"Fuck! Fuck! Fuck!", Gray was cursed and then started to cough up blood.

Every fucking thing went wrong, he was lying on the ground in the Olympus Park, bleeding to death. His limbs won't move, because they were shattered, he could just lie there and wait for the Death to take him. Puddle of blood under him was getting bigger and bigger. He had not too much time left.

Gray woke up early that day, his morning have started with some vomiting, which was caused by the stress he was going through. He didn't go to the barracks that day, but to evade any suspicions he called the main office and said that he was not feeling too well, that was the truth after all. He was checking his equipment once every hour.

There are only two hours until sunset I can go now, Gray thought, and then he packed his mysterious book to his backpack and started to put on his coat when he heard knocking to his door.

"Gray? Are you in there, Gray?", it was Erza, Icesmith tensed.

Ok, chill out, play it cool, there is no way she would know what are you about to do, he thought.

"Yo, Ice brain open the door", familiar Dragon Slayer voice said. This was getting strange, Why was Natsu here?
"Gray, please open the door" its the Oracle's voice, Gray's eyes became wide. He rushed to the window and saw Apollo Guards outside his apartment. They were special forces, the ones that were above the law, eliminating people who were a threat to the society and the city itself. So they know, he thought. Gray walked to the door and opened it.

"Sorry I couldn't find the keys to open the door, please come in", he greeted them with a fake smile. Three of his friends walked in. They sat on his big couch, their eyes were full of concern.

"Gray you know you can tell us everything, right?" Erza started, her face was looking like a face of caring, older sister.
"Yeah, I know." he replied but he was thinking something else.
"So is there anything you would like to tell us?", Scarlet was pushing it.
"Nope, everything is fine Erza, I'm just feeling a little sick today, that's all and now excuse me, I need to go to the bathroom." When the bathroom doors closed behind him the conversation in living room started.

"Are you sure it's really Stripper?", Natsu asked, he was getting bored.
"It must be Gray, my prophecies are never wrong, we just need to hold him here till the sunset and it will be alright", Wendy replied.
"Wait, where's his backpack?", Erza asked while she was scanning the room with her eyes.
"What backpack?", Natsu asked irritated.
"You know the one which was lying near the couch", before they could turn back there was a loud yell.

"Ice make: Gungnir!", the voice came from the bathroom. Whole wall of the building was destroyed by the colossal spear coming out from the 4th floor.
Sorry, guys but it has to be done, he apologized his friends in his thoughts.
"Ice make: Ice Canon", Gray was sliding down the colossal ice spear, shooting ice missiles in the Apollo's Guards, he had the element of surprise and height advantage so they were easily defeated. He ran as fast he could in the direction of the park, he had like twenty, maybe thirty minutes of advantage over the chase. It will be enough, he thought.

"Gray you fucking bastard!" Natsu was yelling, still immobilized under the debris in Gray's apartment. He couldn't use his magic to get out, because whole building might collapse. Suddenly a pile of debris has moved, in the next instant it perished and Erza appeared in her Adamantine Armor. She re-equipped to her standard armor and helped Natsu get out of the debris. They started to search for Wendy, after a while they found her in the Grays bedroom, she was sobbing, holding something that was looking like some kind of letter. When they got closer to her she passed the letter to Erza, and she read it out loud.

"I was planning this for whole eight years, you cannot stop me
I'm going to summon him here in Olympus and defeat him
Today is the day of my revenge, I might have end up dead
So this is my farewell to you, my friends."

"We have no time to loose, Natsu you think you can sniff out his trace?", Erza asked while she was equipping her Flight Armor.
"Sure thing, let's go!", Natsu replied, he was all fired up.
"Wendy will you be alright?", Erza asked concerned about Wendy's safety.
"Y-yes I will head down the building and help treating the casualties. Please, you have to stop him."

But Gray was already there, in the center of the Olympus Park. He drew an unknown symbols on the ground, then put a bowl in the center, cut his hand and filled it with some of his own blood. Then he opened the book and started reciting.

"I offer you this blood, let the door of the Tartaros open,
let him come here through them in this world,
let him show himself in his true form.
With this words I summon you in my world.
Come here Deliora, Come."

As he finished that sentence the book in his hand started to burn, while his blood in the bowl was boiling. The earth's crust has opened and there was a big bottomless pit, suddenly a monster started climbing up, when he was on the surface with both of his legs, the earth's crust have closed. Demon was massive in size, he was as big as six floor building. Gray was scared, but relentless in his objective.

