"You have now completely mastered the Black Arts and Death Magic. You need to do your duty you promised me three months ago." Zeref announced after they had finished training.

"I'm not ready yet. I've only trained for three months and all I know is that magic. I need to know how to do other magic like all the other Dragon Slayer Magic and maybe mind-reading or maybe-"

"No, you are ready." Zeref cut through, "You need to do it now."

Zeyla shook her head, "I'm not ready yet. I promised I would when I could, but not yet. I have to master other magic before I'm ready to ... let you pass away. Please let me travel and learn other magic. I promise I will come back and finish my promise when I am ready."

Zeref bowed his head and Zeyla waited silently. He rose his head and Zeyla took a step back. Zeref's eyes were now a bright red and his pupils were rimmed in black. "You didn't keep your promise. You swore that you would. Leave now before I kill you. Before my anger unleashes."

Zeyla stood her ground. "No, I will not be kicked away like trash again."

"LEAVE." Zeref screamed at her. Zeyla did not move a muscle and stood where she was.

"I refuse to be scared out of my training." She hissed. Around Zeref, a black mist started to form around him.

"Death wave." Zeyla instantly thought. She leaped up and spread out her black wings she had gained through Area magic.

Zeref then held out his hand and a black orb appeared. Chucking it in Zeyla's direction, Zeyla could only fly out of the way. She then swept both her arms in a circular direction until the bottom of her hands meet.

"Death Pillar!" Zeyla shouted.

Zeref than crossed his arms in front of him and created a black shield, but the force of the spell had pushed him back a good hundred feet.

"You know," Zeyla snarled, "A teacher attacking their student isn't very noble."

Zeref stood up and brushed the dirt and grit from his knees. He held out his arm. Zeyla stepped forward, or at least she tried to. "Bastard! You dare immobilize me?" She spat out.

She closed her eyes and concentrated. "Open gate of the Moon Howler, Luna!"

The sound of bells chiming filled the air. A brilliant light blinded Zeref. When the light had died down, another being was next to Zeyla. It was a young woman with long gray-blue hair tied in loose ponytail. On her head was golden circlet. She had both wolf ears and a wolf tail. The woman was also wearing a white toga belted together with a black sash. On her ankle, arm and forehead bore red tattoos. In her hand was a silver spear.

"Go Luna. Attack him and set me free from the spell." Zeyla yelled at the woman.

Luna nodded and sprung at Zeref and drove the spear into Zeref's hands. He yelped in pain and the force that was holding Zeyla stopped.

Zeyla slammed her fist one on top of the other. "Take some of your own medicine Master." Zeyla roared, "Moon Poison."

Nothing happened. "Fool," Zeref said, "The moon isn't out. You can't do that magic."

Zeyla smirked, "The moon is always out. It just can't be seen during the day."

A silver mist started to form around Zeref. He tried to claw out of it and escape but the mist moved with him. "Don't worry," Zeyla said, "It won't kill you. It will just make the rest of your life extremely painful. You know you should pay more attention to your pupils. I can't believe you never noticed me sneaking out at night and practicing magic. Or maybe going to the library. I mastered all mimic magic, so powerful, instead of just mimicking it, it becomes my magic. Or how about the time we went to the mountains and I ran off. It wasn't to explore, it was the find the diamond keys that were all hidden in the heart of the mountain."

Zeref just grunted.

"You are so blind. Of course I'm going to kill you. I've hated you always, but when you decided to train me, it was like a dream come true. I get to avenge my parents not to mention obtain magic powerful enough to open the gates of all the legendary keys and unlock the gate to ultimate magic."

Zeref's eyes widened at the words Zeyla had uttered, "How did you know about that?" He croaked out.

"Some reading here and there in the oldest books in the library not to mention the book that you keep in the secret compartment underneath your bed. You never could achieve that could you? You had the magic capability but not the gemstones. I'm going to change that and get all the gems. I know where all of them are. After hours of research, I finally discovered where each is hidden. I will become the most powerful being ever!" Zeyla cackled.

