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Chapter 10 - No Turning Back
Gray opened his eyes hearing sounds of birds chirping and the wind blowing. He arose to find himself in a tent full of supplies
"Where am I?" he wondered
"Good to see that you finally woke up" he heard a voice and saw Virgil sitting on a crate
"Virgil, what is this place?" Gray asked. Virgil rose from the crate and approached his guild mate "It's a storage place not far from the village" Virgil said "Everything was destroyed from the attack last night" he informed Gray.
Gray's eyes widened from this news "the whole village?" he asked. Virgil nodded "I'm afraid so, However we were able to fend off those goons, they were as threatening as a lot newly hatched ducklings" Virgil said
Gray took this news in for a moment of silence I can't believe it They actually went and did it. Gray thought to himself. "I should show you to their tent" Virgil told him
"Hmm? Who's tent?" Gray asked
"Lucy, Happy, and Kokoa. I told them I'd show you the tent when you woke up" Virgil replied
"C'mon" he motioned Gray to follow him "They're waiting for us" he stated. Gray followed Virgil outside of the tent
"That big one over there is our tent" Virgil told him pointing at a big tent with orange rugs.
The two made their way to the tent. Gray opened the curtain
"You made me wait..Not smart" said an intimidating voice. A chill went down Gray's spine as he met Erza's menacing gaze.
"Er..Erza!" he said in surprise. He saw that Erza was sitting on a crate and next to her was Lucy, Kokoa and Happy tied up and expressions of fear on their faces with tears coming from their eyes.
"Why are they tied up?" Gray asked
"Lucy and Kokoa have kept me up to speed with what's happened" Erza replied "I thought I sent you and Kokoa to stop Natsu and the other fools..Needless to say I'm disappointed" Erza said followed by Kokoa sighing and hanging her head in shame.
"Where is Natsu and Hivel anyway?" Gray asked becoming curious of their whereabouts
"That's something we'd all like to know" Erza said
"The last time I saw him, him and the others were fighting the Cold Emperor's lackies" Lucy said
"But when we went back to where the village was we couldn't find any of them" Kokoa added
"So I did some scouting from the air, That's where I saw the villagers moved to this storage area" Happy added.
"Okay, We're going to search for those Natsu and Hivel, and Then we're going back to the guild" Erza stated rising from the crate
"But Erza, we can't leave the village just yet, if Lucy and Kokoa filled you in on what's going on than you know exactly what these villagers are going through right now" Gray argued. Erza glared at him "And what would be your point?" she demanded leaving Gray unable to speak "I came here solely to apprehend these fools for breaking the rules of the Guild, I'm not interested in anything other than that" Erza told Gray
"Rules? Have you seen what's been happening to the people of this island?" Gray asked questioning Erza's logic
"I have" she replied
"And you're still just going to turn your back on them?" he asked
"Their request is posted on the boards of every guild hall. The villagers would be better served by wizards who are cleared for S-Class. You're not qualified" Erza retorted
"Hmph! That's a fat load of shit" Virgil said still waiting outside listening to the whole conversation
"What did you say?" she asked looking at the direction it was coming from "That's no way to speak to the great Erza!" Happy said in a panicked voice "You suck up" Lucy told him "Hey, I wouldn't want her angry" Kokoa told Lucy.
Erza pulled the curtain back and revealed Virgil being the one who said it "You!" she stated and requipped a sword
"Do you wish to defy the guild's rules as well? You will face the same punishment" Erza stated pointing the sword at Virgil
"Hmph! Do your worse" Virgil told her not feeling threatened "You can point a sword at me, and threaten me with these RULES but I don't care" He gripped Erza's sword by the blade and started her dead in the eyes "Cause once I start something...I finish it" he told Erza to her face
"He's right Erza, there's no other choice to be made and I can't walk away from what I know is right" Gray agreed.
"See Erza when something you know is wrong presents itself, it's your job to set it right" Virgil told her pushing her sword down "You understand" Virgil said.
Erza's eyes widened as Gray followed Virgil outside the tent. Then she turned to Lucy, Kokoa and Happy
"Please don't hurt us!" Lucy begged
"We have no control over Gray!" Kokoa added
"He's just not feeling like himself cause he lost a fight to his old friend!" Happy stated.
SLASH!
Their ropes were cut instantly from Erza's blade
"These events are intolerable, We'll deal with the immediate problems for now" Erza told them
The trio sighed with relief "Thank you" they thanked the red headed mage
"This doesn't change anything. You're still facing punishment when we're done" Erza reminded them
"Yes ma'am" all three of them sighed with disappointment thinking she'd forget.
