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By the way I own fairy tail and all it's characters they're all mine. I take complete and utter credit for the genius that is Fairy Tail...
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Ok that's a lie :( I'm sorry, I meant to say I had a little help ...
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Ok that's a lie as well. I own nothing :( but I like to think in some cosmic way I influenced some aspect in some way ... maybe... probably not.
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Gajeel P.O.V:
"Goodbye Father..."
I woke up gasping for breathe. Sweat covered my body, my heart was racing. I could hear my pulse in my ears, images from the nightmare, my memories, flashed through my brain. This was an unfortunately familiar feeling. I always had similar dreams around this time of year. Today was the day that my f-that man left me in the woods to die, the day he chose his new family over me. I would remember that day forever. I would remember my blind faith in my father even after all the shit he and my step mom put me through. I sat there on that rock for three days after he left me. My body felt pain, hunger, thirst and the dying need for company but my mind refused to process those feelings.
"Uh" I groaned getting out of bed. I stretched my aching body. I think I received some damage last night taking down those dark guild assholes. Not that it matters they came out much worse then me. Looking out my hotel window I almost felt sorry for the people that lived here. I hadn't really been careful when fighting those punks. We managed to leave a good few collapsing buildings in our wake. Ironically enough the village was still repairing itself after some crazy mages crashed a boat into the harbour and burnt most of the surrounding area.
Droplets of rain clung to the glass of my bedroom window. I still didn't know what attracted me to this shitty town. I was coming back from a job and it just seemed to call to me, something about this place had been comforting, the smell of something in the air. Still curious as to what said smell was I opened the window and took a deep breathe. The smell from the previous night wasn't there. A droplet of water hit my nose.
"Well shit" I said. The rain had obviously washed away any signs of who or what I was smelling. I felt a pang of disappointment. I should know that smell, it should be easy to place.
I like all dragon slayers had an instinctive animalistic side. It doesn't speak but it tells me things, gives me feelings. And ever since it caught a whiff of that scent it had been chanting, screaming excitedly.
'Mine!'
Natsu P.O.V:
"Goodbye Father..." the sound of the boys voice shattered me. My previously unmoving body dropped to its knees. My shoulder jerked upwards every breathe between sobs I took. The dam had broken. Tears streamed down my face, covering my cheeks in trails of salty water. I screamed and sobbed, hiccuped and cried. I cried for the boy, I shed the tears he was to broken to. I cursed his father and obviously horrid step-mother. How dare they do this! HOW DARE THEY HURT HIM! My 'inner dragon' screamed (inner dragon referring to the instincts Gajeel was referring to not an actual dragon inside her). Thinking of the boys parents quickly turned me from sadness to rage. My eyes dried and changed colour. Even though I was unable to see my reflection I knew that they had turned pitch black. I don't think I have ever been this angry. Steam rolled off my body, my hands were on fire and my hair was up in flames.
I looked up at the forgotten boy, but before my eyes could focus on him I was being dragged away. I felt a tug in my stomach and began hearing the voice of some guy who seemed to be close by. I was entering the conscious world. I tried my hardest to grab hold of the dream, to stay there in the woods. I wanted so badly to wrap my arms around the boy and give him the love he'd been neglected growing up.
"Don't ignore me, I know you're awake" I heard distantly.
I was pissed to say the least.
'Whoever's woken me is going to be punched so hard they'll be shitting teeth' I decided before opening my eyes.
(Elsewhere)
No Ones P.O.V:
Erza dragged her mountain of baggage off the train with super human ease while continuing her explanation for their impromptu job.
"Wait. Lullaby?" Gray questioned.
"The lullaby. Is it some sort of magic that can put people to sleep?" Lucy asked.
"I don't know, but considering its sealed it probably contains some powerful magic" Erza had a really serious look in her eyes.
"I don't get it..." Gray said. "So you came across some folks who wanted to unseal some unknown magic, coulda been their job, nothing special.
"Yeah. That's what I told myself . I didn't give it any more thought... Until I remembered the name Eligor. The ace of the Mage guild Eisenwald. His name was Shinigami Eligor"
"Shinigami!" Lucy squeaked not liking the sound of this person.
"It's a nickname people have him because he kept taking up assassination requests. The council forbids mages to take up assassinations but Eligor wanted the money. Six years ago the guild was ousted from the Mage guild league and is now considered a dark guild"
"I see" Gray nodded his head.
