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Hours turned into days, days turned into weeks, weeks turned into months and months turned into years.
The year x784 came.
A black haired young man walked alone towards the city known as Magnolia. He stopped as he saw the sign with the writing 'Fairy Tail'. He smirked before passing by it and continuing in silence.
It wasn't long after he reached the busy streets that people stared at him. Kuro was somewhat of a celebrity after a…bet gone wrong with Cana. Damn that woman could hold her liquor. In his drunken state, Kira took over and told everyone that he was 'seeking a worthy wife and to have a family.' Of course the information leaked and Sorcerer Weekly found out and published it. The next time he saw this 'Jason' guy he was going to tear him a new one.
But enough of the past. Now he was back in Magnolia, back to Fairy Tail. He couldn't help but smile. This guild really was something else.
"Kuro's a member of Fairy Tail! You wanna get to him, you gotta go through me!"
That boy was an idiot. Kuro never cared for attachments much. Kira was all he needed really. But that stupid pink haired kid didn't give up and now he found himself actually enjoying himself at the guild. Whenever he was on a quest he always thought of home, which now was Fairy Tail.
He shook his head before thinking about Kira. He was strangely quiet.
"Kira. Everything alright?"
"Huh? Y-Yeah. All fine kid! What's the matter?"
"You've been really quiet for the way back."
"I was just thinking about stuff kid."
Kuro had to stop himself from chuckling as a member-Loke- showed up, saw him and freaked out before proceeding to run back to the guild.
The doors opened with a crash.
"What's wrong Loke?"
"He…He's back. Kuro's back!" he yelled.
"Kuro's back?" Natsu asked "Hell yeah! I owe him a beating!"
"More like he owes you one if you fight him." Gray snickered.
"What'd you say?!" The two fought once more. Erza didn't try to stop them now. She was enjoying her strawberry cake too much.
"Who's Kuro?" Lucy asked Mira.
"Oh right. I forgot you probably don't know him. Think of him like a male Erza." She smiled "Though he's stricter with himself than with others if that makes any sense."
"Still doesn't ring a bell." Lucy shrugged.
"Do you have a Sorcerer Weekly magazine with you?"
"Of course." She said and took it out of her bag.
Mira skimmed through the pages before getting to the desired photo. She and he were asked to do a photo together. Kuro initially refused but even he's no match for the puppy dog eyes magic. Having Lisanna transform into the cutest dog that she saw helped too.
"This is Kuro?!" Lucy yelled "From what everyone says he's like a total demon!" she declared. The scowling young man in the photograph was handsome. He wore a black tuxedo and had his right arm linked with Mira. She wore her usual red dress and was grinning ear to ear. His lone eye was glaring at the camera.
"What happened to his eye?"
"He never told us." She shrugged.
"Wait…"she stopped suddenly. She knew that man "Is he Kuro Tenebris?!"
"Yep." Mira smiled.
Lucy…made a sound that was alike to a squeal and grinned "You mean that Kuro Tenebris, the number one bachelor of Sorcerer Weekly is in Fairy Tail?!"
"Never heard that one." Mira laughed.
"Wasn't he the one to say that he was looking for a 'worthy wife'?"
Mira laughed once more at that.
He smiled before opening the doors. Gray immediately flew at him. He leaned to the right before grabbing him by the only article of clothing on his person and throwing him back into the guild.
"I'm back." He said and the brawl stopped.
"Kuro!" Natsu yelled before charging at him. Kuro sighed and dodged the punch before grabbing Natsu in a head lock "Okay, okay! I give!" he yelled in pain before Kuro let him go. Natsu rubbed his neck before grinning "You're still strong Kuro!"
"What do you take me for Natsu?" he raised an eyebrow before chuckling
"Are you alright Kuro? Did the mission prove any challenge?" Makarov asked.
"No. The fool terrorizing the city was just that, a fool with no pride or honor. I made short work of him though I unfortunately destroyed a cabbage merchant's store. I have already paid for it."
