Chapter 3 Start

"I can't believe you..." Makarov started "you kill two of the people you were charged with catching and as soon as you return you and Natsu start fighting..."

Shen had returned to the guild the next day and was now being lectured because of his killings and his victory over Natsu, in front of the whole guild.

"Makarov, I am sorry. I will try and control myself from now on."

"Why did you kill two of the rouge wizards?"

"Like I told the others...it just sort of happened...I don't know what else to say to you."

"Alright...well what's done is done...just be more careful and apologize to Natsu at some point."

"I'll try." he said turning and seeing Natsu. Natsu had been healed by Wendy, so it looked as if he never lost the battle. Shen averted his eyes as he walked towards the doors.

"Where are you going?" Lucy called out as he got to the doors.

"Just going out for a bit. I'll be back at some point."


Shen had not returned to the guild yesterday and Makarov got a little concerned and sent Gajeel and Pantherlily to see if they could find him. Team Natsu was sitting at a table, mostly talking about taking another job and about Shen.

"He did mention he had a bad sense of direction when I first met him, maybe that's why he has not returned yet." Lucy told the others.

"I don't care if he ever comes back." Natsu said.

"He has been acting like a jerk since you two met for the first time." Gray said, agreeing with Natsu a bit.

"You two shouldn't talk like that!" Erza said "He's still a member of Fairy Tail."

"I'm sure he has his reasons to act like that." Wendy said defending him.

"No matter what his reasons are he shouldn't act like he has been to his team mates." Gray pointed out.

Gajeel walked in to the guild, alone.

"You didn't find him?" Makarov asked as he walked in

"If I did I would have dragged him back to the guild." Gajeel responded sitting down.

"Maybe Pantherlily will manage to-" Before Makarov finished Pantherlily flew into the guild.

"I found Shen! He's in trouble!" he said at once "Four people started to attack him!"

"What do you mean?" Erza stood up "Did he do anything to make them mad."

He shook his head "Not that I know of. They just suddenly attacked him. He's in the town square and he was holding his own against them when I left, but he's outnumbered!"

"Come on!" Erza shouted to the rest of the team as she ran out the door." The others, even Natsu followed. It didn't take them long to arrive and when they did they saw Shen, surrounded by for people, one of them was holding a whip of what looked to be made of lime green material.

"How did you fine me again!" Shen shouted the one in front of him, the one that held the whip.

"You know why. How about you just surrender yourself now and make this much easier?"

"Was it not clear the first dozen times you came after me? I am not giving myself up to you people!"

The man cracked the whip and Shen instantly took a step back "You still seemed scared of this whip like always."

"That's because it's dangerous."

"To you, yes." He swung the whip and Shen jumped out of the way.

"Shen!" Lucy called. It called the attention of three of the people around him and Shen himself, but not the whip user, who took the chance to move within range and snapped the whip at Shen. The whip connected and wrapped around Shen's wrist. A mix of fear and anger crossed Shen's face before he fell to his knees, screaming in completely agony as he started tearing at the whip around his wrist trying to rip it off, but to no anvil.

"Hey what are you doing to him!?" Erza shouted.

The other three blocked their path "Stay out of this. It does not concern you." One of them, a man, said over Shen's screams.

"He's a member of out guild!" Wendy yelled back at the mam.

"That makes it our business!" Lucy added.

"Get out of our way!" Natsu shouted "Roar Of The Fire Dragon!"

"Ice-Make:Lance!"

"Roar Of The Sky Dragon!"

"Reequip : Heaven's Wheel Armor!"

"Open The Gate Of the Golden Bull! Taurus!

Shen bit his lip to stop his screams as he drew his dagger, his whole body shaking from the pain he was going through, and he stabbed the dagger under the whip trying to force it off and finally it released it's grip. Shen fell onto his side and his other hand moved to cover his wrist that the whip had got and he glared at the one holding it.

"You can't stand up against us, we know your weakness."

"J-just k-kill me then and g-get it o-over with..." Shen said, having difficulties talking.

"I shall grant your request!" The man raised the whip "Now die!" Shen watched the whip come towards him and couldn't move enough to avoid it. Suddenly someone got in front of him and deflected the whip. It was Natsu.

"N-Natsu...? Why would you defend me?" Shen asked.

"No matter how much we may hate each other, you are still a member of Fairy Tail. In Fairy Tail our guild is like family, and I can't let anyone hurt a member of my family."

"Family..." Shen smiled a little as he remembered something.

"So you are this monster's friend? Then you are an enemy too!" He swung the whip and Natsu stayed where he was to protect Shen and the whip wrapped around his wrist...and nothing happened. Natsu didn't fall, and there was no pain.

"What the?" Natsu asked looking at the whip around his arm then at Shen's hand where blood was seeping through his fingers that were covering the cut.

The whip user pulled the whip back "Damn...I knew I should have brought a different happen to handle people like you."

Wendy came up to Shen "You're badly hurt!" She said as she tried to place her hand on his, but he recoiled from her

"I'm fine. I'll live."

"You're losing to much blood Shen!" She said trying to convince him to let her heal him.

"Why are you trying to protect a freak of nature like him?!" The whip user, now joined by the other three that Natsu and the others had attacked, asked Natsu and the members of Team Natsu and the other members of the guild who had just arrived "No one would care if someone like him died, no one cares about him! This world would be so much better if he died!" Shen suddenly stood up and pushed pass Natsu.

