New chapter
Changed because of a review
"speaking"
""thinking""
On with the story
Morning
Village
Natsu and Gray woke up in their guest house and were now setting off to the temple by the mountain
They then started walking the path directed by Moka that will lead them to the temple
"you really think we can lift the curse without destroying the moon?" Gray asked to Natsu
Natsu nodded as he picks up an apple by a nearby apple tree
"So, what are you going to do if she's really there?" Gray asked Natsu who was eating the apple
"hug her and kiss her" Natsu replied casually as he eats the apple to the core and throws away the seeds
Gray sweat drops to his answer
"you really miss her that much?" Gray asked while looking at Natsu
Natsu nodded in reply
Soon they heard the same mouse squeak sound as the giant rat re-appeared and was about to attack Natsu and Gray but was frighten off by Natsu who used the same trick again
Natsu was stepping on the giant rat's head as it was crying anime tears and had multiple swollen red bulge on its head
"never get in my way again" Natsu said as he glares at the giant rat
"do you hear me?" he said in a deadly tone that promised death
The giant rat then passes out as foam started to form in its mouth
Natsu scoffed as he jumps off the giant rat's head and saw Gray standing there with a sweat drop
"you really got to hold back a bit" Gray said to him
Natsu shrugs his shoulder as he turns around and started walking again
Temple of Moon
They soon reached the temple as they were looking around for clues
"got anything?" Gray asked to Natsu who was tracing his hand on the stone floor
"yeah" Natsu reply as he started sniffing the air
"she's been here multiple times" Natsu said to Gray as he was looking around for a hidden passage
"I can't pinpoint her location though" Natsu walked around the room when suddenly the floor breaks and both Natsu and Gray fell into it
"Waaaaaa!" Gray screamed while Natsu just had a casual look to him
With Erza and Lucy
The pirate ship docked by the beach as Erza and Lucy got off the ship
"we'll be back with our friends, Gally" Erza exclaimed to Gally
"hope you guys find them!" Gally shouted while waving his hand
Erza and Lucy waved back and started walking towards the village where Natsu and Gray might be at
After a few hours, they were nearly there as they saw a huge unconscious rat on the ground as it looks to have gotten scared of something
"what happened to this thing?" Lucy asked while poking its fur
Suddenly the huge rat got up as it hissed at Lucy and Erza
"Kyaaaaa!" Lucy screams
Suddenly the huge rat was on the ground again with several bumps on the head from Erza who's gauntlet had some smoke coming out of it
"Let's go, Lucy" Erza said while walking away from the giant rat
"Y-Yeah" Lucy replied with a sweat drop
They walked further ahead and saw the village gate
"hello!? Please open the gate!" Lucy shouted as she saw two man appearing on top
"Who's there!" the man shouted
"we're from Fairy Tail!" Erza shouted back
"we already got two people saying they are from Fairy Tail! Why are you here!?"