"Who summoned me?", demon asked.
"It was me." , Gray straightened.
"Ooooh was it you, puny human?" , hell-spawn has asked, he was not taking the Icesmith seriously.
"Today I will have my revenge, Deliora!", Gray yelled his eyes were filled with fury.
"Oh now I remember you. You are this little brat that survived our assault on Olympus. It will be pleasure to end your life, boy", demon said, he was preparing to attack.

And they started to fight. Gray began with his ice lances but there were too weak for Deliora. Demon just stood there unaffected. Next Icesmith tried with his ice arrows. Still nothing, he began to doubt in himself.

And that was the moment when Deliora attacked, he was too fast for something his size, he sent Gray flying like 500 meters just with a light kick. When Gray landed he could feel that he has broken some of his ribs, but it didn't matter as long as he could defeat the demon. Gray waited for Deliora to come closer and when the demon was less than twenty meters away from him, he used his Gungnir, Gray aimed for the monster's head, and he hit perfectly. He smirked to himself.
I did it, I defeated the demon that was haunting me for eight years, he thought, but rights then the ice spear began to shatter.

"That was actually pretty good, but I guess you are out of moves, boy", Demon said a wicked smile was forming on his face.
"No... I have one left", Gray stood up, his arms in front of him were making and X sign, his right arm was above the left arm. The right palm was facing down, left palm was facing up. Great energy started to emanate from Gray's body, which was glowing.
"I can't let you wander freely in this city", first seal formed above the demon's head.
"What is this shit?!", second seal formed on the right side of Deliora.
"I will seal you in ice for eternity, even if I need to sacrifice my own life and soul", third seal formed on left side of the demon.
"Silver won't be happy, about this.", demon said, and just like that on the sound of his father's name for a just brief moment Gray hesitated. And that was when things went really wrong. The seals where gone, his body stopped glowing but his arms and legs started twisting in some inhuman manner, the pain was unbelievable, his bones just got crashed into pieces, what is more the skin on his arms and legs starts to shred, blood was flowing out of the holes.

"Wha-What's happening?", Gray screamed in agony, terrified.
"I may not be a specialist in magic but I know one thing, if you cast a spell of sacrifice and you hesitate even for a moment, you will receive Divine Punishment for your hesitation", demon smirked.

"Now should I just eat you or leave you here and start destroying the city, it's really a hard choice"

Shit, shit, shit, am I really this pathetic?, Gray thought.
"Oi Gray you need some help with this big, ugly guy over there?" a familiar voice asked.
"Natsu?", Gray couldn't believe his own ears.
"I will buy you some time, go and help Gray." Erza said while she was equipping her Haven's Wheel Armor.

Natsu went to tend Gray's wounds, but there was not much he could do.
"I'm not going to lie , there is only one way to stop the bleeding I will need to rip off your cursed limbs and then immediately burn the wounds..." Natsu said his eyes filled with anxiety.
"So I guess that mean no more ice magic for me, huh?" , Gray replied sarcastically.
"Yep..." Natsu was not sure about it.
"Do it.", Gray commanded him.

And he did as Gray said. Natsu ripped of what was remaining of Gray's arms and legs, burning the wounds with his fire to stop the bleeding. Pain was so great that Gray passed out. He is safe, for now, Natsu thought.

Even almighty Titania was taking a beating from Deliora. We needed to came up with a plan and we needed to do it fast, he thought.
But right then he saw a black haired woman, her eyes were full of sadness. She approached Gray and despite the fact, that he was unconscious she spoke to him:

"So you unleashed your darkness after all..."
"Get out of my way kids I will finish this" Ur said to Natsu and Erza, while she was walking in the direction of Deliora.
"Ooooh and you are?", demon asked with contempt.
"Ur Milkovich and I will seal you once and for all, Rose Garden!", she yelled and in an instant the whole demon body was covered with ice roses.
"It's not enough to sto-... ", Deliora didn't have time to finish his sentence, five seals were surrounding his body.
"I guess that you are more skilled than that little runt.", demon said Ur whole body was glowing, her skin started to shatter.
"Natsu... please tell Gray... tell Gray that I did this to seal the darkness in his heart.", she said turning her head back in Natsu direction, but Gray has regained temporarily his consciousness in that moment, so he saw Ur giving her live up for him, an image that will haunt him forever.

It started to rain.