"I see…Well best not to think about that now!" The short master smiled. He could overlook most things Kuro did. He never destroyed nearly as much as everyone else. The money he saved with Kuro here…He grinned greedily.
The black haired man made his way over to Mira. He quite liked the girl. She was one of the few who trusted him unconditionally even in the beginning.
"You liiiiiike her." Kira teased.
"Nice to see you back to your usual ways."
"Hello Kuro." She smiled. Over the years she changed…a lot. Her sister's almost death changed her greatly. She couldn't even summon up her magic now so she became the barmaid at the guild. Her personality changed as well. She was incredibly kind now and selfless "Still looking for a girlfriend?" she teased with a grin on his face.
"No." he deadpanned. He knew what she was up to. She always tried to tease him but it never worked…some of the times.
"Then you found one already?" she smirked.
"…"
"She got you there kid."
"…" his right eyebrow twitched "How's the score now?" he asked.
"I think it's around 490 for me and 347 for you." She giggled.
"Aha. When you reach five hundred I might take you out on a date."
She smiled at that.
He turned around only to see a smiling blonde girl "And you are?" he asked.
"My Lucy is name!" she said.
He raised an eyebrow at that.
The girl fell to her knees and cried crocodile tears "Way to go Lucy! The only guy who seems normal around here and you totally blew it!" she yelled in her head.
He chuckled "Well that's a first. No one introduced themselves that way." He smirked as he began drinking. Water. He drank water. He wasn't going to drink anything else after what Kira said.
"Aww. Come on. You know you want to hook up with someone!"
He shook his head "So can you tell me what your name is?"
"Lucy." She said.
"Nice to meet you. Hope you won't try to…jump my bones like every other fan girl." He chuckled.
She laughed along with him.
The young man suddenly stopped and sighed.
"What's wrong Kuro?" Mira asked as she cleaned the bar.
"Nothing." He muttered.
"Did something happen on the mission?" Cana asked suddenly as she sat next to them. She and Kuro were friends. Cana saw to herself that he would become her drinking buddy. She succeeded one time but it was enough for Kuro. Still, she never gave up. In fact, she swiped Kuro's drink with hers. There was no way he could have seen it!
"Something along those lines." He grunted before grabbing his drink. Cana groaned. How did he see it? He smirked "I'm a swordsman Cana. I have better perception than others."
"You have one eye." She deadpanned.
"…Touché." He chuckled "Anyway. The guy I had to take down was a pure psycho." He sighed.
Flashback.
The bastard was talented I'll give him that. He knew how to wield his weapons incredibly well. He was fast, strong and cunning. Amazing I got out of that without major injuries.
He claimed he was an…artist. Heh. He was just a murderer. He did kill beautifully though so I guess you can credit him for that.
"Who the hell are you? Why kill so many innocent lives?!" I yelled at him from across the street. He had the advantage, his magnum and sniper rifle were incredibly powerful and he used them accordingly. I couldn't get close to him without getting killed.
"In carnage, I bloom…like a flower in the dawn." The bastard had a smooth voice but it was distorted somehow. I could tell he was smiling behind that mask of his before he spoke once more "I will bring them an opera of death." He readied his sniper rifle and shot once at me.
I dodged and advanced before he kept talking "You will be poetry! You will be beautiful!" I shut him up though as I managed to get a good hit in and sent him flying into a nearby building.
It didn't take long before the psycho started talking again "Your story is revenge with swords and demons. How droll." He was laughing. He was actually laughing during the fight. He had no honor, no respect for his opponent. It made my blood boil actually.
I made my way to him, avoiding his shots before I struck. He parried my katana with his magnum before shooting once. I dodged by leaning backwards and back flipping away. He reloaded quickly before he pointed at me again.
"One!" he yelled and shot. I dodged to the left.
"Two!" the shot grazed my left leg.
"Three!" my left shoulder almost got blown off.
"FOUR!" I managed to dodge at the last second. If I hadn't dodged that, my head would have been blown off.