"um, we're here to get those two people back because they've took a quest without permission!" Lucy shouted back
The village men look confused and surprised
"hold on! We'll open the gate!" the man shouted and then the gate's opened
Erza and Lucy walked in and saw Moka and the others looking confused
"we're very sorry to disturb you" Erza said while bowing her head with Lucy doing the same
"two of our guild members took your request without permission and we're here to get them back"
Moka looks confused but nodded in understanding
"but they've already left the area and went to the temple over there" Moka said while pointing to a temple
"why did they go there?" Lucy asked confused
"they said they might find clues on the curse that befall this village and also find the pink hair fellow's woman" Moka said to them
Erza and Lucy looks at each other
"so, she must be here" Lucy said to Erza who nodded
Erza looks to Moka
"can you please explain your current situation?" Erza asked him and was replied with Moka's explanation
Erza then nodded with confirmation
"we will help them in this quest" Erza said to Moka who nodded
"can you please show us the path to the temple?" Lucy asked and Moka nodded as he motions them to follow him
With Natsu and Gray
Natsu and Gray were in a cave of some sort as they look around the place
"what is this place?" Gray said while rubbing his sore back from the fall
"an underground part of the ruins?" Natsu replied as he brushes off some dust on his shirt
He then saw a cave near them as he could sniff something not human
"let's go" he motions Gray to follow as he was walking towards the cave
"Wait up!" Gray exclaimed as he runs to catch up with Natsu
They then reached to an opening as they could feel the cold air coming out from the end of the cave
Natsu and Gray stood in shock as they saw the giant demon encased in ice
"D-Deliora?!" Gray exclaimed in shock
"why is the Demon of Disaster here?" Natsu said while looking at the giant block of ice
"that's impossible! Deliora! Its!" Gray shouted as he looks like he was going into shock
"get a grip!" Nastu grabs Gray's collar and shakes him a bit to snap him out of it
Gray looks surprised to Natsu's action and then he let go of his collar as Gray sits down by stone plate
"I thought this thing was supposed to be sealed away in the Northern Continent?" Natsu asked as he looks back to the sealed demon
"it supposed to" Gray replied
Natsu looks at the giant demon encased in ice before hearing footsteps coming near
"somebody is coming! Hide!" Natsu whispered to Gray as they duck down by nearby rocks
Natsu took a peek and saw two figures coming, one was a short blue hair man and the other is a dog face looking guy who was top naked.
"you sure you heard the voice coming from here, Toby?" the short blue hair man asked his companion
Toby let out a dog like reply to the question
Natsu and Gray looks at the two sceptical as they listen to their conversation.
"Toby, you got exposed to the moon drip again, right?"
"You have ears and all"
Toby then had an angered look on him
"I haven't! this is just decoration, you now!" Toby yelled at his companion
"relax, it's just a joke, stupid" the short blue hair man replied with a smirk
"Yuka, you' meanie" Toby exclaimed back with a dog like "OOhhhnnnn"
Natsu listen to more as he heard someone else coming
"Yuka-san, Toby-san" a girl with dark pin hair in a gothic like outfit called out to the two as they turned around to look at them
"Sherry" Yuka said
"I have very tragic news" Sherry said with a sad face
"Angelice has been beaten up by four people and is now in pain from their assault"
"It's a rat! Don't give it a name!" Toby yelled at her
"Four people?" Gray asked confused yet quietly
"must've been Erza or someone from the guild that came to get us" Natsu replied quietly
"she is not a rat!" Sherry retorted to them
"she is a hunter of darkness and.."
"Love!" a kanji of love popped out as Sherry had some sparkles to it
"they're not from here" Natsu said while looking at Yuka and the others
"their scent doesn't smell like they're from here at all"
"why are they here and what do they want with Deliora?!" Gray exclaimed quietly to Natsu who shook his head
"intruders are here and just when we're about to collect the moon's power" Sherry said while looking sad
"we must find them before Reitei-sama finds out" Sherry said as Yuka and Toby nodded to her
"I've heard enough" Natsu said as he grabs a little pebble and flings it to a nearby cave system as the pebble knocks on the wall creating a sound that attracted Sherry and the others
"what was that!?" Sherry exclaimed
"it came from there!" Yuka exclaimed as he and the others run towards the noise
After the coast was clear, Natsu and Gray came out of their hiding spot
