Earlier that day...
They knew this day would come. Ever since Tenrou Island, it had been on the back of their minds: The biggest threat that Fairy Tail has ever faced which had caused their overwhelming defeat. They never did find out where it went after the 7 year period of being frozen, but they knew the threat was out there somewhere. Fairy Tail placed their fear aside, hoping that they would never have to encounter the creature again. They were unfortunate though, and this time….they didn't have Mavis to protect them. Protect them against the one enemy that Fairy Tail couldn't defeat….Acnologia.
There were too many of them. They never expected there to be this many. Where did they all come from? They had braced themselves to go in an all-out battle with one dragon, but they were horrified to see that more of them had appeared in the sky above. Why didn't they think of the possibility that Acnologia would summon more of his kind? Was it because he usually acted alone? Or maybe because they had got it into their heads that he was the only surviving dragon out there after the time-alteration, and all the rest had perished? They were foolish in thinking Acnologia wouldn't come with a plan of his own. A brilliant plan no less, why deal with the matter yourself when you could have others of your kind do all the dirty work for you? The mages could sense that he was around there somewhere, but he was hidden well, undoubtedly using the clouds for cover and flying way above the range of sight. Their strength was forcefully divided, and that was the beginning of the end for Fairy Tail.
The unknown dragons arrived first; One..two…no, three of them, all at once. A terrifying sight was displayed in the sky above Magnolia as these dragons ripped through the clouds, displaying their massive body size and wing span. These monstrous beasts were nothing like the dragons that were present during the Grand Magic Games, nor were they similar to the ones that raised the dragon slayers. No, these dragons were of an ancient breed, dating back before Acnologia was created…and they were emanating darkness, leaving a putrid grey smoke in their wake. Soon the air surrounding this beautiful town was impregnated with the intoxicating smog. Their high pitched roars piercing through the air, causing everyone to cover their ears in a hopeless attempt to drown out the noise. They circled around the town of Magnolia, flying dangerously close to the buildings below. It was as if they were sizing up their opponent and picking the first place they were going to hit. Fairy Tail's main target had yet to make an appearance, but that hardly mattered anymore. Now they had three other dragons to deal with that were posing a more imminent threat. The members of Fairy Tail were caught off guard from the unexpected visitors and were forced to make an alternate battle tactic. But before they could organize themselves into their teams….the dragons started their attack.
Thanks everyone for reading the previous chapter, I hoped you liked it! And I hope you like this one as well!
I purposely didn't mention who their enemy was in the first chapter, partly because I wanted to create a more intense reading experience, and partly because I wanted to see if anyone could guess who it was :)
I promise that this story isn't going to be depressing all the way through! I've thought this whole story out for a while now and I want to hit every detail just right.
My next task is to finish the second part of the prologue, and then continue on with the story. Once the prologue is finished it will pick up right where the first chapter left off.