"How lovely!" he yelled in ecstasy before jumping away "Smile~" he sang creepily "Everyone is watching." He set into a stance and took out his sniper rifle again before pointing it at me "Prepare…for your finale." And with that he fired. I smirked before drawing Muramasa and cutting his bullets in half, one at a time.
Wasn't long before I managed to get to him again. He blocked again and fired.
*Click*
I smirked and he panicked slightly before I swung my handle at him, knocking him unconscious. I took his magnum and took off his mask. The bastard was one of the people with a rock solid alibi. He killed his own wife to get that alibi. After all, who would kill their own family? That almost drove me to kill him but the rune knights showed up.
Flashback end.
"And the rest is history."He sighed again "I can't believe I'm getting surprised by how some people act." He grunted before shaking his head "Anyway, enough about depressing things. What happened around the guild?" he asked.
"Not much. After Lucy joined, she, Erza, Natsu and Gray fought Lullaby."
"The flute demon?" he asked and Lucy nodded "Impressive. What magic do you use?"
"I use celestial keys." She said and showed him her zodiac keys.
"Hmm. Impressive." He praised and she blushed "How many can you summon at once?" he asked.
"Only one. My magic power is not that great."
"Do not feel bad." He waved his hand "Train at your own pace and you'll eventually reach great heights."
She smiled.
"Anyway. Anything else happen while I was on the mission?"
"Not really. The only other thing was Macao getting stuck at Mt. Hakobe."
"Ohh?" Kuro raised an eyebrow "Tell me about it." He smirked before his face fell. His right ear twitched and dove on Mira "Get down!" he yelled before a shot rang through, silencing everyone.
"Oww." Mira groaned while rubbing the back of her head. Kuro was on top of her "T-Thank you Kuro-" she stopped as she felt blood on her chest. Kuro…wasn't moving. Lucy screamed in fright before a cold voice spoke from the doorway.
"Oooo! He actually dove to save you eh?" the voice was female but the figure was half male "Turns out he was a knight in shining armor!" she…he…it laughed "Makes me wet just thinking I killed a decent guy!" the woman with a man's figure felt herself up with a blush on her face. Fairy Tail soon glared at her.
"Who are you?" Makarov asked calmly which shocked Lucy. A member just got killed and he wasn't angry?
"Not important shorty." The figure grinned sadistically while licking her finger "Just wanted to deliver a message. Tell Kuro that my master took an interest in him when he wakes up. Tell him not to disappoint him. My master will be watching…" the figure vanished before Natsu could hit her with his fire.
"Why isn't everyone concerned with Kuro!?"
"Kuro's not going to die that easily!" Natsu grinned "I saw him go through much worse."
"Got to agree with flame brain here." Gray smirked "I went on a mission with him. He got his arm sliced off. He just beat the guy who cut it off and attached it back to his body."
"And there was that one time when he got impaled." Lisanna spoke with a shudder "He walked it off a few minutes after."
"Let's not forget when he pushed Natsu out of the way of a wyvern and got eaten instead." Erza chuckled.
"Hey I said I was sorry." Natsu pouted.
Mira smiled softly as the wound on his head closed up and the bullet was spit out. After an injury like that he should be resting for quite some time.
"Given that Kira is in me, my regeneration is incredibly advanced. I can regenerate everything in a matter of minutes given I have the body parts there. If not, a week or so would give me enough time. The only problem is if my left hand gets cut off. Shooting me in the head could be a problem but that never happened to me. Demonic and holy items also injure me."
She frowned suddenly. What if it had severe consequences? She sighed. Best not to think about it.
Makarov frowned deeply. Who was that figure? Who was her master?
He sighed.
He couldn't do anything.
The council was basically breathing down his neck. The council never approved of Kuro's ways. They wanted to blame Fairy Tail for destruction but he barely did any collateral damage!
He looked at the unconscious black haired man. He had a feeling that Kuro would get to the bottom of this. Maybe the demon that Kuro was looking for was that figure's master…
That night.
Lucy got home with a heavy sigh. One of her comrades almost died before her eyes so she was a little stressed out.
