"So it was Hans who brought you here?"

"Yes, Father. He and Sylvia-san raised me. It's them who hired these mages and brought me here." as Mario explained.

"Hans, huh? I wonder what those idiots are doing now?" as he shed timid smiles remembering his dear old friend.

"How were you so sure I was your father?"

"Hans-san told me about your past and your magic. I also heard you shouted mother's name earlier."

"I see..." Tobi then stopped talking and thought of his wife

All of them are now sitting around another fireplace Natsu made in the middle of the forest. It was already dark at night.

Natsu kept asking Lucy if she was alright much to her annoyance. Happy was still eating fish while listening to Tobi.

And Tobi and Mario are sitting together while eating as well.

"So how did you managed to find food here Tobi-san?" Happy interrogated

"I didn't."

"Huh? What do you mean?" Natsu asked an extended question

"I didn't. I'm not sure, but ever since I was conscious I haven't felt hungry at all."

"But why are you eating fish now?"

"It doesn't seem to hurt me after all. So I tried eating again."

"You're so mean Tobi-san! You could have given that to me!" as Happy cried while in the air

"Ehh? I didn't know! I'm sorry" while facing the opposite side of where Happy is.

"Who are you talking to!? I'm right here!" as Happy interrupted Tobi

"Don't fly then!I'm blind here!" Tobi complained

"So, will you tell us what happened to you, Tobi-san?" Lucy asked him breaking off the argument between him and Happy

"Yeah, It was..." Tobi stopped as he sensed another movement from the ground. It was somebody else and not any of the people near him.

Everything went to a panic as they saw Natsu flying in the air.

"Natsu! I didn't know you could fly?" as Happy commented while watching him float

"Hoy Happy! Is it you? Put me down!"

"Are you crazy? Can't you see I'm down here and you're up there how could I have done it Natsu!"

Natsu's body is now raging towards Lucy with a fist.

"Kyaa! Natsu! Wait! Is this one of your pranks idiot?!" as Lucy ran away from his attack

Still in the air with his fist, Natsu was as confused as everyone else "Like it is idiot!? I can't control my body! My body, is moving on it's own! Scary!" as he shouted in mid-air.

"I guess I have no choice then!" as Lucy stopped from running and tried to summon Taurus.

But before she could even do so, Natsu fell to the ground and this time, Lucy's body is floating.

"Hoy!? Is this some joke?! wait? Natsu! Help me!" as she was flown to Natsu's body while her stance is in a kick mode

"AAAHHH" Natsu shouted as he was hit from Lucy's flying kick

He then fell to the ground and so did Lucy. But she was controlled again and beaten Natsu up.

"Oy Lucy! Are you sure you're being controlled? I can see this scene every day!" Happy shouted to her as he tried to fly Natsu away

"WHHAA! IDIOT I am! Help me Happy!" as she was being dragged in the air to chase them.

"Wait? Is this the same power as Kain Hikaru? Where he can control bodies with dolls?"

Lucy then thought it was possible but then she neglected the idea for that magic needs hair to control someone but this time it controlled them freely without needing anything

While Happy was listening to Lucy's explanation he didn't see the tree in their way as he was looking back to her all the time.

His face was carved in the tree as he hit it with impact. Natsu and Happy both fell down in the ground.

"Lucy! Creepy! Scary!" as Natsu and Happy shouted and held each other from fear.

Just before she attacked, Lucy fell from the ground beginning to control her own body. She fell right above Natsu and Happy.

"Hea...Heavy. She is heavy. You were right... Happy!" as Natsu barely said under Lucy's body with eyes twirling.

"Aye... sir!" Happy agreed with eyes same as Natsu.

"WHAT?! SHUT UP!" Lucy said as she was blushing all the way

The three then looked at the direction of the burning tree. It was Tobi who made the attack.

He knew the person who was hiding was the same person that controlled the idiots.

"This is puppet magic! This mage can control the enemy's body!" he informed Team Natsu

He remembered this magic from his wife Luna.

Not long after, Tobi sensed another movement signifying his opponent is trying to make another move.

He then attacked it with blue blazing fires (Blue-colored fires signifies the strongest) following the trail of the ground's movement.

Tobi couldn't feel the intruder's presence in the ground anymore.

The intruder climbed up the tree to nullify Tobi's ability to read the ground movements.

Mario's eyes widened when he saw Natsu, Lucy and Happy flying in the air as they were being controlled to attack Tobi.