"-Sigh- they're gone" Gray said before feeling someone tapping his shoulder and he turns around and saw Erza
"Oh, hey Erza" Gray greeted her casually and turns back around before his mind realized it
"Erza!" Gray yelled in surprised as he falls down
Natsu turns around to see what was the commotion about and he saw Erza with Lucy
"you two are in big trouble, you know" Lucy said while looking at the both of them
"w-w-when did you guys get here!?" Gray exclaimed to them in a stutter
"just when that Sherry girl came in" Erza replied to them
Gray then stands up and let out a sigh
"I guess you guys are here to take us back?" Natsu asked them
"that was what we were supposed to do, but…" Erza said while pausing mid-sentence
"since this quest turns out to be no ordinary quest, we might as well help you guys with it"
Gray had a smile while looking relief
"so, is she here, Natsu?" Lucy asked as Natsu nodded in reply
He turns around and looks at Deliora
"she's been here multiple times and her scent is all over the place" Natsu explained
"but I can't pinpoint her current location because of the cold air" Natsu rubs his finger on his nose
"it's messing up my nose"
"what is your plan?' Erza asked them
Natsu turns around to look at them
"we will wait till nightfall when they plan to use something called "Moon Drip"" Natsu replied
He then sat down on the ground in a mediation like pose
"Gray, explain to us on this demon" Erza said while looking at the giant demon encased in ice
Gray turns to look at the demon
"Deliora is an immortal demon that was created by Zeref" Gray explained
"My master, Ur sacrificed her life to seal it away using a spell called "Iced Shell""
Gray then had a flashback of a city in ruins with him as a kid and a woman who looks like Ultear but her hair was short
Ur stood in front of Gray and did a pose with her hands as cold air bursts through the whole area
And then a flash of white clouded his vision
"I don't know who the hell told them of its sealing place but their going to pay!'' Gray said while starting to feel anger boil up in him
"this Reitei guy is the mastermind behind all of this" Gray said while sitting back down
"for all it matters, we can't let them free Deliora" Gray squinted his eyes as he connects his hands together and leans his face on it
"nothing can stop that demon"
Erza and Lucy nodded as they then sat down as well
After 3 hours, it was only evening and Lucy was getting bored
"its still not night!" Lucy whined while looking bored
"be patient" Erza said while sitting on her knees
"this Moon Drip must be some type of spell that needs a certain condition to activate" Erza explained as she turns to look at Natsu who was meditating
Lucy then turns to look at the latter then to Gray who was silent the whole time
She then thought of an idea
"oh yeah!" Lucy said as she takes out a silver key that had a harp shaped design on top
"Open! The gate of the Harp!" Lucy exclaimed as the key glowed
"Lyra!"
A woman with a harp appeared while waving to Lucy
They chatted a bit while Lyra was complaining to Lucy about how she rarely calls her
"so, can you sing us a song?" Lucy asked and Lyra gives her a thumbs up
"OK! LEAVE IT TO ME!" Lyra exclaimed excitedly
She then started playing her harp
Umareru kotoba
Kieru ku kotoba
Erza and Lucy enjoyed the music Lyra was playing as they felt comforted hearing the music but to Gray he had many memories of his time with Ur resurfacing to him as he gritted his teeth to hold in the sadness of losing his master
Anata no naka ni
Iki tsuzukeru kotoba
As the music played, Natsu who was in his meditation also had some memories of his own resurfacing
Tachi domari suu na toki
Yuukietu kawaru
Natsu opens his eye slowly while looking sad
Saa
Aruki dasou
he then re-closes his eye when suddenly in his mind he was in a field of flowers as he saw someone by a far
Nakotoki yori
Anata wa tsuyoku wa
without realizing his body was moving on its own as the figure came to view as it was a dark purple haired woman who was wearing a white sundress and a hat
Teiru taara
No mayowa naite
the woman was facing away from Natsu as her hair was swaying from the breeze of the field
Ano ko ima kotoba na
Shinjite
He slowly reached the woman before she suddenly disappeared
Natsu opens his eye slowly as he heard a tear drop and saw that it was from Gray
Lucy then apologizes to him while Gray was saying its ok
"let's just be quiet" Gray said as he faces away from them
"what will happen if someone heard us?" Gray then turned to look on the ground
Lucy then nodded while Erza looks at Gray a bit worried
Natsu looks at Gray then looks back down and went back to his meditation
After 2 hours
Lucy, Gray and Erza was quietly sleeping while Natsu was the only one awake
Suddenly
RUMBLE!