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Meanwhile at Lyon's Hideout on the top floor of the temple
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"So you're the only one Toby? how disappointing" Lyon said scolding Toby as he sat in his throne and Toby hung his head in shame
"My lord" a gruff voice called to Lyon and in stepped a short man with messy long green hair wearing burgundy robes and a red mask with horns "What is it Zalty?" Lyon asked
"It seems that that tonight your patience will pay off and that the moon drip will melt Deliora free tonight" Zalty informed him with a grin
"Excellent. Finally my dream to surpass Ur is within my grasp that I can almost feel it now" Lyon said
"However, This unfortunate turn of events could put the resurrection in jeopardy. So we'll have to keep an eye on those wizards" Zalty informed Lyon "If they were to interrupt the moon drip ceremony, Deliora would forever remain entombed in ice. Salamander, Hot Blood and Titania are quite powerful and they could easily foil our plans" Zalty added
"As always you're remarkably well informed" Lyon complemented Zalty "No mind, I can't say that I'm worried. Those fools may be strong, but they are no match for me" Lyon said feeling confident
"I was hoping you'd say that, So it's very reassuring to hear" Zalty said.
Then Lyon had a flashback and remembered earlier. How Virgil easily defeated him and made him draw blood.
"However, The Devil of the Snow seems to be a different story" Lyon confessed
"Really? Sub Zero himself?" Zalty asked to make sure
"Yes, he took me to my limit and even then I was no match for him" Lyon informed
"He must be dealt with as soon as possible, If not all my work will be for nothing" he said clenching his fist.
Zalty grinned "Well then, allow me the honor to join you in battle" Zalty volunteered
"Wait a sec! I didn't know you were a wizard too!" Toby exclaimed in shock
"Yes, It's been awhile since I've used it, but I've dabbled in a particular form of lost magic" Zalty said
"Sure, We'll need another wizard" Lyon agreed.
Then suddenly the room began to shake violently "Oh Shit! It's an Earthquake!" Toby panicked
"I don't quite think so" Lyon told him.
The room began to tilt slightly to the side and some of the ceiling began to fall
"It's all coming down!" Toby screamed "We're gonna Die!"
BOOM!
A Pillar of fire erupted from the floor rendering where it came from destroyed.
"What is the meaning of this!?" Lyon demanded "We're in trouble now!" Toby cowered into the corner
As the dust and rubble cleared up the trio looked down the hole.
"Ah, I should've known that Salamander would make the first move and it looks like we brought Hot Blood with him, Seems we have visitors sir" Zalty informed Lyon.
At the bottom of the hole Natsu and Hivel were standing at the base where the fire came
"You know I usually break stuff by accident, it's kind of funny how hard it is when I'm doing it on purpose" Natsu laughed "Yeah, It's also kind of funny how you do it just as well that I sometimes think it was on accident" Hivel replied
"What are you two doing here?" Lyon demanded
"Oh we're wondering if we could borrow some sugar...What do you think we came here for?" Hivel said in sarcasm
"We're knocking this place over, So you can't shine moonlight on that demon you got underground" Natsu told him.
Lyon gritted his teeth in anger "Insolent fools, Just who do you think you are! You dare challenge me!?" Lyon asked
"Oh how rude of us let us introduce ourselves.." Hivel said in a smartass tone
"This is Natsu Dragneel the Salamander, and I'm Hot Blood Hivel Bleutrigan or maybe you know me better as the Vampire of Bosco..at your service" Hivel introduced themselves
"Okay! Can someone fill me in on what's going on? Cause I'm confused" Toby said
"Well from what I can tell, these boys are the reason that the temple is lopsided" Zalty replied
"How is it lopsided?" Toby asked
"Simple, they must have destroyed the support pillars on one side causing the temple to tilt at an angle" Zalty explained.
Flames began to shoot from Natsu's feet "You guys going to fight us or what?" Natsu asked
"Flames shoot from his feet?" Lyon asked "We thought that guy could shoot flames from anywhere in his body" Toby told him
Burst!
Like a rocket, Natsu launched himself to the top floor
"Hey Natsu wait up!" Hivel called from the bottom floor
Chrrrick!
Hivel bit his own hand drawing blood, then he pointed his hand to the floor
Burst!
He fired a pillar of blood at the floor launching himself to the top floor as well
"Hey hold on! Is he shooting blood from his hands?" Toby asked
"Well, You should know that Hot Blood specializes in blood magic which allows him to manipulate his own blood much like Salamander with fire" Zalty told Toby
BAM!
Natsu greeted Lyon with an uppercut
CRACK! SHATTER!
