'Hello?' asked Ursa as she proceeded to open the door.
As the door handle shifted it's position, and the door opened ever the slightest, she peeped out to see a man with a skull facepaint standing, with water dripping around his nose due to the rain.
'Open up, I don't have all day' said Reaper as he placed his hand on the door.
'That voice!' said Ursa with her eyes widened.
'You.. You're.. Who are you?' she asked as she completely opened the door.
'Don't need to answer any questions, just need to find something on monuments.' he replied as he stepped in. Ursa didn't respond as she kept staring, Reaper closed the door and walked around, while Ursa followed her.
'Hey, what's your name?' asked Ursa as Reaper looked around a few books.
'It's Reaper' he replied. Ursa didn't respond to his answer and stood still for a while, she started shivering as thoughts began to flood her mind.
'You.. You're the one who killed Cole' she said as she shot a lightning bolt at his face. Reaper took the attack head on and was knocked back onto the wall.
'What's your deal?' exclaimed Reaper as he stood up in anger.
'I won't let his sacrifice go in vain, I'll send you back where you belong!' yelled Ursa as she fired lightning darts at him. Reaper just stood still and tanked the attack by absorbing the incoming lightning.
'Listen kid, I don't really wanna fight you, I don't have time for this' he said as he started running towards her.
'And why should I trust you?!' exclaimed Ursa as she created two daggers out of lightning using her embodiment magic and advanced. Reaper used his firebird strike to close in, Ursa jumped and dodged the attack, kicking him and pinning him down as she landed on his back.
*How did she manage to dodge like that*
Reaper covered his body with lightning, seconds before Ursa was about to stab him. Ursa rolled back and stood up, pointing her daggers with her eyes staring right at Reaper.
'Look if you really wanna fight me, now is not the time, but since you're pissing me off, let me show you something' said Reaper as he spread his arms.
'Wh.. What are you doing?' asked Ursa as the ground began to shake. Sparks of red lightning began to burst around Reaper as his body started levitating. Ursa attempted to shoot a bolt, but fell onto the ground out of fear.
'If you really want to fight me then I'm ready!' yelled Reaper, followed by a loud thunderclap, which intimidated her.
'Please.. Stop' she said as she lied on the ground. Reaper nodded and landed on the ground.
'I told you before kid, but I'm glad you obliged' he said as he cracked his knuckles and resumed his search. Ursa looked at her hands and began to weep.
'Why don't you just kill me' she said, which caught the attention of Reaper. He turned around to see Ursa lying on the ground with tears flowing down her eyes.
'There's no point in killing you' he replied.
'There's no point in living either' she said, which lit up his eyes.
'Why would you say that' asked Reaper as he approached her. Ursa looked up to see him standing right in front of her. A mirror image of Cole came into her mind as she kept looking.
'I lost my cousin, my family, my guild, my friends, I lost everything. I don't see a point of living now. Even my mentor, Jen, is dead now' she said.
'Jen.. You mean.. Blaze?' asked Reaper.
'Yes..' she replied. Reaper kept looking at her for a while, and eventually, a mirror image of a young Ursa came into his mind.
'Ur..sa?' he said, which immediately caught her attention.
'You.. You're all grown up' he said.
'C..Cole?' she asked. Reaper turned around as she looked at him with tears.
'I'm not Cole, I may talk like him, have the same powers, but I'm still not him' he said as he began to walk away.
'That's okay, If you won't kill me, I'll just keep myself alive here, till I die eventually' she said as she lied on the ground.
*I can't believe she's that same kid from before* .
'What are you planning to do? Finding a way to get out of here while the place turns into a wasteland?' asked Ursa as Reaper inspected a book.
'I'm gonna find Zeref and stop him' he replied. Ursa didn't respond for a few seconds, then eventually spoke out.
'Why would you risk your life to save this place?' she asked.
'Might as well be the only way to get back' he replied as he spotted a book.
'Everyone, this is an emergency, all the citizens of Magnolia have been infected with some mind control magic' yelled Macao within the guild hall.
'So we're the only ones alive, I suggest we evacuate, before..' he said, before being interrupted by the guild door breaking open, followed by a horde of infected walking into the hall.
'LONG LIVE ZEREF' they chanted in unison as a couple of them threw black tar at the remaining guild members.
'Damn it, it's too late. Wherever you are kids, I hope you're fine' said Macao soon after which he got up and started to resist by fighting them off one by one. Eventually, the black tar managed to get hold of him.
'Aha, here we go, the snow castle of the dragon king or whatever' he said as he read the book title.
'What is that' she asked him curiously.
'My next destination' he replied.
'That's a legend' she said as she took the book from his hands and began to look around.
'A legend maybe, but it's the only thing which supports my evidence' he replied as he took the book from her and looked into it.
'Don't see a map anywhere' he said as he scattered the pages and searched. Suddenly, a blank page caught his attention.
'But.. It's blank' she said as she looked at it for herself.
'I know, he replied as he tore off the page, which surprised Ursa.
'Hey, that's public property!' she yelled.
'I don't really care' he replied as he looked at it and held it against the moonlight. Few letters began to reveal themselves as he observed.
'Land.. Of Isvan' he read out, soon after which his eyes lit up, remembering his previous journey to that frozen wasteland.
'Oh boy, it's gonna be a long trip' he said as he put the book back.
'Land of Isvan?' she asked curiously.
'Isn't that like 3 days far from here?' she added.
'Ugh, don't remind me' he said as he looked outside of the window.