"Hey Luce!" Natsu yelled with a grin on his face.
"GET OUTTA HERE!" she yelled and prepared to kick him out of her home.
"Hey relax." He said and put his hands up "I just wanted to ask you if you want to go on a job with us." He motioned to him and Happy.
"You want to go on a job…after what happened to Kuro?!"
"Well yeah. It's the perfect opportunity! I can get some extra training while he's recovering. And when he wakes up, I can beat him!" he grinned.
"…Fine. What job?" she asked.
"It's an S-class job!"
"AN S-CLASS?!"
"Aye! I got it while everyone was paying attention to Kuro."
"You stole it!?"
"More like borrowed it." Natsu grinned as he helped his friend out.
The next morning.
"WHAT?!" Makarov roared "THEY STOLE THAT JOB?!"
"We can't be really sure it's them." Mira said with a worried look.
"This is Natsu we're talking about Mira."
"…I stand corrected." She sighed.
"Gray! Go and stop them. Their punishment will be that."
"Haha." Gray laughed "Can't wait for flame brain to go through that." He smirked and went outside.
"Did anyone see them get the request?" Lisanna asked.
"I did." Laxus spoke from upstairs.
"And why didn't you stop them?"
"How was I supposed to know that the cat will steal a request?" he asked with a smug face. Mira glared at him. He smirked "Now there's the old demon persona of yours." He vanished soon after. The white haired bar maid sighed and went back into the infirmary to check up on Kuro. Despite everything, everyone couldn't help but chuckle or outright laugh. It was so obvious that Mira and Kuro liked each other that it was painful. The two in question were the only ones who didn't notice.
A week passed and Kuro was yet to wake up.
"Hey Kuro." Mira said as she entered. They had to move him as Phantom Lord attacked their guild hall in the night "I hope you'll wake up soon." She said as she sat next to his bed "Master and the others aren't back yet from their counterattack on Phantom Lord. We really need someone to help us. Please, wake up Kuro." She said as she grabbed his hand "Please." A couple of tears ran down her cheeks.
He stirred and she smiled as he opened his eye. He groaned as he got up. Mira smiled and hugged him. He stiffened and awkwardly spoke "Uhm…Miss? Why are you hugging me? Where am I?" he thought for a bit after she let go "Actually more importantly…Who am I?" he asked and she gasped.
"You…You don't remember?"
"No…What were we close or something?" he chuckled "If so could you tell me my name?"
"It's Kuro…Kuro Tenebris."
"Kuro Tenebris." He tested the name before smiling "I like it. What's your name miss?"
"Mira. Do you remember me?"
"Name doesn't ring a bell." He shrugged before people burst into the guild hall. Mira looked up before she left. He looked around and saw a pile of clothes and a katana there. Were those, his? He shrugged and got dressed.
"What do you mean he doesn't remember?"
"I'm serious. He doesn't know anything about us or himself." She sighed.
"Great." Erza muttered "We'll figure this out later. For now let's just rest and wait for master to get better." A couple of minutes passed as everyone stood there.
"Hey miss Mira. Do you think maybe I can get something to eat before I go?" Kuro asked as he exited the infirmary. Everyone looked at him "What?" he asked as he tilted his head.
"You really don't remember?" Gray asked.
"Not a thing." He chuckled before the whole ground shook "What the hell? An earthquake?!" he yelled before everyone exited the guild only to see Phantom Lord's guild hall moving towards them "Uhh…buildings shouldn't walk, should they?" he asked.
"We'll give you one warning Fairy Tail. Give us Lucy Heartfillia or we'll destroy you right here and now!" a voice yelled from the building.
That statement produced an immediate reaction from everyone there.
"If you think we'll give up one of our friends your dead wrong!"
"There's no way we'll give her up! You'll have to kill us first!"
"Lucy's a member of Fairy Tail! There's no way we'll let you have her!"
"Kuro's a member of Fairy Tail! If you wanna get to him you gotta go through me!"
Kuro grabbed his head in pain as he collapsed.