Lyon exploded into ice surprising Natsu
"What the? He was fake?" he wondered
Then Hivel saw the real Lyon at a safe distance doing a hand sign for a spell
"Natsu! Look out!" Hivel warned him
"Ice Make: Eagle!" Lyon casted and summoned a barrage of ice eagles at Natsu
Hivel pounded his fists together and inhaled a bit of air
"BLOOD DRAGON ROAR!" Hivel fired a large tornado of blood countering Lyon's spell
"What kind of magic is this?" Lyon demanded to know "Oh trust me buddy, You're about to find out!" Hivel pounded his fists together ready for another spell and inhaled a large amount of air
"Blood Dragon ROAAR!" Hivel exhaled another tornado of blood towards Lyon, the Zalty held out his hand and out of nowhere a hole appeared under Hivel causing him to fall and break his focus
LATCH!
Natsu caught Hivel's hand preventing him from falling "I got you buddy" Natsu told him lifting Hivel out of the hole
"Very fortunate Cold Emperor, luck is on your side" Zalty grinned "Hey can we keep the whole Toby got charred thing a secret too?" Toby asked before passing out
"What did you do?" Lyon asked "Whatever do you mean?" Zalty asked
"Don't play dumb with me! Your magic had to have caused that hole in the floor" Lyon stated
Zalty smirked "Don't you have the ever watchful eye, Well let me explain my actions sir.." Zalty replied "You're the only one who is strong enough to defeat Deliora and it's imperative that you remain safe before the resurrection is complete" Zalty explained
Lyon glared "Are you saying that I could fall victim to such poultry magic?" Lyon said.
Then the room began to freeze over as the temperature dropped turning the room to ice
"Leave me, I can take care of this myself" Lyon told his lackeys "Once I defeat the demon, everyone will worship my name. Cold Emperor Lyon" he said "I have worked too hard to let brats like you tarnish it" Lyon said looking at the Dragon Slayers
"As you wish" Zalty obliged and took Toby with him
"You're saying you want to resurrect Deliora just so you can fight it?" Natsu asked "The thing looks dead already, What's there to accomplish?" Hivel asked
"I must rise above Ur's legacy, I won't rest until I fulfill my dream" Lyon unleashed a barrage of Ice Eagles at the duo "Why don't you just challenge her instead and get it over with?" Natsu asked
"I would, but Ur's been dead for years now!" Lyon
CRASH! CRASH! CRASH!
One by one they crashed into the walls as the two dodged them When the smoke cleared up Natsu and Hivel were standing tall guarding the attacks.
"Look I don't know what happened to you in the past, but I do know what you're doing in the present and you're hurting a lot of people" Natsu said "Yeah, and if you aren't going to listen to reason.." Hivel said
"Then we'll have to knock some sense into you!" Natsu and Hivel both said in unison with a fist of fire in Natsu's hand and a spiked mace of blood in Hivel's hand ready for battle.
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Meanwhile with Gray, Kokoa, Lucy, Virgil, Erza, and Happy
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"Even back when we were kids, Lyon always dreamed of surpassing Ur's magic ability. But since she's gone and he can't challenge her directly. He's decided it's up to him to kill Deliora cause it's something that she could never do" Gray explained Lyon's motifs to the group
"Well yeah, I guess that would be the only way to challenge someone that's dead" Lucy replied
"Aye" Happy agreed with her
Gray looked at the ground for a minute, then he rose his head up and took a deep breath "Listen, theres something..something I never got to tell him" Gray said "I kept it secret, Ur made me promise to never let him know but I have to.." he continued
Everyone's attention had been caught "What was it Gray?" Kokoa asked him concerned
"Ur may not be with us, but she's still alive" Gray revealed to them.
Everyone was speechless
"What do you mean?" Erza asked "It's been ten years" Gray began his story while remembering the destruction Deliora brought to his village "Deliora attacked my hometown, I never seen such destruction. The whole place was wiped out within a day" he continued
"Ur and Lyon found me and pulled me out of the rubble" he remembered his vow Deliora, you're going to pay for this. I'll stop you i swear it. "That Vow is how it all began"
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Flashback begins of Gray ten years ago training with Ur and Lyon in the mountains
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"Are you gonna be able to keep up Gray?" Ur asked "I warned you training with me can be tough" she reminded him
"Yeah, but I'll do whatever it takes" Gray told her "I have to be stronger that Deliora cause someday I'm gonna beat him" he vowed
"Whatever." Lyon mumbled to himself
"Okay so lets get started" Ur said "Ready when you are" Gray said
Then suddenly Ur stripped down to her bra and panties shocking Gray
"What are you doing!?" Gray asked "The first step is to strip" Ur stated
"Are you kidding me? You're crazy if you think I'm stripping in the snow! Back me up Lyon" Gray saw lyon was in his boxers too "Now you're naked too!?"