The whole cave suddenly shook as it woke up Erza, Gray and Lucy
"Wha!? What is it!?" Lucy said while looking around the cave
"up" Natsu said as he stands up
"something is happening on the top of the temple" he said before a purple magic circle appeared on top of Deliora and a purple shined upon it
"Is that "Moon Drip"?" Erza said while looking at the violet light
"let's go up and find the cause!" Gray exclaimed as Natsu and the others nodded
They then climbed up a stair and went to the top where they saw people in robes were speaking a weird incantation while worshiping the light that is coming from the violet moon
Natsu and the others were hiding behind some stone pillars while looking at the ritual like thing
"Why are they trying to melt the ice?" Lucy asked Gray as they were in the bushes watching.
"I have no idea." Gray clenched his teeth as they were watching the ritual from a far.
"Look" Erza said as a man with an iron mask came
The mask man then started talking with Sherry and the others
Natsu was watching everything and notices how Gray's eyes widen in shock
"At this rate we should be down by today..or tomorrow." Sherry said to the so called Reitei
"WHICH ONE IS IT?!" Toby shouted in annoyance to Sherry while barking.
"As long as it melts." Reitei said to them
"Sherry's little pet got a beating from some people who came to the island. I wonder if they're still around here." Yuka asked while looking around
"Intruders? If that's the case, go destroy the village on the island. I've worked too long to be bothered now." Reitei ordered them.
"No way, the villagers have nothing to do with this!" Lucy exclaimed to Gray. She then made a noise of surprise as Gray looked like he just saw a ghost.
"T-that voice...no way.." he said as he recognized the person.
(EXPLOSION)
The hole where the moon light was shining down was suddenly blown up as smoke enveloped the area.
"What the-?!" Yuka exclaimed as he tried to see through the smoke.
"What was that?" Sherry asked as she looked around.
Reitei gritted his teeth as he jumped back. All ritualists were lying all over the place because of the force of the explosion sent them flying.
A figure landed near them as the smoke was covering the figure
"Natsu!?" Erza exclaimed in surprised when she saw the pink hair man was not where he was sitting at
Lucy widened her eyes as she was looking at Natsu who was standing near the hole.
"That stupid! What is he doing!?" Gray said.
Natsu then turned to see the masked man, Yuka, Sherry, and Toby staring at him with surprise.
"You're the ones who's behind all of this." Natsu said as he eyed them.
"Who are you?" Yuka asked.
"Natsu, Natsu Dragist" Natsu introduces himself to him
"I take it that you're the one who beat up Sherry's pet?" The man in the mask asked.
"the rat?" Natsu asked him.
"It doesn't matter." He then waved his hand and then Natsu's body turned to ice.
Natsu just looked at the ice as he then scoffed. He then broke out of it as the ice went flying everywhere.
"He..broke out of Lyons ice!?" Yuka said in disbelief.
Natsu then started to walk towards Reitei and the others with a glare
"you use the same ice magic as Gray." Natsu said as he noticed how the ice was similar.
"Gray!?" Reitei said surprised
"LYON!" Speak of the devil, as Gray came jumping out of hiding and he slammed his hands on the ground and was sending spiked ice towards Lyon. Lyon did the same as the two attacks cancels each other out.
"you're here." Reitei takes off his mask revealing himself as Gray gritted his teeth.
"I knew it, it is you Lyon." Gray said with gritted teeth as he glares at Lyon
"the other disciple of Ur?" Natsu asked Gray while not looking away from Lyon and the rest
"Yeah" Gray replied
Lyon then saw Lucy and Erza coming out of the hiding spot as well and he saw Fairy Tail's guild mark on Lucy's hand
"Fairy Tail, Huh?" Lyon said to Gray who had cold air coming out of his palm
"so, the village did seek out help" Lyon then looks to Sherry and the others
"what are you standing there for? Hurry and destroy the village" Lyon ordered them as Sherry and the others nodded and then disappeared
"wait!" Lucy exclaimed to them but was too late as they were already gone
"Lucy, Erza" Natsu called out to them as he looks at Lyon
"go to the village and protect it. Me and Gray will handle this" He said while having some flames surrounding his hand
Lucy looked worried while Erza nodded
"we're counting on you" Erza said while she equips her Tenrin no Yoroi
She then grabs Lucy's hand and flew off with her
And all who are left are Natsu, Gray and Lyon
"so, who shall taste the cold of my ice first?" Lyon asked while having cold air coming out of his palms
"it's me!" Gray shouted and was about to attack Lyon before Natsu stood in front of him
"Natsu!?"