The three are now raging, ghastly approaching Tobi as they were about to charge.

"Natsu, Happy! Try speaking or shouting so Tobi-san would know where we are! He can't sense from the air so tell him where you are!" as soon as Lucy shouted her plan, Tobi suddenly disappeared from their forefront.

Tobi himself was shocked. He can feel he was moved as it was Mario who held him and teleported him at the back of the raging mages.

"Mario, you are..." he was stopped as he was teleported again to avoid attacks from the three mages.

"That's right, Father, I have Teleportation powers. I'll tell you where the mages are and attack from my signal!" as Mario suggested

Tobi then agrees while asking permission from the idiots if it was okay for them to be attacked by him.

"Go ahead! Just take us out from this control!" as Lucy shouted. She knew Natsu is now having motion sickness. Happy agreed as well.

"Attack to the right!" as Mario indicated. Tobi then followed the signal and attacked the rampaging Happy.

"OUCH! Tobi-san is still mean!" he shouted as he was being blown away

"I thought you agreed you idiot!?"

After Happy was released from the control, Mario is now flying.

He is closest to Tobi and managed to knock him over through borrowed forces from the controller.

"FATHEEERR!" as Mario shouted

When Tobi was down, they were all loosen from the control. Mario is now crying over his father.

Seeing this gave Natsu fuel to fight the intruder even though he was still dizzy from flying

Before he even went to search for it, It appeared in front of them.

"Stay away from him!" they heard a voice from a woman.

"Who are you?" Lucy managed to asked the intruder

"I'm trying to save your lives!"

"You just played with us! You didn't save us at all!" Happy defied the woman's statement

"No. I was testing that time. If I could control the two mages to fight that demon!"

"What was that?! Stop kidding us!" as Mario fueled his anger, he rapidly teleported himself and tried attacking the woman with his tiny fist.

After Tobi was knocked out, he woke up from the woman's voice he recognized.

"That man is my husband! He turned evil! He brings nothing but harm! Please don't go near him! I have to end him right now!"

Everyone was surprised from the woman's allegation.

Natsu, Lucy and Happy are now very confused as to whom they should believe.

"Don't...(cough) believe her Mario! I can't see her, but I'm sure that's not your mother's voice!" he swiftly pulled himself closer to the woman as he tried to grab her

He was able to catch her and held the woman closer, he sealed runes in order to prevent the woman from escaping. He held her close to his body.

"This is not her, but it used to be her Mario." as Tobi confessed

He then, went in to kiss the woman. He gave all the longing and sadness away to that kiss.

"I love you Luna. This will be the last time, I can steal your lips." After he whispered, he activated a magic spell.

A huge distinctive magic circle appeared above, below and the sides of Tobi that none of Natsu or Lucy ever saw before.

Overwhelmed with powers, Natsu is now convinced he was an s-class mage for breaking out massive magic energy.

The woman then started shouting from the pain. As another entity was breaking out from her.

The magic ritual was dragged for quite a while creating a blue bright light.

Mario cannot believe his eyes. Right there, he saw his father slowly turning into dust.

"Inside that capsule, is your mother's memory. Please give it to her" he break off with a smile and tears.

He wanted to spend more time with his son, but he just can't anymore.

Mario tried gathering the dust from Tobi's body. The ritual wasn't over but he was almost gone.

"No! No, Father! Don't leave! Don't leave me again!"

There was nothing Tobi could do but shed some tears. "I'm always protecting you. I'm always here" as he said before he completely vanished.

The magic circles are now gone.

Everyone was stiff as a rock from agony and torment. Lucy and Happy were mourning.

Mario was still trying to gather all the dusts. But soon all the dust were blown away by the wind.

Again, there was nothing he could do but become stronger. He maybe weeping but he chose to move forward.

Luna's body was lying in the ground unconscious. Along side with her was Ayura who was passed out. He was back to his huge former form as a centipede with an owl-face.

Happy shrugged from fear seeing the size of Ayura.

Mario came closer and placed the capsule at her mother's hands.

The capsule was then activated. Emitting thousands of lights, her mother's memories outburst from the capsule and was revealed.

It was like a slideshow shown to all of them in fast forward.

[Luna's Memory]

The memory started all the way since the beginning when Luna was still a baby. She was born in a carnival and raised by her parents there.

She loved puppet shows that was where she got the influence of her magic.