"Good-bye Zeref. I hope we meet again someday in the future."


Zeyla walked away from the grassy plains and into the forest. She smiled at her power. Zeref was so stupid and clueless. During all the trips to the ancient and sacred temples, she had gained many weapons, like swords and staffs, and keys, not to mention books that had taught her forbidden magic or ancient magic.

She laughed. Other people were so dumb. They thought that there were only gold and silver keys but Zeyla knew better. There were diamond, emerald, ruby, and others with gemstones. The most powerful were the original element keys: Earth, Fire, Water, and Air. She only had water, but Zeyla had already gotten most of the gemstone keys.

"I need to open the gate to the ultimate magic. I need more people to help me." She could feel someone staring at the back of her neck. Zeyla took a deep breath and allowed her senses to wander in the surrounding area. She could sense that two boys about her age, hidden behind the bushes watching her.

She raised her voice, "You can come out. I know you're there." There was not response from the bush. Zeyla narrowed her eyes. If they wanted to play that game, it was fine with her. "Get out now, "She said, her voice sharper with more authority, "Or I'm going to set the bush on fire."

To prove her point, her fist was now in ghost-white flames. The bush rustled and two boys stepped out. One had messy white hair and golden eyes. The other had golden blonde hair and purple eyes. Each was trembling in front of Zeya. They both had bruises and scars on their bodies and had a haunted and hunted look in their eyes.

Zeyla stared at them reading their memories. It wasn't hard as most people didn't know how to close their minds. Images flashed by. Zeyla saw flames on buildings and smoke. Screams of terror could be heard throughout. She was in a village. Nearby was demon 5 stories high, stomping on people and torching houses.

She could see the two boys huddled together on the streets while a woman was in front of them shielding them.

"Momma, I'm scared." The one with blonde hair whimpered.

"It's going to be ok. You stay here and protect your brother okay?" The woman said smiling. The boy nodded and clutched his brother harder. The woman ran through the demolished streets and faced the demon. She crossed her hands in front of her and golden light surrounded her. She slowly brought her hands together and she aimed at the demon. The golden light flew toward the demons heart.
The light pierced the demon and the demon started to crumble.

"Momma!" The boy yelled. He rushed to his mother's side. "Momma you did it. The demons died. You're okay now. Momma? Momma, wake up!"

The boy shook his mother's shoulders but he only saw his mother's lifeless glassy eyes.

"Momma! You can't leave us! You just defeated the monster. You won, now get up, you're okay."

The woman did not move. "MOMMA!" The boy screamed. Tears slipped out from his eyes. "Please Momma." He whispered.

Zeyla opened her eyes and she gave an all over look of the boys.

"You're mother died protecting you right?" She asked bluntly.

Both the boys stiffened. The older boy than spoke. "How did you know?"

"I read your memories. The mind is a very open thing unless you know how to close it." Zeyla replied simply, "Don't worry, I never had any parents. I was thrown out twice by my best friend and by my teacher." She held out a hand, "My name is Zeyla. Zeyla Amador."

The boy with the blonde hair cautiously reached for it and shook it, "My name is Hikumu Crosswell. This," he said motioning to the boy with white hair, "Is my younger brother Juden." He then hesitated, "Why are you being so nice to us all of a sudden?"

The edges of Zeyla's mouth tugged upwards, "You're just like me. Abandoned. I suppose you want to get revenge on the demon? We people need to stay together. We understand each other. Join me, Hikumu. We can be a family, or a guild. A guild where there is no abandonment."

Hikumu smiled. "I don't know what to say."

For the first time in a long time, Zeyla's eyes softened and she smiled for real. "Don't be afraid. A family will always be there for you, just like your mother."

Hikumu lowered his eyes remembering his mother's sacrifice. He then raised them. "I want to join."