'I'll be leaving first thing in the morning, this rain won't settle down' he said as he sat against the wall.
'Oh, alright' she replied as he lied on the ground and closed her eyes.
As dawn broke, Ursa opened her eyes to see Reaper standing right in front of her.
'You should come along, it's not safe here' he said as he extended his hand to her. Ursa grabbed his hand and stood up.
'Wh.. What's wrong? And how can I even help you? I mean, I don't want to be dead weight for you, you know. Just don't want.. To get in your way' she replied.
'Look around you' he said. Ursa turned her head around and was surprised to see half of the windows broken and the walls cracked.
'Yeah, a whole bunch of the infected barged in, it's as if he knows my each move, trying to provoke me to do something' he added.
'Zeref?' she asked.
'Yeah, let's go kid, no point of staying here now' he said as he opened the door. Ursa nodded and followed him, as the duo exited the library.
'The one named Reaper has left the library, he's on his way to the castle' said one of the right hand men of Zeref.
'Everything is going according to plan, at long last, a new dawn will be inevitable, it's time for the world to know our true power, Isn't that right?' said Zeref as he ordered a trio.
'Yes master' they replied.
'Go forth my trinity, do not fail me, as you are, the devils of Zeref!' The trio, who's faces were covered by an armor, had wings capable of fight, along with distinct marks on their chests.
Reaper and Ursa walked across the forest and then came across a grassland where the sat down for a while.
'I don't need to rest, but you could use one' he said as he sat on the ground alongside her.
'I just hope everything will be better' she said as she closed her eyes.
*Hope..*.
The duo continued their journey henceforth. At the end of the first day, they stopped by and rested. Reaper watched over as Ursa fell asleep easily.
'Huh, the kid's gone through a lot, all grown up, and can use lightning now, kinda reminds me of myself, young, and confused' mumbled Reaper as he kept his hand near the fire he set up at the camp.
'Hey wake up, we don't have all day' said Reaper as Ursa opened her eyelids to see him blocking the sun's rays on her.
'Let's go' he said as he turned around and continued walking.
'Hey, do you have any plans, like how are you going to stop Zeref once you reach there?' asked Ursa with anticipation.
'I'm not the man with the plan, but all I know is that I go in, beat the crap out of him, force him to turn everyone back into normal, and get out' he replied.
'That's your plan?' said Ursa with a tone of disappointment.
'Pretty much, now let's get going' he replied as the duo continued their journey. After a long perilous journey, filled with instances of minor chit chat and hunting, the duo reach the border of Isvan within 2 days.
'It's going to be night soon, a snowstorm is frequent in this area so we have to find somewhere to spend the night' said Reaper as he looked around.
'Wait.. Something's coming.. Fast' said Ursa as she stared at a moving object not far from where they stood.
'Head down!' yelled Reaper as he held her and ducked an incoming projectile.
*Oh man, I didn't expect company so soon*
'You've got some nerve to get in my way' said Reaper as he stood up. A gust of wind blew, soon after which two people stood out with their identities hidden. A man with a hard shell of armor along with a woman who wore the same, both had wings and the signature dark aura surrounded them as they walked.
'The trinity has been awakened' said one of them in a demonic voice.
'You have nowhere to run, surrender now or die' said the other who had a feminine voice.
'The trinity? No..' said Ursa which surprised Reaper.
'What the heck is this trinity thing?' asked Reaper with anger.
'The three devils of Zeref. The trinity; Typhon, Zamira and Azazel, they are said to be the strongest of his demons' said Ursa as she sat down and started shivering in fear.
'I only see two, so where's the third one?' yelled Reaper as he started to back away and the two began to walk towards him
'I.. I don't know!' she replied as she stood up.
'Okay punks you asked for it' yelled Reaper as he began to surround himself with an aura of red lightning.
'We have no choice, we must fight, no matter what!' exclaimed Ursa as she did the same and gathered energy around her hands.
'Mind telling me what you two want from us?' said Reaper in an attempt to intimidate them.
'We have nothing to do with that girl, our only orders is to eliminate you' said one of them.
'Oh, and you are?' asked Reaper.
'I am Typhon, and this is Zamira' spoke out one of them.
*Great, now I gotta deal with some costume losers*.
'Well you know what, you two are in my way and I don't like being interrupted, so here, take this!' yelled Reaper as he bursted a pulse of lightning at both of them, knocking them back.
'Ursa! Eyes wide open!' yelled Reaper, alerting her as she looked around. Typhon recovered mid air and bursted in tremendous speed at the duo. He covered himself with a yellow aura as he punched Reaper and slammed him against a tree, followed by repeated punches on his chest.
'Reaper! No!' yelled Ursa, who suddenly jumped to dodge an attack from Zamira.
'Stand still you insect, this won't hurt a bit!' she said as she drew out her sword and charged towards Ursa with great speed. Reaper covered himself with lightning, electrocuting Typhon as he punched his chest. He then caught hold of his hand an gave a headbutt, strong enough to crack through the mask of his armor. Reaper then gathered energy around his arms and formed Gigawatt blades.
'Let's Dance!' he exclaimed as he engaged Typhon in a fierce hand to hand combat.
Ursa repeatedly dodged Zamira's attacks as she moved swiftly. She then used her static shock to distract her, long enough for her to create a sword out of lightning using her embodiment magic.
'Naive child, if you think you can best me in a sword-fight, you're dead wrong' said Zamira as she held her sword and her wings stretched out. Ursa was determined to fight, she held her sword closely as she was about to charge in.
'I wont lose!' she yelled as she propelled herself forward