She grew and left home to follow her dream and work for a guild. She became a member of the guild Phoenix Grave.

She was declared the best Puppet mage in the city claiming she controls her enemy's blood.

Luna became a proud, arrogant mage. She was so confident that led her to a point where everybody hated her.

One day she was pissed off from a face-off in the guild as she was defeated.

She walked out and roamed around the city. When she walked past a flower shop, a man offered her flowers.

Hans was his name. He said that a lady like her shouldn't be pouting in the streets.

Instead of thanking him, he beat him up to the ground. Hans was badly beaten up by Luna.

A lady ran coming in to save Hans claiming she was his girlfriend. Sylvia was her name.

Together with her was Tobi who was now raging from whoever did this to his childhood best friend.

He then looked at Luna who was still proud and doesn't even seem to be sorry.

Ignoring the fact that Luna was a girl, Tobi attacked her. They clashed and their skills were matched. Although Tobi seemed to gain control and won over her.

He said she doesn't control blood. She control strings. It was puppet magic indeed. The secrets from her magic were revealed.

Ever since that day, she hated him. Although one day, she passed that flower shop once again.

Still, Hans offered her flowers. This time she beat him up harder than before.

Tobi then attacked the guild and the rest of them. Looking for Luna who once again touched Hans.

They've been enemies since. Until one day, she passed in that flower shop again, still it was Hans who offered her flowers.

Since she couldn't understand why he kept doing the same thing. He asked him as to why he kept giving her flowers.

He simply answered. "My friend likes you very much. Tobi. He may have beaten you up a lot of times, but it was him who told me to offer you flowers from the start. He couldn't stand you beating me up so he forgot. He's always like that. He's overly protective of us. He's a justice man! " he chuckled

"The second and this time are all me though, because I know he haven't forgotten you at all. The carnival was his favorite place when we were kids. And the puppet shows were his favorite. That was the first time he saw you performing!"

Luna was deeply disturbed as what Hans has been saying. She then remembered her parents teaching. Every morale came back to her. She realized how bad she became.

"I...I'm sorry" her voice was shaking

"Well, maybe if you tried asking me from the first day I wouldn't have been kicked and embarrassed in front of my girlfriend?" he pouted as he grinned.

She then cried and cried in front of Hans. Tobi was just behind the corner listening at their conversation. His face was as red as tomato though.

Later that time, Tobi joined her guild. Tobi never joined any guild before.

Their moments were slowly revealed showing how Luna was changed by Tobi. She became a close friend to Hans and Sylvia. Their first kiss was revealed. The wedding was revealed. Even the making of Mario was revealed. But it was cut short.

Until.

Luna was running from the guild to their house. Tobi was in there, taking care of the very sick baby Mario.

She said to her husband, that she was able to convince Hans to take care of Mario for a while.

Not long, Luna broke to tears. Tobi then reached for his wife and held her tight encouraging that their son will be cured.

They were about to go to Ayura, who resides in the shrine of Mona Mountain located in Crous Island.

They heard from their guild mates that this mage can grant any wishes regarding health.

As they sail there, the blue skies turned to dark and gloom filled the atmosphere.

They arrived in the island late in the afternoon. It was pouring rain and thunderstorms. They spent days looking for the shrine.

Very determined, they called out to the magician as soon as they found it, removing fear from their hearts.

The mage then appeared in a form of a big centipede attached with an owl face.

Confused with the mage appearance, they still demanded their wish for their son to be cured from his disease. He was missing his stomach organs since he was born. His condition just got worse that forced them to ask for help.

As Tobi explained, Ayura then turned vicious.

He shouted, "You came at the perfect time humans! I was about to die today but now, I got my chance! I can live forever! Although, I'll grant you your last wish!" he laughed evilly.

Hearing this, Tobi then prepared to fight, "as if I will let you!" he shouted.

He then threw a massive attack which was nullified by Ayura's power leaving himself unscratched.

Despite that, Luna was willing to give her life to Ayura as long as Mario will be cured and advised his husband to stop fighting.

Tobi couldn't agree, but Luna is now unconscious in the floor as Ayura gradually sucked out her life source.

He couldn't bear seeing his wife so desperate. He then brutally pulled out his own eyes and performed the ritual for a magic capsule.

The ritual of the magic capsule was to sacrifice the same value as to what the magician has offered for the price of what they wanted to reserve.