"Be quiet" Natsu said to Gray as he walks towards Lyon
Natsu dashed towards Lyon who created an ice wave at him
Natsu quickly ignites his feet in flames as he used them to boost him up
He quickly did a 180 degree turn and send a spin kick at Lyon who blocked it with his arms
"Tch!" Lyon grunted as Natsu's kick sent him skidding a few feet
"freeze!" Lyon shouted as multiple shards of ice came flying at Natsu who dodged them all with ease
Natsu suddenly vanishes as Lyon was shocked and was looking around for Natsu
He re-appeared behind Lyon who was caught off guard
Natsu then ignited his right hand in flames as he pulled back his arm and was about to punch Lyon
Before suddenly his fist stopped mid-way
"Natsu?!" Gray shouted to the pink hair man
Natsu's eye widen in shock as tears started to form in it
A figure was hiding behind a wall as the figure left the area while its hair was swaying as the figure left
The flames on Natsu's hand disappeared as he quickly looks around for someone
"where?! Where are you!?" Natsu shouted while looking around the area like a crazed man
Suddenly
SPWORSH (flesh getting pierced sound)
Natsu's eye widen in shock as an ice sword pierced his back to his stomach as blood seeped through the wound
"Natsu!" Gray shouted before glaring at Lyon who had a reach out hand that had cold air coming out of it
"you almost had me there" Lyon said amusingly at Natsu who was holding his wound as he was bleeding badly
"I never did like bloodshed" he said as he stares down Natsu
Lyon then fired multiple ice lances at Natsu
Suddenly all of the lances were blocked by an ice shield created by Gray
"Natsu! get up!" Gray shouted to the latter who was still on the ground and a blood puddle was near his stomach
"she's here" Natsu muttered out while standing up
"I got to find her.."
"Natsu, now's not the time!" Gray shouted before a giant ice gorilla appeared and destroyed his shield
"Wha!?"
"do you think you have time to fight each other?!" Lyon exclaimed as he slams his hand to the ground and a wave of ice spike exploded and it was heading towards Natsu and Gray
"Guaaaah!" Gray and Natsu were sent flying from his attack as they fall down the temple
CRASH!
Natsu and Gray falls down to the trees as they were lying down on the ground
Lyon who was on top of the temple scoffed as he walks away from there
In the forest
Gray got up as he held his head from the fall
"Damnit" Gray muttered out and was wobbling while standing up
He then looks up at the temple where Lyon was
"Lyon!" Gray growled as he looks at the temple
He suddenly realized that Natsu isn't there with him
"Natsu? Natsu!" Gray shouted out his friend while looking around for him
With Natsu
Natsu was lying unconscious on a tree stump as his head was bleeding a bit from the fall
Blood started to stain his clothing as it started to darken from his blood
Suddenly a woman appeared near him as she kneels down to Natsu
Sobbing could be heard coming from the woman as a hand gently caresses Natsu's face
"Natsu…" she sobbed to Natsu
The woman then opened Natsu's cloth and then started to bandaged his wound
After she was finished she started dragging Natsu away into a cave where it connected to Deliora's prison
In the cave
She gently puts down Natsu on the ground and laid his head on her lap
The woman caresses his head slowly and gently while having a smile to him
"Natsu" she spoke again as the woman then gently hugs Natsu's head to her chest
Tears form in her eyes as she embraces him
"why? Why can't you just forget about me?"
Natsu crack his eye open a bit as he saw purplish coloured hair
"Ul…tear"
He then closes his eye as he passes out
That's a wrap
Bye bye