Hello, I was bored and I finished up my research paper for a project I had due and I was in the mood to write. Anyways, here we meet some of the primary villains in this story!
Also thanks to Edward the Pure and LunarBlaze for really inspiring this story format.
Enjoy and meet the villains.
Basca Forest. It was a dark and mysterious forest and it was said there that in the darkest of nights, spiders as large as houses appeared from underground, ready to feed on unsuspecting travelers. And as our heroes travelled to the forest, who knew what really lurked within the forest?
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Deep within the Basca Forest, there was a house built into the biggest tree in the forest. The path getting to the wooden was harsh and it could not been seen well in the dark for the other trees shaded the path and the soft candlelight coming from the small windows could barely be seen by the overwhelming darkness. But behind the small wooden door of the small house that was built into the tree trunk, a group of men up to no good met in secrecy.
There were 4 of them, sitting at an old wooden table, each had their faces covered with darkness despite the soft candlelight glow except one. He was a young man, short manly hair that was dark brown with blonde streaks at the sides and he wore a green greatcoat that made his shoulders seem extremely wide. His amber eyes seemed to be empty and he was staring straight ahead into the shadows that covered the face of another man. They were in a conversation, speaking in voices barely above a whisper.
" The Wizard Council has found us. That Feodor is as sharp as an embalming tool." One of the men snickered.
"Quite. It doesn't surprise me as the brightest mages of all of Fiore have been chosen to lead the council. A disservice to us but we can work around it." Another man said, getting a nod from the man who was not covered in shadow.
The young man smiled slowly, enjoying the conversation. It was not often that these men would sit down and have a chat.
"I see. Then, Hades, do you plan on involving yourself directly with the Wizard Council? It would be quite fun." The young man said coolly.
There was a cough and the young man looked over at the head of the table although there was only a void of shadow to see. However, a single red eye glowed in the darkness and the young man couldn't help but feel pure evil radiate from the head of the table.
"Bael, I suggest you continue with what you do here. I want everything dug up and in my possession by the end of the month. You have been feasting enough and you have grabbed the attention of the fools of the Council." The voice said, dark but full of life at the same time.
Bael nodded slowly knowing who he was dealing with. Zeref, the First Nightmare Mage and the champion of Evil. Bael wasn't really a well known illegal mage but he had a skill that made him invaluable to the group's cause. He hadn't been officially initiated but this was the final meeting before he was officially a member. Suddenly, a scroll sealed with black wax was put on the table by an invisible hand. Bael stared at it, wondering what was written inside.
"A note to the self proclaimed heroes that have made their way to us. Try not to hurt them too much. Just hand them the letter and, oh, this." Zeref said, shrouded in darkness as something else was put on the desk.
It was a ring, a serpent carved from solid sapphire coiled around pure silver and the serpent's eyes glowed red with rubies. Bael reached across the table and picked it up and looked at it.
"What meaning could this have? An intricate ring?" Bael asked to no one in particular.
"They will know what it means. It belonged to someone very dear to them. Hopefully it will stir up some emotion…" Hades said as Bael nodded.
There was a sound like a chair being slid back followed by several of the same sound and Bael himself stood.
"Sorry to disturb you in your own home but I think this threat must be taken care of. I already sent a good friend of mine to take care of the problem in Adrianople. Hehehehehe." A voice snickered as Bael nodded.
"No, it is fine. Thank you for this great honor. Now, if you don't mind, I must be going. I have my son to feed." Bael said as the candlelight was blown out and the room descended into darkness.
The outside of Basca Forest
Raymond stared up at the huge forests that flanked the dirt path. They were tall, the dark brown bark intimidating and the trees shook every single time a breeze went by. Several leaves fell from the trees and some passed by Ray's face and he brought up his hand up to his cheek to see that the leaves had left slight cuts. He looked to the side of him to see Asura looking at the forest with grim determination. He looked to the other side to see Azami smiling and folding her arms. How could they be so fearless when facing a challenge such as this?
"Do not be afraid. This forest is not what you need to fear. Believe in yourself Raymond." Julius said in Raymond's mind.
Asura looked down at Raymond and Asura ruffled Ray's hair. Raymond smiled, feeling and happy and Azami laughed softly. And suddenly he was standing on a battlefield, surrounded by soldiers fighting. The bullets whizzed by his ear, striking the dirt, kicking it up. Soldiers screamed in agony as they fell, bullets piercing through their armor and the vicious chants of the enemy filled his ears.
"Seik de Freik!"