"…d!" a faint voice whispered at the back of his mind. The name of that voice was on the tip of his tongue.
"So be it. Ryu, I trust you know what to do." A voice chuckled before a flash of light blinded everyone. A teenager was in the center of everyone with a sadistic smirk on his face.
"Why hello there, hope you won't mind if I kill all of you." He smiled happily while fazing through everyone's attacks. "Nice try." He complemented "Now how about you step aside and let me kill my ototou?" he looked at Kuro.
"Ototou?" he asked as he held his head in pain.
"Of course." He smiled. Now that everyone did get a good look at him, they could see the resemblance quite a bit "Our parents will be avenged, Nox-chan!" He smiled and dashed at the down young man. He instinctively dodged out of the way.
The younger boy smirked and punched Kira's host into the ground before jumping away, to avoid the follow up strikes of Fairy Tail. The young man was at a loss.
"Who am I?" he though as he lay there. His sword was implanted into the ground, a couple of feet away from him. He barely noticed Erza and the boy fighting. Unfortunately the boy was winning as Erza almost fell from the cliff.
He looked at his sword again. He widened his one eye a bit.
"This sword used to be my prison and was passed down in your family kid. I'll teach you how to be the best swordsman in the world!"
"Your mother named you. She read this book called 'A Demon's Redemption' and was inspired by it. The protagonist was called Kuro and he endured a lot of things in the story."
He scowled and got up.
"…id!"
He smirked. He knew.
"Go get'em kid!" Kira encouraged him.
"Gah!" Erza yelled as she was sent into the air. She was caught by Kuro who jumped to her "Kuro?" she asked as they landed. He put her down and smirked.
"I would never forget it." He declared as he walked forward "The legacy my mother left me, Kira, this sword and also my precious name." he smirked as he powered up "The book that inspired my mother for a name was called 'A Demon's Redemption' and what a great woman picked up from that book, was my name!" he yelled with a proud grin.
"So you actually remembered. No matter." The younger boy sighed. This was going to be harder now… Eh. At least he can kill Kuro. That's why he joined Phantom Lord anyway "You'll still die here and now!" he yelled before charging forward. Kuro smirked as he took out his new revolver.
Whisper of Death.
The weapon that psycho used was now his.
He breathed in once "I'm not Nox!" he yelled before shooting. The shot kicked back…a lot.
"Holy… This thing kicks back like Erza when you eat her strawberry cake."
The younger boy leaned to the left and dodged with a smirk on his face.
"I…" he appeared above the boy with his sword drawn "Am Kuro!" he yelled as he stabbed the boy in the back and impaled him on the ground. The boy didn't make a sound as he slowly died. Kuro panted before black smoke burst out of the boy.
"I haven't got hit by an attack like that…for eighteen years." The figure spoke. Kuro snarled. The bastard demon was here!
"I suppose this is fate after all." He sighed "I shall remember you Kuro Tenebris, prepare yourself for when I'm coming for you." And with that he disappeared.
"FIRE THE JUBITER CANNON!" Jose yelled and the cannon did just that. The massive ball of magic energy was heading right for them. Erza grunted and prepared to intercept it. Her Adamantine Armor should withstand the blow. Her resolve was unmovable, that was until Kuro muttered loud enough for everyone to hear.
"Muramasa Sword Technique- Blade Surge!" he smirked before dashing forward and slicing once. The magic energy was cut into tiny sparks of light before disappearing "You're pretty pathetic you know that?" he yelled at the giant building "Attacking my guild while I was weakened! You have no honor Jose!" He smirked evilly.
"Alright you guys." He smirked "Let's destroy the fools who think that attacking us was a good idea." He smirked "I'll go after Jose. You can take care of everyone else can you? And those that stay here should keep this place safe." he asked before he jumped towards the building. He used bursts of dark energy to propel himself to the guild hall before blasting through the windows there. He rolled to absorb the impact before getting up and dusting himself off. He looked around to see no resistance. No one was trying to stop him.
Or they were simply cowards.
