Author's note: (I don't own Fairy Tail. Hiro Mashima does.)
Shadows on the Sun
- Chapter 2: Gathering Darkness -
Location: Magnolia
The strike team that the Shadowhenge dark guild had dispatched to destroy Fairy Tail consisted of 30 of the dark guild's best wizards. The team figured that they would have an easy time after the elite members of the guild were taken down. The were mistaken. A guild with two dragonslayers in its ranks was not to be underestimated.
"Fire Dragon Roar!" A massive jet of flame erupted from Natsu's mouth, frying a trio of dark wizards before they could react. The Fairy Tail guildhall was a war zone. Shadowhenge and Fairy Tail wizards faced each other in fierce magical combat. Gray unleashed a nonstop assault of icy devastation on any foe who came within range. Erza cleaved through opponents with the finesse and precision of a ballet dancer. A battle of this magnitude had not been fought since the Phantom Lord incident. Natsu focused on the enemy leader, a slender, well built man in his twenties. He had purple hair and a black, sun-shaped tattoo on his neck. Natsu rushed the man, fists exploding into crimson flame. The leader of the dark wizards turned to face him.
"Oh dear, looks like I'll need to step up my game. Dark Dragon Roar!" The man exhaled a wave of black and purple energy. The attack smashed into Natsu's chest, blasting him backward and into the wall.
"My name is Mikaeus, and I am the ace of the Shadowhenge guild! Remember my Na-Waaaaaaggh!"
Mikaeus was cut short by a column of blue fire hitting the side of his head and sending him flying. A quartet of wizards stood in the guildhall's doorway, each one bearing the mark of the Burning Circle guild. Lyn, the fire wizard who had blasted Mikaeus, wasted no time jumping into the fray. Dimentius floated above the battle, raining down bolts of dimension-bending magic. Mia, a girl of about 16, summoned gigantic tree roots that restrained her foes. The last member of the group, Quixote, created a humungous windmill that blew his enemies away. Mikaeus, realizing that the battle was lost, ordered a retreat. The dark wizards fled, yelling curses at the guildhall.
"All in a day's work!" Quixote laughed as his windmill disappeared. Mia snapped her fingers and a variety of medicinal plants sprouted outside the guildhall. Lyn walked through the ruined hall and stopped in front of Makarov, the guildmaster.
"We're not your enemies," Her voice was unusually calm. "we came to beat up those Shadowhenge creeps. But, as it turns out, the have a dragonslayer on their side as well. The rest of our guild will need to join the fight. Shadowhenge will try to attack again, so be ready to fight when they come back. We will return in three days, along with the rest of our guild. The Burning Circle will aid you. Farewell." And with that, the four wizards strode out the doors and disappeared.
-End of Chapter 2-
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