Juvia was flying to her next place of destination, it seemed that there was a major event in the Olympus park, Loke said that even the gods themselves were absorbed by it. She landed lightly on her bare feet, wearing her usual black dress Juvia started walking to the center of the Olympus Park, people were running in the opposite direction that she was heading to. Death goddess could see a gigantic block of the purest ice and it seemed that there was something inside of it. She was curious so she quickened her pace. Her eyes became wide, inside the said block of ice was Deliora one of the Hades' demons, she hear that he was capable of destroying whole city in just one day.

There were two people nearby, and something that from the distance looked like her primary objective. When she was getting closer to the body that was lying on the ground someone has grabbed her by the shoulder, she was surprised that someone could actually see her.

"Please don't take him", red haired maiden said with pleading voice
"Juvia has no other choice", she replied and kept walking towards the body.
"Erza who are you talking to?", apparently the pink haired boy couldn't see her.
"There must be something that we can do, he made a horrible mistake but he's my friend, he can't just be taken away from us." redhead continued.
"Juvia understands, she had a friend once...", the goddess stopped for a while.
"You understand? So will you spare him?", Erza asked once more, hope in her eyes.
"No, that is exactly why Juvia will take him away from you.", she replied coldly.

"The hell are you doing Erza, are you nuts?", the pink haired man has become a nuisance.

"Shut up, Natsu!", she yelled at him, "Please I beg you as an Ares' high priestess there must be something that I can do!" scarlet haired woman dropped to her knees, tears were forming in her eyes.
"Can you make the rain stop?", Juvia asked her eyes were empty, she still stood still.
"Wha-what? I don't think I have this kind of power..." Erza replied caught off guard.
"Then your friend will come with me, please do not interfere any more with Juvia's duties.", Death started to walk again.

Pink haired man just stood there, unable to comprehend what was happening right in front of his eyes. Erza Scarlet the mighty Titania was kneeling on the ground and crying, talking to someone who he, apparently, couldn't see.

Juvia got closer to the body lying on the ground and was really astonished. Even that this man was lying in the puddle of blood and his legs were somehow amputated below knees as well as his arms were below elbows, but he was looking handsome. What a waste, she thought.

"You will come with Juvia now..." , she said as she leaned over to grab his golden thread linking his body and soul. Strangely it was really thick as if this man was holding desperately to his life, but no one should survive this kind of thing. Suddenly he spoke to her.
"Please don't'...", she removed the hair covering his eyes, he had beautiful dark eyes.
"Why Juvia should let you live? Your time has come mister Fullbuster." she asked him.
"How do you know my name?", Gray asked her surprised.
"You have made quite a ruckus between the gods, the Icesmith that committed the greatest sin that a citizen of Olympus can make, summoning a demon inside the city. Not to mention the attempt to sacrifice your own eternal soul to cast a spell of sacrifice. Divine Punishments are not really pleasant, are they?" she asked, she was teasing him in some strange manner. Gray remembered his limb twisting inhumanly and the pain.
"Heh, no they are not nice", he was smiling weakly.
"Now let us go to the Hades, I guess there is no place in Elysium for you after what you did but I heard that Tartaros is quite a nice place", Juvia said.
"I refuse", her eyes got wide, his gaze was so serious, so piercing.
"Why do you want to live? In this state you will be forever confined to a wheel chair, but not for too long because when they court-martial you, you will be sentenced to death", she was curious about this man.
"This whole thing is my fault I must take responsibility for it. If I die know I will die like a coward and I need time to say goodbyes to my friends", he responded, his will was unshaken.
"Hmmmm... there is a way, but the Death will follow your every step, watch your every move, hear your every word. And the rain will follow as a never ending reminder of tears that your master shed." she said, she was really curious about his answer.
"It doesn't matter as long as it will buy me some time to end all loose ends", he replied.
"Then you have got yourself a deal , mister Fullbuster. I guess we should seal our deal somehow, since you don't have any hand anymore I guess that a handshake is not an option. Sooo...", she was blushing. Her cheeks were burning red while she kissed him in his cheek, even on the edge of death his skin was somehow warm.

He felt her cold lips, there were like the ice, ice that he couldn't make anymore.
So that is how a kiss from Death feels, he thought and then he lost his consciousness.

"You received a kiss from Death, you better don't break your promise", she said to him even he couldn't hear her, Juvia's cheeks were still red, such a contrast with her pale skin.

She approached Erza, which was still kneeling on the ground, Natsu was trying to cheer her up somehow.
"Juvia will spare him... for now", she said to her coldly.
"Th-thank you", Erza was still crying but now there were tears of joy.
"No thanks to Juvia, you should thank the Icesmith his will to live is… unusual. But Juvia will stay with him till his time will come." and just like that she flew away.
Erza nodded, she knew that was meaning, Gray will die in the nearest future, but they were able to say a proper goodbye to him.

