot seven inches tall, slicked back, dark brown hair, green eyes, and has a cigarette in his mouth. He wears a red trench coat with a high collar, a black t-shirt and brown jeans with tan boots, strapped on his back from his right shoulder to his left hip is a katana in a red sheath with a dragon shaped hand guard and a red laced handle, the handle stuck above his shoulder. This man looked over at the shorter burly man, the man's face showing anger, he was drunk and the taller fellow knocked over one of his drinks, "Hey man, don't pick a fight with Adam, he'll skin your ass!" one other member yelled, the taller man now known as Adam turned to face the burly bald man. "Hey baldy, shut up." Adam said plainly, his voice was deep and rough, "You shut Ughhheehh!" the burly man doubled over in pain, a black blade in his gut, blood dripping from the wound, "I said shut up." Adam repeated, pulling his obsidian katana out of the burly man and whipped the blood off it, "You made me dirty my sword." Adam growled and swung it at the man's neck, decapitating him, he whipped the blood off again as the head hit the floor. "Anyone else?" Adam asked, an insane grin splitting his already scary face, he sheathed his katana as a tall white haired man with a scythe entered the room with a clap, he watched the body fall over, squirting blood on the floor, "Nice work Adam, the rumors don't lie, you are insane." the man laughed as Adam walked over to him. "I do good work, for the right price." Adam said in a bored tone, "That you do, I'm known as Erigor The Reaper, pleased to have you working with us." Erigor bowed a little, "Adam Phoenix." Adam sighed, stuffing his hands in his coat pockets, "Hahaha, such a laid back attitude for such a ruthless killer, I like you." Erigor laughed, "Well, we're short on time, let's head to Kunugi station and catch a ride." Erigor ordered and his whole guild followed him out the door, Adam walked alongside Erigor. "Your job is simple, keep the flies off of me, got it?" Erigor looked up at Adam, "Yeah, sure." was his bored response, "Let's go, Kageyama should be on his way back…."

Kunugi Station:

"Get everything and everyone off the train, if they defy us, kill them!" Erigor ordered, Adam was casually smoking next to him, "Your goons are quick for a bunch of meat heads." Adam commented, watching Erigor's men unload the train, "They're stupid but reliable." Erigor sighed, he walked over to a destroyed train car, Adam trailed behind. A thin man walked out of the undestroyed car next door, he had a white jacket and pants, squinty eyes and a stupid spiky ponytail, "Kageyama, I heard you would be on this train, mind explaining what happened?" Erigor asked him as he pulled out Lullaby. Adam was staring quizzically at the destroyed car, he then sniffed the air, 'A fire dragon slayer…. No, the Salamander.' "What is it Adam?" Erigor broke his thoughts, "This is a major problem, we're up against the Salamander." Adam sighed, "Wait, the Salamander as in a dragon?!" Kageyama yelled, "No, not a dragon, a dragon slayer, Fairy Tail's Salamander." Adam corrected, "He's Salamander, the fire dragon, I'm also known as Jabberwock, the crazy dragon." Adam smiled wickedly, unnerving Kageyama even more. "Ok, so, you can crush him right?" Erigor questioned, inspecting the flute, "Yes but, all I'm doing is protecting you, not your goons." Adam sighed, Kageyama paled, "Aw crap." "Alright men, on the train to Oshibana!" Erigor ordered as his men boarded the train, Adam followed Erigor to the front car, the train started up, moving off to Oshibana.

Adam sighed as he stood next to Erigor on top of the train, they were overlooking the station as footsteps drew near, "Here comes the fun part…" Adam sighed deeply, whipping his blade out for combat…..

Erza was the first to confront the Eisenwald guild, followed by Gray and Lucy who was carrying a sick Natsu, "Erigor!" she yelled, confidant about winning this fight, but, she paled when she saw the man in red standing next to Erigor, 'Red Death Jabberwock…..'

Adam sighed as Erigor explained his diversion plan to the Fairy Tail wizards, he was focused on the downed Salamander, he watched as Kageyama shot shadow fists at the blond wizard, Salamander shot up and knocked the shadows away with a fire punch. Erigor had run off by now, the red haired wizard Adam knew as Titania, ordered Salamander and the ice boy off to find Erigor, Titania's eyes widened in horror when she saw Adam jump down and follow them, "Damn, I should've known that's why Erigor hired him!"

