"Hey Erza," Lucy said as she dumped her armload of fire wood onto the ground. Erza sat staring into the flames. "Um, what was the deal with that guy with the rings?" she asked; Erza was quiet for a moment.

"About eight years ago, there was a string of vicious murders of guild members from a guild called Isosource. He went on a rampage; it got so bad that the council stepped in. Because he was very young, they tried to give him help, but he just killed his was out and ran. Now guilds all over were alerted to keep an eye out for him. And," her voice went low, "kill on sight. Which I didn't do, so now he's out there again killing more innocent people."

Lucy's eyes dropped, why anyone would do such horrid things, and a child doing it too! That was sick.

"What magic does he practice?" Gray asked as he walked in with four frozen chickens. Lucy jumped up.

"Where the hell did you get those!" she yelled. Gray just placed the bodies in front of the fire.

"Back at the village, there was a small farm. I snagged a few. So, back to my question, what magic does this freak use?" Gray said as he sat down and started cook the chicken in the fire.

"Well, from what the reports form council say, he's a charm wizard." Erza began. Huh, just like that wannabe salamander back when Natsu and I first met? Lucy thought. "He's one of the most powerful wizards out there. He can transfer you magic ability to his rings or to himself directly. So, say he transferred Natsu's magic to his rings; he then would be a fire dragon slayer. This is why he is so hard to beat when you fight him. He is basically the most powerful because he has the ability to use almost every type of magic."

Suddenly, something donned on Lucy. "Hey guys, where's Natsu? He's been gone for a while, and Happy too!" Just as she spoke, there was rustling from the bushes behind them.

"Speak of the devil," Gray mumbled; he stood and walked over to the bush. "Hey Flame Brains, hurry up will ya?" Gray walked further and disappeared in the brush. A moment later his body was sent flying back, crashing into the makeshift tent. Natsu was next to come flying from the bush.

"Gray! Are you okay?" Erza yelled running to his side, "Damn they're both out cold!" she drew her sword. Suddenly, a huge and monstrous beast emerged from the bush.

"What is that!?" Lucy shrieked while she fumbled with her gate keys. From nowhere, a massive clawed hand swooped down and hurled her through the air, only to be stopped by a very solid tree. A ghastly snapping sound was heard as Lucy's body made contact. Filled with rage Erza lunged towards the beast, slicing its thick, scaly flesh. Her sword plunged through the beast's chest, and it fell to the ground. But the beast wasn't alone. Demons of all sorts flocked their little camp site; Erza fought them off, but her long day of travelling by foot (thanks to Natsu's motion sickness) without eating made her weak and tired. The demons soon overpowered her.

Erza awoke tied to a large wooden pole in the middle of a base camp of the demons. Her armor was gone, which left her unprotected. She looked around to her comrades; Gray and Natsu lay by her feet, wrists bound, and unconscious.

"E-erza? Are you awake?" Erza heard a voice, it was Lucy. She was kneeling beside Erza, her ankles bound in shackles.

"Yes, I am awake. Are you hurt?" Erza replied while she fought against her restraints.

"No, I'm fine I guess. What about Natsu and Gray?" Lucy said, her voice quavering. Erza nodded.

"They're okay from the looks of it." Erza looked around, everything was empty. They were chained to a pole in the middle of the camp. Around them were some huts, and around the perimeter was a 7 foot high wall made of tree trunks with spikes along the top. Something was off, very off; there wasn't a single demon. Or so she thought.

Suddenly, a voice was heard high up on the top of the wall. "So, Titania has awakened." The demon's voice was gravelly and shrill.

"Well, well, well, you really are a demon; cowardly and spineless as always. Why chain me and my comrades up and hide up in that barricade of yours?" Erza laughed, "Why don't you come down here, unchain us, and fight us like a..."

"Oh hush now, Titania; hmm, such big words for someone in your position. I don't want to fight you... I just want to kill you," the demon spat, a repulsive laugh bubbled out from the fiend.

"Oh and why do you want to do that?" she asked in the most innocent voice she could make, the demon just glared at her. Why is Erza chatting with that thing? Wait, I see what she's doing! Lucy thought to herself. Lucy saw Erza's hands moving behind the pole. She's stalling so she can escape the binds! "Well, I guess it would be fun. Ha." The demon begun laughing that ghastly laugh again, "and can you imagine the reputation I'd get when I kill the great Titania, Erza Scarlett!" All of a sudden, Erza broke free; she lunged forward. She began to requip into her Heaven's Wheel armor, but Erza was still weak and was too slow.

"Shoot her!" the demon bellowed, and an arrow was sent flying through the air, and struck Erza in her unprotected shoulder. She roared in pain, falling to her knees. The demon cackled in delight at her pain, "Light 'em up!" he ordered, and all the unseen demon archers came into view as they light their arrows on fire.

"We're gonna burn you to the ground!" the demon screeched. "Fire!"

Arrows blocked out the moonlight, hundreds of arrows sailing down from the sky; the huts burst into flames, which spread quickly surrounding the Fairy Tail wizards. Lucy lay on down her back, she squeezed her eyes shut tight, awaiting her death; when suddenly, a weight fell on top of her. Lucy opened her eyes to see Chase; he was practically straddling her.

"U-um what do you think you're doing?" Lucy said; Chase just glared down at her.

"I'm saving your life!" he shouted. He lifted his arms and a blue glow flickered out from his hands and encased all five in a bright blue bubble like-force field. Glyphs light up all over his arms and torso; beads of sweat dripped down from his forehead. As the arrows and flames came down upon them, the blue force field made the arrows stop dead. They just hovered there above the force field. The glyphs glowed brighter as Chase made the arrow turn around, facing the archer who shot them.

"No!" the demon roared, "who is that?! Arg! Kill him, shoot him now!" as instructed, three archers drew back their bows, and shot three arrows sailing towards Chase. He didn't have the energy left to stop the arrows from entering the force field. They struck him; one in his left shoulder, one in his abdomen, and the last one in his right thigh; blood splattered onto Lucy. Chase roared in pain, causing the force field to flicker. The fire that surrounded them was held at bay, as Chase summoned every last once of magic he had in him, and sent the arrows sailing back to the demons, killing each and every last one. Then he sent the flames back towards the barricade, which burned it to the ground, leaving them in the centre of a charred circle.

Breathing heavy, covered in sweat, Chase's glyphs faded and disappeared from his skin. He stared into Lucy's brown eyes, and then to Erza's, who was clutching her wounded shoulder.

"Now do you trust me?" he said between pants, he then collapsed on top of Lucy.