Raymond could feel his gut being wrenched as he saw them advance forward, the bright flag with a black crown with steel knives surrounding it. And suddenly, he could feel a hand grab his head and raise him up to eye level with a skeleton. Raymond screamed and tears of fear began to spill from his young eyes. Grey skies, dust billowing through the battlefield, the cries of soldiers.
"Are you afraid? Are you afraid of what you see? This is the real world. A world where struggle and strife is second nature. You can not keep your innocence forever! I will take your pitiful body and fulfill the task that I have been given!" the skeleton said darkly as he threw Raymond into its gaping black hole that was its mouth.
And suddenly he was back standing next to Asura and Azami.
"…Raymond? Are you alright? You suddenly started crying!" Asura and Azami said together as they looked down at the young boy, obviously worried about him.
Raymond slowly wiped the tears away from his face and tried to smile as brightly as he could.
"I-its fine. I was just being silly…" Raymond said, knowing that he couldn't explain what had just happened.
Azami frowned and she looked at the forest.
"Well, we do have this job. Shall we go?" she asked both of her companions.
"Alright!" Raymond shouted excitedly as Asura laughed and the group of 3 ran into the forest.
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Basca Forest wasn't as scary as it looked. Within the forest, several smaller trees grew and the wildlife wasn't afraid to come up and say hello and Azami had fed the deer several bits of a piece of bread she had brought with her. There was a dirt path so they never really lost their way and the sounds of birds chirping calmed them. Meanwhile, Asura and Azami looked at the job they had picked from the board.
"Find a thief living in the forest huh? Easier said than done. The forest is pretty big…" Azami said, obviously worried, looking around the forest.
Raymond nodded, feeling his enthusiasm disappear slowly and suddenly he noticed something strange. There was a thick patch of grass next to them, the greenish yellow grass being waist high. Several of the stalks were broken and Raymond pointed.
"Hey! Maybe the thief went through here!" he said showing Azami and Asura the broken stalks.
Asura scratched his head as he looked into the patch of grass stalks. It did look like a person could fit through there. Azami looked at Asura and he nodded.
"Alright, lets go." Asura said as the group entered the patch of grass and followed the broken stalks, listening to the singing of birds.
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"Sssshhh!" Azami suddenly said, stopping everyone in their track as they crouched through the grass.
"What? What is it?" Asura whispered to Azami as she pointed to something amongst a few trees.
The group looked where Azami was pointing to see a figure looking a strange white rock. The man was clad in all brown and he had a hood covering his head. He seemed to be looking at a strange white rock and he was poking it with a stick. Azami whispered to the rest of the group as she laid out her plan.
"I say we rush him and grab him. Should be really easy." She whispered not taking her eyes off of the brown clad figure.
Asura continued to watch the figure, no doubt making his own plan. But then he sighed and nodded and Raymond could feel his excitement return. They were going to grab the thief!
"3…2…1!" Azami whispered quietly as the group silently burst from the patch of grass and rushed over the broken twigs and fallen leaves towards the figure clad in brown.
The group of mages dog piled on top of the figure in brown and they slammed him to the ground, the figure letting a cry of surprise. Asura quickly jumped off and rolled him over so they could see his face. A portrait of the villain was given with the request and Asura and Azami compared it to the brown clad man's face while Raymond poked the man with a stick and smiled happily. But the man was not happy. He made no move for a weapon but he made it clear he was unhappy.
"What is this all about! I assure you I am not doing anything wrong!" the man shouted in protest as Azami sighed and shook her head. Asura also gave a grunt as he folded the request and put it back in his pocket.
It wasn't the thief.
"Im very sorry for that. We thought you were a thief…." Asura said awkwardly as he helped the man stand.
Azami and Raymond grew red in the face as the man stood, and brushed himself off. Their failure was embarrassing but it was a good attempt to capture the criminal. The man nodded but then looked back at the strange white rock that he had been looking at earlier. In the soft light of the sun above, it seemed to glow and everyone couldn't help but feel mesmerized.
"Do you know what kind of rock this is? Im not from around here and I would be most appreciative if you could tell me." The man asked as everyone stared at the strange rock and looked around it.
It was pure silky white all around and it was as big as an average sized boulder which was pretty large. However, it seemed to be shake every once in a while giving the impression that it wasn't a rock at all.
Azami touched the rock in curiosity but then pulled away, letting out a scream of disgust. Asura looked troubled and the man was frowning.
"Whats wrong?" Asura asked, as Azami shook her hand, wanting to get rid of the unknown substance that she had touched.
"Something was on the rock! Its all sticky! And I think its spider webs!" she shouted as she looked at the rock with disgust.