"Are you saying my life has no meaning?" He asked, his head down "That if I died it would effect no one?"

"That's exactly what I'm saying you disgusting half-"

"DO NOT CALL ME THAT!" Shen said glaring at him.

"Why not? It's what you are!"

"...I've had just about enough of you...you may not be the leader of your whole group, but your lives will end right now!" An intense red magic energy started to build up around Shen and Fairy Tail and the citizens around moved back. Shen's hand moved from his wrist to reveal bone. The whip had somehow melted any skin that had once been there and left only his bone intact.

"Like we would let you do that!?" The whip user said sending the whip at Shen again, this time at his neck. As the whip hit the magic energy around Shen it got deflected.

"It's too late to stop it now!" He warned the other three.

Shen's eyes started to glow gold as his pupils got thinner, going from the bottom to the top of his eyes. His teeth grew much sharper then a normal human's usually could ever get, until it seemed he could tear though anything with them and his nails got longer and sharper until they resembled claws.

"W-what is this...?" Gray said staring in complete surprise.

"This magic power is like nothing I have ever felt before..." Erza muttered.

"No one with this much magic power has have been recorded in history..." Makarov said, meaning Shen's magic surprised even him. Shen's body finally seemed to stop changing until a pair of wings formed on his back.

"This is bad..." The whip user muttered as he stepped back "Retreat!" He said as he and the other 3 started to run. Shen rose the wings on his back and suddenly took to the air, catching up to the 4 in a matter of seconds, landing in front of them. He reacted quickly, swiping his hand at them, cutting the head off one with the swift movement. The other three panicked and ran in the other direction as Shen reared his head back and suddenly unleashed a wave of fire at the other three, burning them alive as their screams filled the air. After a moment their screams stopped, signalling that they were dead, Shen's wings disappeared and his eyes, teeth and hands reverted to their original state. Shen looked around and saw the looks of surprise and disbelief that were on him. Every citizen in the area and all of the Fairy Tail members eyes were on him.

"Damn it...I..." Shen didn't finish his thought as he dashed out of the town square, and away from the public view.


He heard the members of Fairy Tail calling his name and trying to locate him, but he was not about to be found. He had gone underground into the sewer and stayed there realizing the situation he was in. He only had one choice. His powers had been found out before, but not to a whole city, so his only choice was to leave the city, leaving no trace of where he may be headed, in other words he had to vanish. No one could see him leave, if anyone did they would have to die. He was not a murderer by any means but he had to protect himself. The hardest part was Fairy Tail. He had to wait until they were all asleep then he would leave a letter of resignation in the guild and then he would be on his way again to parts unknown even to himself, but he had no other choice. He stayed in the sewer for hours, getting his letter ready and bandaging the wound caused by the whip until he heard no noises above. He climbed up the rungs of a near by ladder and pushed the cover from the manhole. Once he confirmed no one was there he climbed out and went though any alleys that would take him closer to Fairy Tail. If anyone was still in the building when he entered he had no choice but to kill them. He arrived and saw the lights were off and he walked to the doors and found them locked, but a solid push opened them as the hinges were still broken from when Natsu punched him through the doors. He walked through the quiet guild and placed the letter on the front desk and as he turned to leave he was blinded by the lights in the building, as they suddenly turned on. Shen covered his eyes for a moment before his eyes adjusted to the sudden light and he found himself face to face with every member of Fairy Tail, Makarov at the front of them.

"You expected me to come here?" Shen said, in a flat tone.

"We did." Makarov agreed "We want you to explain a few things."

Shen chuckled a little "No need to. I'm leaving Fairy Tail and Magnolia. No one around here will ever hear from me again." Shen told them taking a few steps towards them "Now step aside."

"What if we refuse?"

"I am outnumbered, but I still think I could take you all down."

"With the magic you used in the town square?"

"Magic." Shen repeated "I wouldn't call it that. It's just who I am."

"And who are you?"

Shen was surprised that Makarov was the only one talking "I am Shen. That's all you need to know. I will say it once more, stand aside!"

Natsu walked beside Makarov "We'll not going to let you leave Fairy Tail without you telling us what happened."

"You are a part of Fairy Tail." Makarov said "Part of our family."

Erza stepped up "And family helps each other when they need it."

Shen shook his head "None of you can help me. I am not like any of you. It's better if I leave now...before I get attacked again."

"Why don't you even test it?" Gajeel said "You never know who can help you until you try."

"None of you understand!" Shen shouted at them, angry flaring "None of you understand what it's like to be what I am! How people treat me when they find out what I am...how it feels to stay on the move, trusting no one when they find my secret out..." Shen said, his voice changing from angry to depressed.

"Your secret? You mean that magic you used?" Gray asked.

Shen looked at them with a blank stare "That is not magic...that is what I am. Once I tell you I expect you to stand aside. I am not a human. I have been called many other things..."

"Not human? You look exactly like a human." Wendy said.

"I am not accepted by humans as I am not one of them. Humans fear me when they learn of my power. Do you really wish to learn what I am? To fear what I am?" No one answered him so he nodded "Alright then. I am of a hybrid, a half-breed. What I did today was because of my mixed blood. I am half human and half dragon!"

Chapter 3 End