Part three in the mass update! We're about to see Deliora for the first time...
I don't own Fairy Tail, the Black Keys, or the White Keys. The Lawyers have threatened to set the Human Resource Squirrels on my ass if I don't tell you that The Black Keys belong to fairytailcrossover, The White Keys belong to various anime, and Fairy Tail belongs to whomever wrote it.
When we touched down, Kage seemed more than a little green around the gills, until we saw the destruction...
"What happened here?" I said, looking out over the caved in floor.
Cautiously, Dante winged his way over to the edge of the pit. "This just recently happened..." he said, running a paw over the snapped off edges. "Bet you 10 jewel Natsu did it." He said, looking over at me.
"Sucker's bet," I replied, crossing my arms as I thought. "They must be down in the cave system." I realized.
"Well what are we waiting for?" Kage said, melting into shadows. I shook my head with a laugh as I leapt down after him. Kage didn't know it yet, but he was acting more and more like a member of Fairy Tail every day. I had little doubt that once his parole was up, he would stay in the Guild.
I landed on my feet as Kage melted out of the shadows beside me and Dante swooped down to land on my shoulder. "Well," I said sniffing the air around us. "They're not dead, that's for sure." I smiled, before pointing down a passage way. "They walked down that way only a few minutes ago-"
I was cut off as Gray's voice roared out, betraying the panic in his voice. "WHAT THE HELL IS IT DOING ON GALUNA ISLAND?!"
I bolted down the passage, with Kage and Dante on my heels. As we got closer, the smell of melting ice filled my nose along with another scent that I didn't recognize immediately...
...Demon.
When we got there, I saw something that would haunt my nightmares for awhile.
Deliora, the Demon of Destruction in all it's glory, completely incased in ice.
"Oh god." I whispered, horrified. Kage's eyes widened, taking on a degree of fear. Dante's eye narrowed as he put a paw on the hilt of his sword.
Not far away from us, Lucy, Natsu, and Happy were trying to calm down Gray, who was breathing erratically.
"Easy Gray, calm down." I said, wrapping my arms around him from behind.
"When did you guys get here?" Natsu asked. I shook my head at him.
Gray finally started to breath normally again. "Now, can you tell us about it?" Lucy asked, looking at him with worried eyes.
"That's Deliora." Gray said, his voice low with rage. "The Demon of destruction."
"Demon of construction?" Natsu asked.
"DE-struction." Happy corrected.
"But why is it, here?" Gray asked, his voice leaking confusion. "It doesn't make any sense!"
We all whirled around as the sound of approaching footsteps reached our ears. Kage melted into the shadows as I dissolved into light. Dante flew upwards, grabbing onto a stalagmite, and blending with the rock. Lucy, Natsu, Gray, and Happy dove behind a rock outcropping.
It was two men. The first had outrageously spiky blue hair, thick black eyebrows, and was wearing a dark and light green robe thing that was belted around his waist. The second looked almost like the demons of the island, as he was wearing a set of dog ears, and his five o' clock shadow was styled to look like a muzzle. He was shirtless, and wore blue jeans, a black belt, black shoes, and a black collar that had silver studs. "The voices seemed to come from down here." the blue haired one said as they walked forwards.
The dog-man just growled lowly and scratched his stomach. "I hate being awake during the day." The dog complained with a growl.
"So Toby, have you been exposed to the Moon-Drip? You've got those pointy ears." The blue haired one asked.
"I ALREADY TOLD YOU! THEY'RE A FASHION STATEMENT YOU JERK!" Toby snarled.
"Lighten up," Blue hair said. "I was just teasing you."
"You don't have to be so mean about it..." Toby grumbled.
My eye narrowed, plans already forming in my head as another set of footsteps approached.
The newcomer was a girl. She was wearing a dark blue dress that stopped short half way down her upper legs. The front of it was corset style, with dark blue straps covering a soft pink section. White frills trimmed the dresses edges, while two feather like bands trailed off the dark blue choker she wore around her neck. Dark blue boots stopped just above her knees and her hot pink hair was tied back into pigtails, leaving just two bangs to frame her face. "Yuka, Toby. Something terrible has happened." She announced, sounding depressed.
"What now Sherry?" Yuka asked, sounding slightly annoyed.
"It Angelica." Sherry said, clasping her hands to her chest. "She's been attacked and I'm sad.
"YOUR MOPEING AROUND CAUSE SOMEONE BEAT UP YOUR STUPID PET RAT?!" Toby snarled.
"She's not a rat!" Sherry defended. "She's a brave hunter prowling the jungle to protect us. She is love..." I raised an eyebrow, holding in a snort.
"Intruders you say?" Yuka asked.
"And it's almost time to begin collecting moonlight again." Sherry said, stepping up to stand beside them. "Oh this makes me so sad." She turned to the others. "This news would displease the Cold Emperor. We should get rid of them before he finds out. Yes, we must find them before the moon's first light."
Yuka started to smirk. "Agreed." he said shortly.
Toby growled in agreement.
Sherry looked back at the frozen demon. "Since they've seen Deliora, we can't allow them to live. We'll give them the gift of eternal rest. We'll give them love..."
"You're talkin about death right?" Toby asked, sweat dropping.
With a swift movement, Dante pulled a bit of rock off his stalactite and threw it back down the passage. "What was that?" Sherry asked.
"Over there!" Yuka said, leading the way...
"Nice going Dante." I said, phasing back into sight. He nodded to me as everyone else came out of hiding.
"Come on! We should have grabbed them and beaten some answers out of em!" Natsu protested.
"Not yet." Lucy said. "We've gotta do some investigating."
"She's right." Kage said, dusting himself off. "We need to know more before we reveal ourselves."
"Man, this job keeps gettin' more and more complicated." Natsu complained as he crossed his arms in frustration.
"Right?" Happy agreed. "Like who is this Cold Emperor guy?"
"Deliora." Gray said, looking back up the frozen demon. "I still don't understand what anyone would want with it. And how the hell were they even able to find it?"
"Was it hidden somewhere?" Lucy asked curiously.
"It was sealed away." Gray explained. "Inside a glacier on the northern continent. A decade ago, this immortal demon ravaged Izvan. Countless people lost their lives. The woman who taught me how to use my magic, my master Ur, sacrificed everything to seal it away. I dunno if it has anything to do with the curse on this island," He clenched his fists as frost started to leak out. "But I do know that it doesn't belong here! This Cold Emperor, we have to find out who it is." His face twisted into a pissed off snarl. "If they tarnish my master's legacy, THEY'RE GONNA REGRET THE DAY THEY WERE BORN!"