His thoughts drifted to what happened.
"Don't you start now kid. The thing that shot you in the head is something you have to worry only after a few years. Trust me."
Well there goes that. He chuckled before stopping. He narrowed his eye before leaning backwards, avoiding the iron blade. He winced before getting up.
"So the rumors are true. You are stronger than you look." A young man spoke as he crashed through a wall.
"Blacksteel Gajeel." Kuro muttered "I advise you to step aside. My business is with your master." He scowled as he prepared to fight.
"Go ahead. I'm not stopping you." Gajeel smirked "After all it's your funeral." He laughed as Kuro continued to walk.
He was in a dark hallway now. He could barely see anything and he scowled.
"On it kid." Kira said before the room…remained the same?
"Kira?" he asked.
"Something's fishy here…" Kira muttered before Kuro tensed and parried a blow from a massive scythe. The sparks from the clashing blades illuminated the close vicinity allowing Kuro to see the attacker. A disfigured figure with a red grinning mask and blood flowing from his eyeholes. He scowled before kicking it away.
"What are you?" he asked.
The being snickered before silence fell upon them. Kuro tensed again but this time he was struck and sent flying into a wall.
"The dark is his domain…A spawn of the one who killed her."
"Tch. That's gonna make it sweeter." Kuro smirked sadistically before dashing forward in the darkness and striking once. Their blades clashed before Kuro jumped and kicked the demon in the head. He disappeared.
Kuro tried to sense where the demon was to no avail.
He sighed.
A transparent tear opened in the room and out of it came the demon, slashing at Kuro. He was struck. He grunted before kneeling. He vomited blood.
"The scythe was poisoned. Damn. It's gonna take a while before I can filter it out. You'll have to bear with it."
Kuro scowled before getting up. He was getting nowhere like this. He had to get one good hit in. He hated to admit it but his sword strikes were too slow after his pseudo-death. He took out his revolver. He smirked.
He breathed once before shooting. The shot illuminated the room for a split.
The demon seemed to snarl before dashing forward.
Kuro smirked before leaning to the left and jumping upwards, avoiding the slash. He kicked the demon away into the lighted hallway outside and watched as the demon seemed much slower.
"Heh." He spun the revolver "Don't screw with a Fairy Tail mage!" he smirked as he pointed and shot at the demon, the bullet passing through the mask and into the wall on the opposite of the hallway. He smirked as the body disintegrated. He pocketed the revolver and made his way to the top of the guild. He smirked at every explosion that rocked the place. Seems Natsu was doing what he does best.
"So, I presume that Gajeel let you come here?" Jose said as he sat on his chair.
"Yes." He said simply "Why attack Fairy Tail?"
"Before you Fairy Tail scum were regarded as you are now we-Phantom Lord- were the number one guild. But now names like Erza, Laxus and Mystogan are famous. And what fool hasn't heard tales of the Salamander? But the worst of them all is you Kuro Tenebris. People both respect you and love you. In fact I might say that you are the most known member there. Stories of your adventures and acts of selflessness and heroism are everywhere you take the time to hear." He spat out.
"Only because of that? Out of jealousy?!" he yelled at the end "You are worse than I thought Jose. You had even less honor than I thought you do." He snarled and prepared to draw his sword.
"Speak to those that care to listen, 'Devil'!" Jose snarled and sent his purple magic towards Kuro. The boy smirked and dodged. He ran up the wall before jumping away, kicking the Wizard Saint into a wall.
"Do you remember Jose? I could have become a Wizard Saint but I refused. Guess who's spot you have." He chuckled mockingly as he twirled his sword "Be a good little insect and give up already." He smirked.
Jose growled and got up before yelling "Dead Wave!" The multiple purple skulls cackled as they approached Kuro. The young man narrowed his one eye and the skulls froze before disintegrating "How are you doing this?! What are you!?"
"You use dark magic." Kuro muttered as he approached "I specialize in that. I am the Prince of Darkness after all."
"Smooooth." Kira giggled.