"Just do it kid, you want to learn magic right?" Lyon replied "I can't believe you're making me do this, this better not be some kind of a joke" Gray complained but stripped down to his boxers just as Lyon did
"That a boy Gray, if you want to control the cold you'll have to be one with it, you'll get used to it soon" she promised him
"I already have" Lyon said while shaking "Your shivering just as much as I am" Gray said
"Alright, let's go boys follow me" Ur said as she started to run
"I thought you were going to teach me magic, not run!" Gray said following her.
The three ran through the snowy mountains and ur trained Gray in the art of Ice Make magic as the days and months went by he got better and better.
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Flashback ends and we return to the present
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"Ur told me that maker magic is special because once you've mastered one type of magic you can then create your own style" Gray continued his story
"Gray, not to interrupt your story, but is it just me or does that temple look a little lopsided" Lucy commented on the lopsided temple "It's rude to interrupt Lucy, but you're right" Kokoa said
The group turned their heads and looked at the crooked temple
"What do you think happened to it?" Happy asked "I'm guessing Natsu" Gray said
"Me too" Erza added "Yep, that sounds right" Kokoa chimed in
Virgil took a deep breath "There is something REALLY wrong with Salamander" he stated "Aye" Happy agreed.
Suddenly, Virgil and Erza turned their heads sharply to the right and shoved the others away
"Watch Out!" the both said and dodged a barrage of shurikens "Who's there?" Erza asked and out of the trees came Lyon's hooded followers "We won't allow you to interfere" they said
"I can handle this myself" Erza said equipping a sword "You go and settle things with Lyon" she told Gray. He nodded
"We'll fight with her" Lucy said pulling out her whip, Kokoa popped her neck "You go do what you have to do" she told Gray with a reassuring wink.
"Thanks guys" he thanked them "I'm coming too" Virgil stated
"Right" Gray nodded and the two made their way to the temple to confront Lyon.
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At the temple with Natsu and Hivel facing off against Lyon
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The three had been at a stand still for a bit, but the two dragon slayers weren't about to let Lyon get what he wanted.
"Look, this could go on forever for all I care" Hivel spoke finally "So why don't you do everyone a favor and just give up" he told Lyon.
"Forget about it, I'll never give you that satisfaction" Lyon replied. The flames in Natsu's fist burned hotter and a evil grin came across his face
"Then you're asking for it" Natsu threatened him "Oh am I now?" Lyon asked and frost filled the room
"Oh yeah, You're in trouble now" Hivel said popping his knuckles
CRACK!
All three of them stopped what they were doing and looked at this sudden giant crack in ice in the wall
SHATTER!
The wall broke into a million pieces revealing Virgil and Gray with him.
"Oh it's Gray and Virgil" Hivel said with relief
Virgil turned his glare to Lyon and Lyon's eyes widened and his heart skipped a few beats and his body went stiff
No, not him! Out of all the times, Not Now! Lyon's mind raced in fear
"It's..It's you!" Lyon stuttered "Yes it is" Virgil bellowed "It's not me you're to worry about, it's him" Virgil stepped to the side and let Gray enter the room.
"It's time we settled things once and for all" Gray told Lyon
"No way man, You already lost to him once" Natsu reminded him
"And it won't happen again" Gray said "I'm ready to end this now!"
"You seem awfully confident" Lyon commented on Gray's sudden confidence
"You were right Lyon, I'm the one to blame for our master's death" Gray told him with Lyon scowling in return
"But you're no better" Gray said to him "You threaten my comrades, bring harm to the villagers, and now you're trying to destroy what Ur gave her life to create. Now we face our punishment...together" Gray said and got in a certain stance which seemed to get Lyon's attention
"That stance! Not the Iced Shell!" Lyon exclaimed "Ice Shell? What's that?" Natsu asked
"It's a lost spell that turns the user and everything around it to ice" Virgil told him
Then it came back to Natsu of what it would do.
"Are you insane? You wouldn't dare!" Lyon stated "If you want to live, change the villagers to their human forms and leave this Island and never return!" Gray replied
"Is that so? Well I think you're bluffing" Lyon told him.
Then the room began to shake and a blue aura began to surround Gray and a large cold wind blew fiercely
"No I'm not" Gray said
BURST!
Lyon was thrown back by a sudden strong wind coming from the aura
"Gray! Don't do it! It's not worth it!" Natsu said trying to stand his ground
"All these years I've been lying to myself. i didn't want to admit that Ur died because of me, but she did and now it's time I took responsibility! So I will here and now! I'm not afraid to die if that's what it takes!" Gray told Lyon as the aura got bigger
"Stop this now!" Lyon demanded
"What's it going to be Lyon!? Are we gonna live? or are we gonna die? It's up to you!" Gray asked Lyon "You wouldn't! You're too much of a coward!" Lyon stated
"Does he look like he's joking?" Virgil asked him "Gray, Stop!" Natsu screamed
Then Gray rose his hands to finish the spell "ICED SHE.."