Adam closely followed Salamander and ice boy, being sure to stay unnoticed, the two were arguing the whole way down the hall, eventually they split up, Adam followed Salamander, he knew that ice boy was not much of a threat, Salamander was the biggest threat.

Adam watched with amusement as Salamander broke down walls looking for Erigor, he snuck up to the angered slayer and held his blade to his neck, "Salamander, the fire dragon." Adam said as Salamander turned to face him, the sword still at his neck, "Who are you?" Salamander asked, tilting his head, "You may know me as Jabberwock, the crazy dragon." Adam smiled wickedly. "Jabberwock? Crazy dragon? Are you a dragon slayer?" Salamander asked excitedly, "Yes, why?" "Do you know where Igneel is?!" Salamander yelled, "No, I have no idea where all those dragons went." Adam stated bluntly, "Oh, ok, do you know where your dragon is?" he asked hopefully, the answer shocked him to the core. "No, I killed the crazy fucker!" Adam laughed, "Now then, all I want is to keep you away from Erigor, I'm going to kill him anyway, he never intended to pay me, so, you keep searching, I'll go kill him, tudalu!" Adam ran off leaving a shocked Salamander, "Why would he kill him….?"

Adam jumped off the balcony of the station and found Erigor setting up his wind barrier, "Ah, there you are, come to accompany me to Clover?" Erigor asked, seeing Adam land on the roof below, "Yeah, might as well." he sighed, waiting for Erigor to finish. When Erigor was done the Wind Wall started spinning, Erigor mouthed off his actual plan to the wizards trapped inside and flew off toward Clover, Adam threw a small red flame at the barrier and vanished in a puff of red flames.

Inside the barrier, the wind was ripping along, then after a few minutes Erza, Natsu, Gray, and Lucy watched as crimson flames started destroying the wind barrier, after it was dispersed the flames made letters in the air that read, "YOU'RE WELCOME FARIES" "Did he free us?"

Erigor silently laughed to himself, 'Hahahaha, I'm going to kill all those guild masters and Adam, I wasn't paying him anyway!' Erigor laughed loudly before a shockwave of crimson energy knocked him onto the bridge below, "What the hell!?" Erigor got up, he saw Adam approaching him from the direction he was going, "I know you never intended to pay me so, I'm going to kill you." Adam stated plainly. Erigor growled in anger, "You shithead, how about I kill you!" Erigor fired off a blade of wind from his scythe, Adam swung his sword horizontally, "Crimson Blade." a shockwave of crimson energy flew off his blade sword and cut through the wind blade, heading directly for Erigor, he blocked it with his scythe, it blew up in his face, "ARHHGRR!" Erigor slid backwards. "Time to die." Adam held his blade out towards Erigor, "Humph, Storm Mail!" wind armor formed around Erigor, "Now try killing me!" he laughed, "Planning on it." His sword glowed a red hue, "Dragon Blade Arts, Flying Javelin." Adam thrust his sword forward and a needle of crimson energy shot out at high speeds, it hit its mark, Erigor's gut, breaking the wind armor and flying through him, leaving a large hole. "AAAAAAAAHHHHHH!" Erigor screamed in pain as the wound poured blood, he fell to his knees, "IT BURNS!" he screamed, "No shit, I'll finish you quickly." Adam held his sword in front of him, "Dragon Blade Arts…." he brought it behind him for a swing, "Shattering Cleaver!" he swung downwards, releasing a massive crimson shockwave that flew at Erigor, cutting him down the middle and exploding. Both of Erigor's halves spewed blood as they flew off the bridge, a three eyed flute landing in a puddle of blood, Adam turned around, sheathed his sword and went on his way, heading for Clover.

Erza and the others arrived at where Erigor met his end they were horrified at the large puddle of blood on the track, "He really did kill him…" Erza whispered, wanting to hurl at the unimaginable ways it could've happened, "There's Lullaby." Gray pointed to the puddle, Erza had enough bravery to go and pick up the flute, wrapping it in a towel she ReQuipped. "Why is there blood!?" Lucy shrieked and hid behind Gray, "Because the Red Death killed Erigor." Erza said solemnly, putting the flute in a safe place, "Is that the guy who followed Natsu and Gray earlier?" Lucy asked, trying to keep her lunch down, "Yes, and he's very dangerous, don't face him in combat." Erza ordered as they got back into the magic car and headed for Clover, "Let's see if Master Makarov is alright…."