"Dark magic is useless against me, especially something as pathetic as that level of magic power." He smirked as he narrowed his eye "Fairy Tail has this rule that our master imposes on us. I guess I'll copy him in that regard. I'll give you to the count of three to do exactly as I say." He said and glared.
Jose regained some confidence before snarling.
"Bow before me."
Jose snarled "So you want me to concede and bow to you…NO WAY IN HELL!"
"One."
"SINCE YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO HAVE MY SPOT AS A WIZARD SAINT THAT MAKES US EQUALLY POWERFULL! BUT MY ABILITY TO BE HEARTLESS MAKES ME INFINITELY STRONGER!" He gathered magic in his right hand.
"Two."
"WHY SHOULD THE MASTER OF THE TOP GUILD IN THIS COUNTRY BOW TO A LOWLY MAGE LIKE YOU!?"
"Three."
"AND NOW YOU AND YOUR GUILD ARE GOING TO DIE!" His dark magic enveloped him before sending it towards Kuro.
The young man took off his eye patch revealing an eye that had the whites colored as black, its iris was red and glowing golden veins could be seen running over the fleshy globe. Jose's magic was completely consumed by Kuro's darkness.
"Come forth, demons of the underworld. Your prince beckons you!" Kuro yelled as his right eye glowed. Thunder struck and the earth shook as a large skeletal hand burst out of the ground. A massive roar could be heard as hundreds of feral looking jester like demons climbed on the hand. The jesters began slaughtering the Shades created by Phantom Lord all with a bloodthirsty grin on their faces. They laughed as they killed and ate the remains.
"What are these things?"
"…I read about it." Levy answered "It's an-"
"Ancient magic." Their master spoke as he appeared.
"Master! Are you alright?"
"Yes. I was about to join the battle but it seems that Kuro has it all under control there."
"What's that ancient magic?"
"Go ahead Levy."
"It's called Eye of the Devil Lord, or what it's more commonly known now Devil's Sight. It allows stronger demons to summon and control other demonic beings. That was the only thing I could read about it as the text was unrecognizable."
"So does that mean that Kuro has it?"
"Not really Kuro. The only one that ever showed signs of this power was an ancient hero that was betrayed by his comrades and imprisoned. Kira was that hero."
"Kira granted him that?"
"Yes." Makarov spoke grimly as the skeletal hand rose along with a giant skeleton. In the blink of an eye the skeleton was now a demonic being with dark skin and golden glowing tribal tattoos all around his body. His shoulders had spikes protruding from them and the top of his head emanated smoke. His eyes glowed golden and his mouth was filled with sharp teeth.
"What will you have me do my prince?" he asked as he looked at Kuro.
"Show him not to mess with us ever again." He looked at the demon who simply smiled sadistically. His body turned to smoke and rotated around Jose. It didn't take long before he screamed in fright. It took less for him to pass out.
"My work is done prince. Do you need anything else?"
"No. You may return to the underworld now…"
"Zetsubo, prince. My name is Zetsubo."
Kuro nodded before the massive demon disappeared along with the jesters.
"Remember this Jose." He looked at the twitching mess that was Jose "Mess with a man's family and you'll get a demon." He began walking away as he put his eye patch back on. He snarled and spun around, kicking Aria away "Don't push me Aria. A warrior should attack from the front." He scoffed before looking at Fairy Tail. He smiled before he fainted and fell into the water.
A day later.
"Ahhhh." Kuro yawned as he sat at the intact bar.
"Couldn't sleep Kuro?" Mira asked.
"More like didn't sleep enough." He muttered as he put his head on the table there "My whole body hurts after I summoned Zetsubo." He groaned. Mira pat his head with a slight blush-to which Lisanna smirked from a distance-, his hair was so soft "Owww…" he groaned again "My hair hurts too…" he muttered as she stopped.
Lucy came there and put her head on the table. If one would look closely, the two were in the exact same position.
"What happened to you?" Kuro asked.
"I went on a mission with Natsu and the others."
"So? It couldn't turn out that bad." Lisanna reasoned as she came and sat there.