BAM!
Natsu stopped the spell by punching Gray in the face
"Natsu! What are you doing?" Gray asked him "You can't just bust in and steal the spotlight with some fancy talk! Get in the back of the line pal" Natsu replied
"Back of the line!? I remember Virgil saying 'It's ME he has to worry about' not you!" Gray and Natsu began to bicker "But I was here first!" Natsu claimed
"Technically, you and me were here first Natsu" Hivel chimed in
"I don't care, This is my problem and I'm willing to die for it!" Gray replied while grabbing Natu by his scarf.
Natsu gripped Gray's arm "Yeah? And what' dying going to do huh?" he asked Gray "because it sounds like you're running away to me" he added
Gray loosened his grip on Natsu's scarf and let all of this sink in, but then the temple began to shake again
"What the hell is going on?" Hivel wondered, then out of nowhere it became still again.
"This isn't good" Virgil said
"Why?" Hivel wondered, then he understood "Oh Shit! The temple is straight again" Hivel realised
"What!?" Natsu began to freak out and kick at the floor and walls
"Shit! Now the moon is going to shine on Deliora" Gray said.
Then from the broken part of the wall where Virgil and Gray came in, Zalty entered the room and immediately approached Lyon
"Pardon the interruption.." Zalty apologised for entering without warning
"I should have known, I take it you did this?" Lyon asked Zalty "Indeed I did sir, the moon will be out soon. So I took the liberty of straightening the temple for you" Zalty explained
"Damn, and after all that trouble we went to to mess it up" Natsu said
"How did you fix the temple?" Hivel asked the weird masked man. Zalty turned to Hivel and just laughed without answering his question
"What? You think that's funny!?" Hivel asked becoming irritated "Answer the question you jerk!" Natsu yelled, then Zalty began to run away.
Natsu and Hivel gave each other a quick glance and nodded in agreement
"Oh Hell No! Get back here!" They both yelled chasing after Zalty
"Hmph! There they go" Virgil stated without much care.
"Lyon there's something I have to tell you" Gray told him "What's that?" Lyon asked
"That ice that you have been trying to melt, that's Ur. The Iced Shell doesn't kill the user. It uses the body as a barrier turning it to Ice. She lives on as that Ice" Gray explained to Lyon "I''m sorry I never told the truth then"
A moment of silence filled the room
"Of course" Lyon said finally "It's over, there's no reason to go through with this anymore.." Gray said
BURST!
Lyon casted an Ice Panther through Gray's stomach without warning
"You idiot, I know what the spell does and I can assure you that Ur is dead and that's just a block of Ice" Lyon told him
"You knew the truth? And you still did this!" Gray rose from the ground from his wound "And what of it?" Lyon asked
BAM!
Lyon flew across the room after being right hooked by Gray "Impossible! How can you move with that wound?" Lyon asked
"I've had enough" Gray said "I wanted to save you, but I give up now" he added
"You want the title for star pupil? Sorry but I have to face Deliora soon and I don't want to waste my magic energy on you" Lyon taunted
CLUTCH! GAK!
Virgil grabbed Lyon by his neck and lifted him off his feet "So let's have a pity party for you" Virgil insulted him and applied more pressure choking him
"You're dream is to surpass Ur from What Gray tells me. A nice dream I suppose, but I want you to come back to reality and accept this.." Virgil applied more pressure turning Lyon's face blue
"It's just a dream!"
BURST!
Virgil threw Lyon crashing through the walls to his throne room leaving him groggy
"Finish this Gray" Virgil told him "Thanks Virgil, I got it from here" Gray thanked him
"Good, I'm going" Virgil said as he left the room
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Meanwhile with Natsu and Hivel
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"Get back here you jerk!" Hivel yelled as he and Natsu pursued Zalty.
The little masked man leaped on the ceiling and held out his hand, suddenly a large chunk of the ceiling came crashing towards the duo "Leave it to me Hivel" Natsu shouted as he jumped at the ceiling chunk with a fire in hand "Fire Dragon Iron Fist!"
CRASH!