"Lucy's skin is producing juice!" Happy shouted pointing at the beads of sweat that dotted the now nervous mage. Lucy didn't like the idea of going up against a dark guild at all.
"Ousted! Weren't they punished?" She exclaimed.
"They were, Eisenwald's master was arrested and the guild was ordered to disband itself, but most dark guilds keep functioning regardless"
"Maybe I should go home" Lucy said stepping backwards towards the emptying train.
"It was a mistake on my part. We wouldn't have to be here if I had remembered the name Eligor in that bar! I would've put them all in a blood offering" killer intent oozed off Erza's body.
"Right ... If it were just the guys at the bar you probably could have handled them yourself Erza. But when it's an entire guild?" Gray looked at her, asking what she was planning with his eyes.
"They got a hold of this magic known as Lullaby and are plotting something. It seems to me that we cannot over look this matter. We'll march into Eisenwald and deal with whoever gets in our way"
"Sounds interesting" Gray smirked in excitement.
"I shouldn't have come" Lucy groaned.
"You're making more juice" Happy laughed.
Lucy ignored him. She was to busy regretting her decision to come. There was a reason Erza hadn't invited her, this was way out of her league. Sure she was pretty good at using her keys but she didn't have the same experience as Gray or Natsu.
"Wait... Where's Natsu?"
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3 laws broken, 2 unconscious people and 10 minutes later Gray, Erza and Lucy were driving a 'borrowed' magic vehicle down the tracks trying to catch up with the train they had left their nakama on. About 5 metres from the train they all saw the glass window closest to them shatter as a blur of black and pink came flying through it.
Said blur managed to knock Gray off the vehicle and send him flying to the ground.
"Natsu?"
Gray pushed Natsu off of him and stood up rubbing his abused forehead. "Ouch! What the hell are you doing Natsu. You punk!"
"I lost my memory from the impact... Who are you? You smell" Natsu replied.
"We're sorry Natsu" Happy squeaked guiltily.
"Happy, Lucy, Erza! How could you leave me behind! You're terrible"
"Wow, what selective amnesia you have Natsu" Gray huffed crossing his arms.
"I'm happy that you're safe" Erza hugged her pinkette friend, unintentionally smashing Natsu's face against her metal chest plate.
"Safe! How was I safe when some freak decided to pick a fight with me on the train!" Natsu screeched. "What was it Asinwall... No... Osnowell... No... Eis...Eis... What was that guys guild called. It's on the tip of my tongue. That bastard wouldn't shut up about it"
"Eisenwald?" Gray offered.
"Yes yes that's it! Wait how did u know that Gray? You friends with that asshole?" Unable to continue Natsu was punched in the face by Erza.
"Idiot" she screamed. "Eisenwald is what we're after!"
"And how the fuck was I supposed to know that?"
"Weren't you listening to the brief I gave on the train?" Lucy sweat dropped she seemed to be the only one who remembered that Erza had knocked Natsu out on the ride in.
"He was in the train earlier, wasnt he? We can just chase it down. What did he look like?" Erza questioned.
"Nothing special. He carried a flute with a three eyed skull on the end of it"
"That's gross" Gray scoffed, some people just didn't have any taste.
"The flute is the lullaby!" Lucy suddenly shouted. Everyone looked at her confused. "I've only ever read about it in books, but among forbidden magic there is a murder curse right?" She asked.
"Yeah. Just like the name it will curse the target and cast death. It's black magic" Ezra replied.
"Well if I'm right Lullaby is much worse"
(Kunugi Station)
As the last train pulled into the station, a tall tattooed man walked through the front doors surrounded by a mafia of dangerous looking dark mages.
"Get all the guests and the driver off the train. Eisenwald is taking over" he approached a slightly bruised looking guy who was getting off the train. "I heard that you were gonna come on this train so We've been waiting for ya, Kageyama"
"I managed to break the seal" Kageyama smirked, handing the man a flute.
"This flute at first was just tool to murder curse someone but the great dark mage Zeref further developed its potential. He created a weapon of mass destruction in the form of this little flute. This terrible little thing kills anyone who hears it's lullaby. Mass murder curse magic. Brilliant indeed Zeref" he said.
Cheers echoed thought the halls of the now empty train station.
"Let the show begin"