"Natsu beat the guys we were supposed to capture…but he also destroyed a couple houses. Gray froze his enemies but also froze the vegetables the villagers were cultivating."
"What about Erza?"
"Don't get me started on her!" she yelled and steam rose from her head "At this rate I won't be able to pay my rent."
"Well you could have bled your father dry…" Kuro muttered.
Lucy, Lisanna and Mira looked at him weirdly "Just a thought." He chuckled.
"I'm not like that."
"In any case you could try a solo mission."
"Yeah but…Me and Natsu are a team. It'd be kinda wrong for me to take a mission alone." Mira smirked at that. A barrel was thrown and hit Kuro making him fall down.
He growled and got up "Which one of you wise guys did that?!" he yelled before seeing Laxus there, arguing with Erza.
"Why don't you tell everyone how you feel then!?" Erza roared at him.
"I'd be glad." He started mocking people left and right.
"That's enough Laxus!" Mira yelled "The master said that no one will be accountable for what happened. Not even you. Even if you ignored us and didn't do anything to help." She frowned at him.
"That fight had nothing to do with me!" He smirked "Just you weaklings wait. Your days in Fairy Tail are numbered! When I become master you'll all be thrown away!" he yelled before he was slugged into a wall.
"Oops. My fist slipped." Kuro grunted "Got anything else to say?" he asked with his head tilted to the side.
"You little…!" he stopped when he felt cold steel near his neck.
"Now, now light bulb. Do you really want a repeat of that S-class trial match of ours?" he smirked before sheathing his sword "Do yourself a favor Laxus. Grow up!" he spat as he walked away. He unfortunately wasn't able to dodge the lightning strike. He fell down as smoke rose from his form. He growled as he got up "Do that again and not even the old man will recognize you after I'm done with you." He threatened.
Laxus merely laughed before disappearing "Bastard." Kuro muttered before shaking his head "What are you people looking at?" he yelled at everyone "We got a guild hall to rebuild!"
That night.
Makarov was in deep thought as he stood on the unfinished roof of the guildhall. He drank once and sighed.
"Perhaps with the new guild hall, the guild needs a new master as well." He mused out loud "Laxus would be the most obvious choice…but he's got some personal issues he needs to take care off." He shook his head "Mystogan would be good but all the mystery around him would do the guild harm. Then again there is Erza but she is still rather young and inexperienced."
He chuckled. The armored mage still had a lot to learn.
"Kuro would be the best choice…" he muttered "The boy has a good head on his shoulders, thinks things through, isn't brash…most of the time, he's strong and he's also famous all around Fiore. Still, he is on a revenge quest. If he could manage to let that go, he'd make a perfect master."
"Master!" Mira yelled.
"What is it?" he asked.
"They did it again!"
"Did what?"
"Erza and her team completed the Lupinus job but they destroyed half the town!" he was in pain now "The council asked that you submit a written apology immediately." As those words were spoken, Makarov turned pale and part of him floated away as ashes.
"SCREW IT! Kuro it is! At least he doesn't destroy a whole town while on a job!" he roared.
"What is it about me?" The black haired mage asked as he approached Mira.
Makarov dropped down from the roof. He approached Kuro before nodding "You be the guild master! My heart can't take this!" he yelled.
"…Eh?" Kuro replied with the intelligence of a rock.
"I need to step down as guild master for the time being. My health is not getting better so, I need to take a small vacation."
"…" Kuro looked at him before sighing and knocking the old man unconscious. He chuckled before walking away "Want to grab something to eat Mira?" he asked.
She looked at him before giggling "Sure."
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"Something is coming…"
"What will you do?"
"I don't know."
"There are times when people come at a crossroads. They start questioning who they are, what are they doing and how they want to live."
"The ritual is almost complete."
"KURO!"
"How will you live? What will you do? Who…will you be?"
"I'LL KILL YOU!"
"Go forth with your heart as your guide, child of light, bearer of the dark and remember what true strength is, Dark Fairy of Fairy Tail."