Natsu broke it into hundreds of pieces
"Hey wait a minute!" Hivel halted "Where did that guy go?" he asked realizing that Zalty had vanished
"Dammit! Now how will we find him!?" Natsu exclaimed "Natsu look stairs" Hivel pointed out
"Yeah so what?" Natsu asked "What do you think dummy? That's probably where he went" Hivel replied
Then Hivel got an idea "We'll find him a lot faster if we split up" Hivel told Natsu
"You go downstairs, I'll go Upstairs. It'll be faster" Hivel explained "Sounds good buddy" Natsu agreed
The two bumped fists and then split ways to look for the masked man.
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Upstairs with Hivel
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After walking up what felt like an eternity of steps Hivel made it to the altar on the roof of the temple where he saw a purple light going down a hole.
"What the? I thought the the moon drip could only work if someone was doing the ritual" Hivel acknowledged.
Then he saw near the light that one person was in fact doing the ritual by himself and that person looked familiar to Hivel "Wait a minute..Is that the dog man from earlier?" Hivel asked himself
"It looks like it" a voice bellowed. Hivel looked behind him and saw it was Virgil "Geez! You scared me Ice Man" Hivel said
"You're welcome" Virgil replied then turned his attention to Toby "I'm going to end this right now" Virgil said popping his neck and approached Toby.
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Meanwhile with Erza, Kokoa, Lucy and Happy
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"Hey! You need to eat something" Happy told Lucy
"And you need to shut your trap before I hurt you" Lucy replied, then Kokoa noticed some of the moonlight "Erza look! It's some of the moon drip" Kokoa pointed out
"Someone is still performing the moon drip ceremony, Which means we have a chance to stop it still" Erza said
ROAR!
The temple began to shake as the monstrous roar echoed. Then it was gone
"What was that?" Lucy asked shaking "It was probably just your stomach Lucy" Happy joked with her returning a glare
"No! That's got to be Deliora" Kokoa announced
"Kokoa's right, we need to hurry" Erza said as the two ran for the stairs "But wait, Deliora is down under us.." Lucy said
"But the ceremony reviving him is on the roof, There's no time!" Erza said and Happy and Lucy quickly caught up with them
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Meanwhile on the roof
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BAM!
Virgil threw Toby at one of the pillars and on the ground, Then the two saw the moon drip disappeared
"What the Hell was that noise?" Hivel wondered
"You're too late, the ceremony is complete It's over!" Toby managed to say before passing out. Then it came to him quickly "Oh No! Natsu is down there, I have to go get him!" Hivel said
"Then you better hurry, the clock is ticking" Virgil told Hivel.
Hivel dug his nails into his hand till it drew blood and then banged his fists together for a spell "Blood Dragon: Drill Claw!" Hivel casted and blood formed around his right hand and turned it into a drill made of blood
REV! REV! REEEEEEEEV!
Hivel began to dig through the roof and was soon out of sight.
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Under the temple
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"Why You!.." Natsu cried with fire in his right hand
SMASH!Zalty's crystal ball shattered. Then Zalty held out his hand and suddenly the ball was back in one piece
"What the?"
OOF! Natsu grunted as the crystal ball hit him in the gut "But...I broke it.." Natsu said
"I have the ability to control an object's time, which means I can take the crystal back to the time before it was broken" Zalty boasted
"What kind of magic gives you that?" Natsu asked
"I practice one of the lost magics called the Arc of time, It's extremely rare and quite powerful" Zalty replied "Would you like to see what happens when I throw this crystal into the future?" he asked and the ball charged towards Natsu
BAM! BAM! BAM! BAM! BAM! BAM! the crystal beat Natsu shot after shot
CRASH! Natsu broke the ball again with a flaming fist
"You're fire won't help you!" Zalty stated and the ball put itself back together and it hurled itself towards Natsu.
Suddenly, REEEEEEEV!
CRASH!
Hivel came through the roof stunning both Natsu and Zalty
"Awe, I was wondering when you'd step in Hot Blood" Zalty commented "You're friend might need assistance" he taunted Natsu
"Shut Up creep! Come on Hivel, Let's get him" Natsu pounded his fists together
"Actually, you sit this one out Natsu" Hivel told him "What!? No way man, I was fighting him!" Natsu complained
"I know! It's my turn now" Hivel told him
"But I.."
BAM! Hivel punched Natsu in the gut "Sorry Natsu, but I'm going to take this guy on" Hivel said popping his neck.
Zalty's grin widened "Are you so sure you'll be okay by yourself?" he asked
"What are you talking about? I got all the help I need" Hivel retorted.
CHRRRICK! Hivel bit his hand with blood dripping to the floor, then Hivel banged his fists together for a spell "Blood Brothers!" Hivel casted
Then suddenly a duplicate of Hivel sprouted from him and then another and then another until there were eight Hivels.