His eyes were the equivalent of her memories. It was all he could save and nothing else.

Ayura was incredibly fast, he then took over Luna's body.

Despite that fact, Tobi hurriedly seal the capsule; but before he was able to complete it he rapidly transferred the capsule to where Mario was for Ayura was coming straight into his direction.

He then took Tobi's organs to replace Mario's, keeping his promise to save their child.

He was almost down from an unspeakable anguish as he felt his organs removed.

He fell unconscious while Luna whose body is now possessed by Ayura is now leaving Tobi's body behind.

The capsule's lights are now steadily wearing off which signifies the end of Luna's memory from when it was sealed.

Luna is now slowly awaking. She felt Mario's embrace as she woke up. She knew right away it was her Mario. Her son that she left.

She saw Ayura who was passed out. She then explained everything. Even though she was possessed she was still aware entirely.

Right before Tobi vanished earlier, he finished the ritual for the capsule for it was incomplete.

He vanished away with it for he also casted Ayura's spirit away during the ritual which was equivalent to his life.

Tobi was asleep for almost 6 and a half years for his life source was cut short. His organs were removed explaining why he doesn't feel hungry at all.

She uncovered that Ayura was just roaming around the island while she was controlled by him. Ayura was a sad mage living without purpose.

He waited for so long to have another mage in the island for he wants to suck their life sources. He knew that Tobi was strong and could be in his way so he tried making him the bad guy in front of the rest of them which could lead him to an easy victory.

Furthermore, she added that Ayura was an outcast spirit. Like Loke, he was living in the world for too long and tried manipulating another person's body to live longer. Ayura was turned into a dark spirit due to his master's abandonment.

Lucy was then convinced that she needs to help the spirit.

However, Ayura has gained consciousness.

He was then thrown in ambiguous pain as he was about to vanish from the world. A dark big magic circle appeared behind him prompting to suck him in

Unpredictably, he managed to do an attack. "As if I'll let you all go with this! I'm bringing you all to hell with me!"

Natsu then attacked the spirit. They fought and even though the spirit was slowly fading, he was still very strong.

Lucy told Mario to move his mother somewhere safe using his magic. He can only save his mother for he can only bring one person when moving.

Ayura was a healing spirit, healing is his specialty. Ironically, he can also nullify someone's power.

This brought Natsu down. "Happy I need to find fire to eat!", Happy then quickly flew to Natsu

Before Happy could fly Natsu away from the rampaging spirit, Happy was down from the nullifying magic and so was Natsu. Ayura was planning to finish them two and suck them into his centipede-formed body as he felt another strike from the other direction.

It was Lucy with her whip "Don't touch Natsu or Happy Ayura!" She shouted from rage.

She then looked at Happy and Natsu's lifeless eyes. This scene brought anger to Lucy's heart.

She then summoned Loke, Capricorn and Taurus and pleaded to help them defeat Ayura. But Ayura was a different-level spirit. He holds higher power than the stars.

Loke explained that Ayura's power was ancient and was one of the angels. Capricorn then added that because he was turned into a dark-angel, he is now suffering but his powers were doubled due to darkness.

Even her spirits felt danger and fear. Ayura then nullified Lucy's spirits.

Out of breath, she then waved her whip to Ayura. She fought the spirit with her whip alone. Until she was caught by his grip.

The dark magic circle behind Ayura which was long-drawn-out is closing. Ayura then shouted from pain. Lucy desperately tried to escape from Ayura's grip and wanted to bring Natsu and Happy away from the magic circle.

But she wasn't able to do so.

3/4 of Ayura's body are now sucked in which allows Lucy to use her magic. She was able to summon Virgo without using her keys.

Amazed by her own powers, she then asked her to please bring them somewhere safe.

Natsu then regained consciousness as he was carried by Virgo along with Happy.

He then saw Lucy being sucked in with Ayura.

"Don't worry Natsu! I'll see you again! I promise!" Lucy carefully gave out these words as she was looking at Natsu bringing a smile in her face.

Half her body was already inside the magic circle. Ayura tightened his grip at Lucy's body bringing her inside the circle fully.

Natsu couldn't believe his eyes and was now bursting from tears shouting Lucy's name.

Virgo was able to bring them somewhere safe but they could still see the massive light and energy casted from afar.

Virgo was now also slowly disappearing.

"Hime..." Virgo whispered as her tears came rolling down her cheeks.