Adam watched with interest as the Fairy Tail wizards battled a massive tree monster, he didn't care what it was, it was annoying him, it thought it could win, it really bothered him, "That's it, I'm killing the dumb fuck!" he ran and jumped off the cliff he was watching from, he landed and drew his sword, "Dragon Blade Arts, Barrage of Blades!" he stabbed the ground with his sword. The ground started shaking, then suddenly hundreds of giant crimson blades of energy erupted from the ground, impaling and slashing the monster, "AAAAAAARRRRRRGGGGGAAAA WHO DID THAT!?" it screamed, swinging wildly, only to cut itself more as the blades vanished, Adam sheathed his sword and rushed past Erza and Natsu, crimson flames erupting on his hands. Adam jumped above the Lullaby monster, chanting, "With the flames of wrath in my left hand, and flames of wrath in my right hand… put them together and you get…." he slammed his hands together, forming a massive ball of crimson fire, "Crimson Dragon's Raging Inferno!" he threw the ball at Lullaby, incinerating it with a massive explosion, the shockwave blowing people away as a giant tower of crimson flames shot into the sky. Adam landed next to the crater he created, sighing contently, "Much better." he turned and walked off, heading right towards a division of Rune Knights heading for the area, over by Makarov, Fairy Tail's master was staring wide eyed at the carnage created from one man's attack, "Hey Makarov, was that Red Death Jabberwock the Crimson Killer?" Goldmine asked, rubbing his head. "Yes, it was…."

Adam chuckled seeing the Rune Knights stop their advance at the sight of the Crimson Killer, "How can you call yourselves Rune Knights if you stop because of one man?" a taller man walked out of the crowd, he had a captain Rune Knight uniform, glasses and dark hair in a ponytail, "Captain Lahar!" one shouted and they all stood saluting. "At ease men, I will deal with our friend here." Lahar said, waving his men off, "So, you're the infamous Adam Phoenix, I am Lahar, captain of this division." Lahar offered a hand shake, "Nice to meetcha!" Adam grabbed his hand and flung him up and down a few times before setting him down, Lahar fixed his uniform before speaking again. "Well, you're not such a bad guy as the rumors say you are." Lahar chuckled, Adam grinned, "Depends on the situation is all!" he laughed heartily, "And right now you're lucky that killing that monster made me happy!" Lahar sighed in relief, "Looks like he won't kill us." "Nope! I usually stay neutral! Until someone pisses me off and I kill the little fucker!" he continued laughing, "Let's hope that doesn't happen." "Let's!" The Rune Knights all sighed in relief that the mass murderer in front of them wasn't going to slaughter them, "Well, since you're in such a good mood, would you mind coming with me? I promise I'm not arresting you." Lahar requested, giving his word when Adam's grin vanished, "Oh, and why would you need me?" Adam asked, narrowing his eyes, Lahar sweated a bit, "The Magic Council wishes to speak with you is all, that's what they told me." Lahar said quickly, Adam's look making him shake in his boots, he knew that at any moment Adam could draw his sword and kill him before anyone saw it. "Hmmmm… OKAY!" Adam cheered and threw an arm around Lahar, "Lead the way!" Lahar let out a breath he was holding, "Phew, yes, this way, make way men!" "YES SIR!" the Knights spit and let the two through, they figured that Adam basically had their captain hostage now, Adam whistled a tune the whole way to the magic council building.

Magic Council, Fiore Branch HQ:

Lahar opened the doors to the council court room, letting Adam walk in, "Hey old folks, how's it goin!?" Adam asked cheerfully, gaining angered looks from the council members, except a long purple haired woman and a blue haired man. "Adam, do you know why we brought you here?" Org asked, "Not a motherfucking clue!" Adam cheered again, walking around the room, "Well, we have something to request of you…" Org trailed off, gaining the psycho's attention, "What would that be?" Adam jumped up to the bench Org's hologram was at, crouching to eye level. Even though Org wasn't there physically, he still felt the chill from Adam's stare and the killer intent he unconsciously put off, "W-Well, we would like you to travel to Magnolia and join Makarov's guild, Fairy Tail." Org told him, trying to keep his composure, "Why?" "Well, they are one of the best guilds in the world, they will treat you like family, if you don't murder them." Org stated. "So, they won't want to kill me?" Adam inquired, leaning closer, "No, just the opposite." the purple haired woman cut in, staying crouched Adam made his way over to her, coming face to face with her, "You're pretty, what's your name?" Adam asked, smiling childishly, "Aw, I'm Ultear, you're such a sweetie, why are people afraid of you?" Ultear blushed a little at his comment. "They think that because I kill bothersome people that I'll kill them." Adam stated as his eyes wandered, landing on Ultear's large chest, he pointed at one of them, "Hey, what are these things?" he asked bluntly, Ultear stared at him for a moment before her and the man next to her started laughing, "What…? What's funny?" Adam prodded, leaning closer to Ultear. She calmed down a little, "They're my boobs, don't you know what those are?" Ultear asked, Adam raised his brow, "Boobs? No, no one ever told me…." he looked back down at them, "Well, maybe I can teach you some more some time, ok?" Ultear asked suggestively, Adam nodded, "Yeah cool!" he cheered, Org's throat clearing brought the killer's attention, "Well, do you accept our request?" Adam pondered for a moment, his eyes drifting back to Ultear. "What do you think Ulu?" Ultear raised a brow at the odd name, "Ulu?" "Yeah, people I like get nicknames!" he smiled, "So, should I? You're smart." "I think you should." the blue haired man interjected, "Hey, was I talkin to you BlueBalls?" Adam snapped, calling him BlueBalls, "Grr, you little.." "Yes Adam, I think you should." Ultear answered his question, "Ok, I'll do it! Thanks Ulu, I'd hug you if you were here!" Adam grinned, hopping off the bench, "I'll head out soon, I wanna explore first!" Adam yelled and ran off somewhere. Ultear was giggling to herself, "What's so funny?" Siegrain asked, "Nothing….. BlueBalls." "SHUT UP!"

Adam was wondering around the halls, he decided on a quick nap when he found a velvet couch, he jumped onto it, getting comfortable he quickly conked out.

Adam awoke to several Rune Knight Guards surrounding him on the couch, "Hello, how long was I out?" he asked, standing with a stretch, "It took us a whole day to find you." one of the guards answered, "Damn, I guess I was tired, well, I'll find my way out, see ya!" Adam pushed past them and kept on going. He walked for a few minutes before he smelled something familiar, "Hmm, where do I know this scent…?" he followed it down into the dungeon, he walked right past the guards, both of them didn't move, Adam stopped when he saw a familiar person in one of the cages, "Titania?" Adam jumped over, crouching next to her cage, "Oh, and Salamander? What are you guys doing here?" he wondered. "Adam!" Erza stood up and backed away from the cage, "W-Why are you here?" she asked, Natsu stayed where he was, "Don't worry Erza, he's not gonna kill you." Natsu said, calming her down, "How do you know?" "Because we're in here and he's out there!" Natsu exclaimed, "Whatever, Erza, I want to ask you something." Adam waved her over, Erza slowly came closer. "What do you want?" "You're a girl, do you have boobs?" he asked bluntly, Erza blushed furiously, "O-Of course! Why even ask such a thing?!" she yelled, "What? I couldn't tell cause of the armor. Anyway, do you guys know how to get to Magnolia?" he questioned, they both looked at him quizzically, "Yes, why?" Erza narrowed her eyes, "Perfect!" Adam stood up and drew his sword, it started to gain a red hue as he slashed at the metal bars, he sheathed his sword as the cage melted away, "I need to go there, can you take me?"

Natsu, Erza, and oddly enough, Adam walked into Magnolia, "Wow, this place is cool." Adam commented, "So, where's your guild hall?" Erza drew a sword, "Why?" "Because I want to talk to your master dude." Adam stated and pushed the sword away from him, "Ok, but, you better not cause trouble!" Erza ordered even though she was shaking in her boots. 'Damn he's tough….'

The guild was kind of down in the dumps, both Erza and Natsu hadn't come back from the council building yet, then the guild doors burst open, revealing three figures instead of two, "Hey everyone, how's it goin?" a few glass shatters were heard, several people fainted, a few screamed, at their front door stood Red Death Jabberwock…..

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There, chapter one of Adam's story, ta fucking da, guess who's next?

The Color of Blood grows deeper…..

Me: Still no-

Greg: Hahahahaha, I broke this wall!

Me: *Racks shotgun* You little shit! *BOOM*

Greg: Gotta run, hehehehehehehe *Runs away*

Me: Get back here!