"You know cloning magic, I'm actually impressed" Zalty commented
"Shut up!" The Hivels said in unison. Hivel's clones all spread out and charged at Zalty, but he used waved the ball around him in a circle sending the clones flying backwards
"Man you're slow dude!" One of the clones said
Zalty looked up and saw three more from above "What the?"
BAM! BAM! BAM!
They all landed fierce blows to Zalty "You should see us when we're trying" one of the clones said
"Really?" Zalty smirked and suddenly there were about ten crystal balls surrounding the clones
"Aw Crap!" the clones said at the same time
CRASH! BAM! CRASH! the crystals smashed the clones reducing them to blood puddles
"I underestimated you Hot Blood I'll admit it, but you're a fool if you think you're puny blood can stop my arc of time" Zalty said
"Shit! That explains why he can fix the balls after they've been broken" Hivel noted
"What do we do now dude?" one of Hivel's clones asked "Well we gotta change the strategy that's for sure" Hivel replied
"Say, why do you want to help revive Deliora anyway? I mean I understand Lyon's reason, but what's your story?" Hivel asked
"Well it's simple, Lyon is an arrogant twit who doesn't stand a chance against Deliora, I however hope to take control of Deliora and I'd become the most powerful man in the world with a demon at my beckoning call" Zalty replied
"Dude, that's totally lame" one of the clones commented "Yeah sorry dude, but that plan blows" another clone chimed in
"I know you're young, but you'll understand how important it is to have power on your side" Zalty laughed
"Alright enough of your crap! Come on guys, time for plan B" Hivel said
"Like Boobs?" a clone asked "No you moron, a Back up plan!" Hive scolded him
"Okay, geez" the clone said
Zalty sent a barrage of the crystal balls toward Hivel and his clones as they charged towards Zalty
"Blood Dragon: Claw!" Hivel casted and sliced through the crystal balls with a claw of blood
"Okay Guys it's all you!" Hivel called and the clones all jumped through Zalty "Now!" Hivel cried and suddenly the clones all turned into a giant wave of blood
Nows my chance Hivel told himself and he leaped towards the blood wave
"I can't control time but I see the future!" Hivel told Zalty
Hivel touched the wave of blood and it surrounded his arm and formed a giant flanged mace made of blood
"And I see me kicking your ass!"
THWACK!
Hivel sent Zalty crashing toward the bottom into a rock.
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Meanwhile on the roof
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Erza, Lucy, Kokoa and Happy made their way on the top of the temple and found Virgil with an unconscious Toby
"Nice of you to stop on by" Virgil commented seeing them "Oh my god did you kill him?" Lucy asked noticing Toby unconscious
"Calm yourself princess, I merely knocked him out" Virgil answered
"This guy was performing the ceremony all by himself?" Kokoa asked
"Actually yes, but unfortunately Deliora is free now" Virgil replied
WHAT!? Lucy's thoughts screamed "No way" she commented
"What do you think that loud roar was?" Virgil asked
"I thought it was Lucy's stomach" Happy joked "You know you really aren't as funny as you think" Lucy stated
"Enough chit chat! We need to get to the bottom of the temple and now" Virgil said
"But, Deliora.."
"If we don't Salamander and Hivel are both dead" Virgil interrupted Lucy
"He's right Lucy" Erza agreed "Now let's go!" Virgil ordered and the group was off.
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Meanwhile under the temple
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"Did you have to knock me out Hivel?" Natsu asked holding his head
"Well you wouldn't listen another way, and I wanted to fight" Hivel told him
ROAR! Deliora roared as it rose to it's feet and it's roar shook the Island literally
"Holy Shit!" Hivel cursed "Well Natsu you wanted us to fight something, now here's our chance" Hivel said
Gray had made his way to the bottom of the temple unknown to the dragon slayers and saw the monster that destroyed his village in front of his eyes again.
He grabbed a handful of the water "Thank you" he told the melted ice that was his master, just then Natsu noticed Gray "Hey what are you doing down here?" Natsu asked him
"Natsu who cares? We'll need as much help to fight that thing" Hivel said.
"You're not strong...enough.." a voice called. Everyone turned and saw Lyon beaten, bruised, unable to walk and crawling towards Deliora "Neither...neither one of you...are strong enough...but I am, I will defeat it" Lyon managed to say as he continued to crawl
"Yeah, good luck with that Lyon" Hivel mocked "He's right, You can't fight, you can't even get off the floor
"I've waited so long...for this moment" Lyon said managing to barely get on his feet "Finally, my dream will be fulfilled" he cried
BAM!
Gray replied by hitting Lyon in the back of his head, knocking him down "That's enough out of you, you've caused enough trouble." Gray told him "I'll clean the mess you made" Gray said approaching Deliora.
