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"Are you crazy?" Natsu asked. "Deliora's probably half-dead already! You're going through all this trouble to free it, just so you can kill it? That's pretty messed up!"

"I must rise above Ur's level," Lyon insisted. He shot Ice eagles at Natsu again. "I will not rest until I have surpassed her!" Natsu dodged as the birds dive-bombed him.

"Why go this far? Challenger her yourself and be done with it!"

"Well, I would if I could! However, Ur has been dead for years!" Natsu remembered Gray's words down in the cavern. Master Ur, the woman who taught me magic, risked her life to seal it away!

"I didn't realize she ended up dying when she sealed it," Natsu said. But something about this was bugging him…

"Yes, but she'd still be alive if it wasn't for Gray!" Natsu frowned. How is this Gray's fault? He spotted an Ice eagle out of the corner of his eye. It slammed into him and exploded. When the dust cleared, Lyon saw Natsu in a guard position.

"I don't know what happened between you and Gray," he said. "But what you're trying to do now is causing trouble for a lot of people. And since you don't seem to care, I'm going to bring you to your senses with a scorching hot scolding!" He lit his hand on fire.

"You have no room to talk," Lyon said coolly. Natsu paused.

"What's that supposed to mean?"

"I mean that you are a murderer." He froze, his heart hammering in his chest. "I have heard of your reputation, Salamander. I understand that you are not the first murderer to wear that armor either." Natsu grimaced. So he found out. "You, my friend, come from a long line of murderers. Am I wrong in assuming that it was you who slaughtered everyone in the Mizuna region seven years ago?" Natsu lowered his head.

"I've done some things I'm not proud of," he admitted. "But I won't let more people die!"

"Before we get started, tell me why you slaughtered them," Lyon said. A feral growl escaped from somewhere deep in Natsu's throat.

"That's none of your business," he snarled. "My reasons for killing are my own."

"Even back when we were kids," Gray said softly, pressing his hand against a tree, "surpassing Ur has always been Lyon's one and only goal. But now that she's gone, he's trying to surpass her by defeating Deliora, the monster she couldn't defeat."

"I guess that would be the only way to surpass someone who's dead," Lucy said.

"Aye."

"No… Guys, there's something Lyon doesn't know." Lucy stared in confusion. He turned. "I kept it secret because Ur made me promise… It's true that she vanished without a trace. But now I have to tell Lyon the truth… Ur may not be with us, but she's still alive!" The others stared at him in shock.

"What do you mean?" Erza asked. Gray stared off into space.

"It's been ten years…"

Gray ran frantically. He didn't know where his parents were. Mom had told him to run. Deliora knocked the bell tower down. Fires were raging. "Dad?" he croaked. "Mom? Anyone?" He stopped to stare at the immortal demon. When he turned, he screamed in horror. There was his father, dead. Blood covered his face. Gray screamed again. He didn't stop screaming until he was partially crushed by a falling building and knocked out.

Ur studied the ruins of Isvan sadly. Deliora has ravaged this city. Has no one survived? Lyon followed behind her, slanted eyes wide.

"I've heard of Deliora's destructive power… but I never expected this…" Movement out of the corner of her eye caught her attention. There was a little boy under a slab of stone. It had landed perfectly so that he wasn't crushed to death. "Lyon! Get over here! There's a survivor!" Lyon rushed to her side.

"Hey!" he shouted. "Are you alright?" The boy groaned softly as his eyes opened. Lyon's concerned face was near his own, and Ur was standing just a little behind him. Ur pushed the stone aside and picked him up.

"What's your name, kid?" she asked.

"Gr- Gray," he said weakly, then passed out. Hours later, they watched Gray as he placed flowers on his parents' grave. "Deliora…" he whispered. "I'll get you for this…" Tears streamed down his face. "I swear I'll make you pay…" Ur watched him with sadness in her eyes.

Gray shivered. They were up on the mountain where Ur lived and trained. It was freezing! The thin jacket she bought him barely blocked any of the cold.

"Are you going to be able to keep up, Gray?" Ur asked. She turned. "I warned you, training with me can be tough." He breathed heavily for another moment.

"Yeah! I'll do whatever it takes! I have to become stronger than Deliora, cause someday, I'm going to beat him!"

"Yeah, right," Lyon muttered.

"Ok," Ur said with a smile. "Let's get started."

"Fine," Gray snapped. "Ready when you are." He cried out in horror when Ur stripped off her clothes, leaving her in her strapless bra and underwear. "What are you doing?!"

"The first step is to strip," she said with amusement.

"Are you kidding me?" he shouted. "You must be crazy if you think I'm stripping on this mountain! Back me up, Lyon!" To his horror, Lyon was in his boxers. "Now you're naked too?!"

"Just hurry up and do it," he said with a wink. "You wanna be strong, don't you?"

"I can't believe you're making me do this! It better not be some kind of joke!" He pulled his clothes off.

"Atta boy, Gray," Ur said. "If you want to control the cold, you have to become one with it. You'll get used to it soon."

"I already have," Lyon boasted, shivering.

"You're shivering just as much as I am," Gray retorted.

"Let's go, boys," Ur said, setting off on a run.

"Hey! I thought you were going to teach me magic!"

"Just run! I don't wanna do this beginner stuff either!" Their training was… interesting to say the least. They took naked runs almost everyday, and took baths so cold that there was still chunks of ice floating around. Lyon seemed to be enjoy it, though Gray was beginning to resent his new teacher.

"I practice Maker magic," Ur explained over dinner. "Out of all of the magical arts, I feel this one gives you the most creative freedom. In fact, every wizard who practices Maker magic has their own unique style." Earlier that day, she had been teaching Gray magic while Lyon watched Snow Vulcans. Gray yelped when Lyon used only one hand to create a giant gorilla. Ur punched him in the head. She had been teaching them to use both hands, not one. "If you train hard, then someday, you'll create a style all your own." Ur watched her students sleep that night. Gray was snoring a little. I'm proud of you boys.

I'm expecting to get a lot of questions about Natsu. I mean, he slaughtered an entire region. And I have decided on the reason. Review please! Or I'll set Natsu on you. And Erza, after telling her that you stole her cake. Though, I'd be surprised if you were still alive after Natsu's through with you. So review... or else... :)