The man raised his eyebrows and looked back at the rock. Spider webs? Could this be true? They didn't have enough time to investigate as suddenly, the rock developed a crack and the sounds of something growling could be heard. Everyone took a step back, frightened by the rock suddenly cracking open. But it didn't stop there, no, the crack grew bigger and the growls grew louder and louder as the entire rock split open and a huge spider stepped out!
Everyone shouted in surprise and fear as they jumped out of the way of the huge spider, bigger than a house. Its 8 beady black eyes watched as everyone scrambled out of the way and green venom dripped from its sharp teeth. Brown, furry, vicious was the arachnid that stood in front of them, but weirdest of all, there was someone on top of the spider!
Raymond had jumped to the side and he watched as the person on top of the spider leaned over the side. He was wearing a green greatcoat, had short brown hair with blonde streaks on the sides and his amber eyes watched over the forest as he spoke.
"Ah I see. Its rare to receive visitors from Fairy Tail. I guess this is what they were speaking about, self proclaimed heroes. Come here to do a job perhaps? Too bad, im afraid you have to leave now but do take this present with you!" Bael shouted from on top of the huge spider as he threw the scroll and ring towards Azami.
Azami quickly caught the 2 objects, a scroll of paper and a ring and shivered as she watched the spider tower over her. And then suddenly, her worst fears were realized. The spider, it was doing something! Asura let out a shout but Azami couldn't hear it and Raymond was crying out in fear as a web of darkness crashed towards them and Azami let out a scream of pure terror, unwilling to return to the darkness that had once swallowed her.
Adrianople, Lidia's private quarters
Lidia was staring out over the city of Adrianople, looking out over the city's lights and wondered if she had truly kept her promise to the witch queen. The lights of the campfires and of the houses of those allowed to return from those exiled to Crocus made her feel happy. Those lights lightened up the dark nights where she spent restless, remembering the dark words of the Shadow Lord and the Blood Saint. But she could have these few seconds to be happy, to stare out at the lights.
Suddenly she heard a noise. She turned around, expecting Hyde to be entering the room after a long day. But instead, there stood a man wearing a black greatcoat with the shape of a silver snake embroidered on it. He was tall, long blonde hair, cigarette hanging in his mouth which was curled in a cruel grin. Lidia narrowed her eyes, ready to call the guards.
"Who are you!" she demanded angrily, ignoring her fear of possible death.
The man didn't respond and continued to walk forward, his left arm turning into a steel blade. Lidia shouted for the guards but the man moved incredibly fast, the blade cutting across Lidia's body and the young queen falling to the ground, her blood spilling over her hand and onto the marble floor. Lidia let out a scream of pain and the man dropped his cigarette on the floor and looked around the room quickly and stepped on top of the balcony, the wind blowing his hair. Suddenly a shout came from behind him.
"Lidia! No! Guards! Guards!"
Hyde came running forward, sword drawn, but the man was too quick, jumping off the balcony and disappearing into the inky blackness below the balcony. Hyde let out a shout of rage and quickly rushed over to grab Lidia as she struggled to keep her blood from spilling over even more. Her vision was going blurry and as she was set on the floor as several doctors bent over her, bandaging the wound, she wondered if this was how Noel felt when he saw his sister's distressed face as he suffocated.
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A single man sat at a large oak wood desk, looking at the several black keys that lay on a velvet display. His dark green eyes looked at the keys carefully and he smiled as he looked down at the small string of keys that were clipped on a small golden rope that went over his heart. There were a few silver keys but no gold ones. The man was middle aged, black hair combed neatly, wearing what appeared to be a black military uniform and holding a cane.
In front of the desk was a huge concrete box and it would have been mistaken for a concrete table had there not been a lid to open it. It was a coffin. But the man was concentrating on the several keys laid out in front of him.
Black keys, made of solid black iron, finally completed.
The man stood up and looked at a map of Fiore. Several locations were marked. One of them was the secret guild building of Tartaros and the man produced a note from his pocket. It was yellowed with age and creased from how many times it had been folded. He opened the note and reread the words he had read countless times over and over.
Dear Ferdinand Osterrik, the guild master of Tartaros: The time has come. Snake Fang will rise again.
This was supposed to be 2 chapters but I ran out of time to make 2 chapters and had to lump everything into one. So yes, it looks terrible. WAAAAYYYY too much stuff happened for just one chapter.
Also, Bael was a Carthaginian god that was the chief deity for them. Interesting story that.
*Pronounced Oster-rick, put together really fast.
Yeah, so like I said, there was supposed to something like a triple update because The Sun Thief was supposed to come out but then it was 8 by the time that I finished because there was also an essay I had to get through. Anyways, bye. FF