Natsu was still astonished, he didn't understand a thing about what happened. Suddenly Gray breath was steady, Erza was much calmer, but he still couldn't see the person responsible for all this.

Gajeel was before the biggest tent in the camp, he was said to met Elfman there. When he entered the tent there was a big table in the center of it, and a precise map of Olympus was lying on it.

"Shit, where did you get a thing like this?", Gajeel asked surprised,
"Heh, it's a present from my sister", Elfman smirked

They were about to plan the siege on the Olympus, Gajeel still didn't know why Hades wanted this city so badly. Apparently there was something very precious hid inside of it, or he was just power hungry freak, it did not matter to him.

"So what's the plan?"Gajeel asked.
"We will wait for the next three weeks, preparing our troops and moving slightly closer to Olympus, when the time will come my sister will open the gates of Olympus for us and our combined forces will unleash hell upon them." Elfman smashed his fist on the table.
"What position does your sister has in there that she's capable of doing such feats?, Gajeel was curious.
"She's the captain of the Olympus Defensive Garrison", Gajeel's eyes became wide.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa how to come that they don't recognized her?", Iron Dragon Slayer was really surprised.
"As I have said to you before, she can change her appearances easily", Elfman stated matter-of-factly.
"She's a hell of a scary woman then. What will be my part in this whole plan then?" Gajeel asked.
"You will do what you do best, Bloodseeker" , General smiled to him.
"Gihi gihi, sure, that I can do. It will be a pleasure, but I hope that we can find there some challenging opponents." Gajeel said as his right arm transformed into double edged sword.
"Watch what you wish for my friend it won't be very manly of you if you will fall to the Olympus champions, there are quite scary bunch of people." Elfman warned his comrade.
"Tch, they can kiss my ass!", Dragon Slayer yelled.

And so they were back to planning the attack in details.

Natsu was watching as Apollo Guards were taking unconscious Gray to the hospital. Frozen Demon was still standing there, they couldn't do anything about him, he was just too massive in size to move. Dragneel started to play with his tail when Erza approached him.

"How he was able to accomplish such a thing?", Erza was curious about it.
"You mean summoning this ugly guy?", Natsu said while he was pointing in the Deliora direction.
"Yes, no human should be able to do it. Even you, who are the offspring of the dragon will be exhausted, not to mention fighting this thing after the ritual.", Titania was wandering about it for some time.
"Ummm maybe Gray isn't a regular human..." a weak voice said. They turned around to saw Wendy, she was shaking just from standing near the demon.
"What do you exactly mean Wendy?" Erza asked curiously.
"You know that there are few races known in this world, there are dragon offspring like Natsu, child of gods like you Erza. There are also gods killers from Avatars Crisis like Lord Laxus." , they all winced on the sound of that name. " ... even Martyrs are no regular people."
"What's your point Oracle?", Natsu asked, he was still playing with his tail.
"I mean, maybe... maybe Gray is somehow... I don't know how to put this,,,, tainted with demon's blood", she said shyly.
"Don't be silly Wendy, you are just making up stuff right now", Natsu pat Wendy on her head.
"But think about it Natsu! He was able to summon a greater demon all by himself with only a little bowl of his own blood", they could see that Wendy was serious.
"I say you that there is no way that Ice Brain can have demon blood running through his veins, he will be eradicated the second someone will find out", Natsu stated matter-of-factly.
"Who were Gray's parents?" Erza asked.
"His mother was from traders district and his father was previous captain of the Olympus Defensive Garrison, no big deal, his name was Silver or some other color, dunno, I don't care" Natsu was irritated.
"You said, Silver?", Wendy eyes got wide from the shock.
"Nine Demon Gates Silver of the Absolute Zero, the Exorcist, who according to legends was eating souls of demons?" she continued.
"It's impossible someone like him was able to get a job in our military. Either way Hades would come here and kill him with his own hands if he would pull out something like this." Natsu said, he was beyond his limit.
"You may be right, it was probably just the similarity of names", Oracle said, she her eyes were lost.
"Sure I am, you are just over thinking it Wendy", Natsu said, there was a grin on his face.

A man was sitting on a throne, which was made out of bones, river of blood was flowing behind him. It was the center of beautiful, but scary looking palace, every single thing there was made from human bones. Lights were just imprisoned souls, said man took down his hood revealing his blue hair and a tattoo on his cheek.
"Time to pay that whole Icesmith a little visit."