Gray assumed the Iced Shell stance again "ICED SHELL!" Grey casted as an aura of white light began to surround him.
BAM! GUAH! Gray grunted as the wind was knocked out of him by Hivel with a tackle
"Idiot! If we didn't let you do it before, what makes you think we'd let you do it this time?" Hivel snapped at him
ROAR! Deliora bellowed shaking the ground "Ah Shit! So loud!" Hivel cursed covering his ears
"Bring it On!" Natsu challenged the beast, then Deliora raised it's fist and threw it towards Natsu and Natsu with a fire in his fist and determination in his eyes threw a punch too.
"Natsu!" Gray screamed as he and Hivel looked on
"I'm not giving up till the bitter end!" Natsu cried
BOOM! the fists clashed with a fiery explosion
CRACK! suddenly there were cracks in Deliora's arm "What the?.." Natsu wondered
The cracks began up his shoulder then the rest of it's body and suddenly he began to crumble to pieces
"Woah, I'm stronger than I thought" Natsu said looking at his fist in shock "No..it can't be.." Lyon said
BOOM! Deliora exploded in an explosion of green energy and the island shook
"Deliora was already dead" Lyon hung his head with tears in his eyes. Then Hivel nodded finally understood "That makes sense, the Iced Shell drained Deliora's life in all that time" he said
"What we saw was merely it's dying breath" Lyon stated "My dream is dead" he finished and planted his face in the ground and cried.
"Wow, you're teacher was pretty awesome!" Natsu complemented Gray "No kidding, wish I could've met her" Hivel added.
Suddenly Gray began to cry "You've saved me once again..thank you Ur" he said. Hivel padded his back "It's okay man, it's over now" Hivel said being supportive.
Just then Erza, Virgil, Kokoa, Lucy and Happy arrived on the scene. Virgil smirked "Good to see you were able to settle this" he said
"So who took out Deliora?" Kokoa asked "I did! Oh Yeah!" Natsu gloated
WHACK! Hivel hit him upside the head "Not really dumb ass, technically it was Gray's awesome teacher who took him out" Hivel said padding Gray on the back
"Come on man! Let me have this one, just now?" Natsu whined
"No way dude! I only got to fight one person, so shut up!" Hivel retorted.
"Aren't you all forgetting something?" Erza asked the group suddenly killing their mood "What do you mean? We won..End of story" Hivel said
"Wrong!" Erza corrected him "But I thought the curse was over after Deliora had died" Lucy said
"No, the curse had absolutely nothing to do with the demon" Erza stated
"Then let's change em back" Natsu said "Aye Sir!" Happy agreed
"Yeah, How?" Kokoa asked and turned to Gray "Good question, Hey Lyon got any idea how?" Gray asked Lyon.
"Actually I have no idea" he replied "But how, you've been on this island for years I thought?" Natsu asked
"When we arrived on this island three years ago, We never interacted with the villagers, they never bothered us and neither did we. No reason to so you're guess is as good as mine" Lyon said.
"In three years you never met?" Virgil asked
"I don't understand, the light from the moon drip is so bright you can see from anywhere on the island, kind of weird they saw it every night and never once investigated" Lucy said
"The villagers didn't transform because of the moon drip, it doesn't affect the human body" Lyon replied "What?" Erza said shocked
"Think about it I've been on the island exposed to it around the same time and my appearance hasn't changed at all" Lyon added
"Oh yeah that's true" Lucy said "That does make sense" Kokoa added "Yeah, but it doesn't explain WHAT did transform the villagers" Hivel added
"I wouldn't trust them, those villagers are hiding something" Lyon warned them "But I'm sure you guild wizards can handle it" he said crossing his arms
"Hey I'm not done with you. You destroyed the village and..."
BAM! GUAH! Virgil elbowed Natsu in the gut
"That's enough Salamander" Virgil said "They only did it to get revenge on Deliora because they thought it was right" he explained "He's right Natsu, so you shouldn't criticize them for it" Erza said and exchanged glances with Virgil as she remembered what he said told her earlier
I was weak once, but now I've rid myself of my weakness it echoed in her mind.
"Let's go" Erza said snapping back to reality "But how will we lift the curse?" Natsu asked
"I have no idea" Erza replied "Well, great" Lucy said rolling her eyes and the others followed Erza, except Gray.
He turned to Lyon "What are you looking at?" Lyon asked irritated
"I know you might not want to hear this, but you really should join a guild. You make new friend, meet new rivals and maybe even a new dream to live for" Gray told him.
Lyon gasped at the idea, then frowned again "Tssk! Whatever, just get out of here" he told his rival. Gray nodded at Lyon and turned back to catch up with the rest of the group with a smile of relief on his face.
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