Author's Note 1: I don't anything expect my original OCs and magic.
Chapter 9: Assault on the Moon Temple
"You don't need him! You've already got me to take the place of your daughter!"
"Lyon. Let's get something straight. I've never once thought of you as a replacement for my daughter. You are who you are. You're my adorable student."
"This is all your fault!"
"ICED SHELL!"
The Cold Emperor awoke with sweat running down his brow. He was sitting in his throne, with no one around him. He swiped the sweat from his face as he stared down, knowing that the Iced Shell and Deliora inside it was underneath him. "It'll all be over by tonight." He said to himself, his hands shaking a bit.
In another part of the island, Zeke groaned as he woke up in an unfamiliar the tent. He sat up and saw that his torso was bandaged up and decided to get up and leave. The brunette looked around and saw that it was now early in the morning and the village people were walking around as normal people. He also saw people dressed like sailors walking around.
"What did I miss?" He asked himself as an island girl passed him. "Excuse me, have you seen my friends?"
"Yes. They're in the big tent with Mr. Marvell and Ms. Oswell."
'Who're Marvell and Oswell?' Zeke thought to himself as he approached the big tent and entered, seeing Natsu, Alyssa, Lucy, Happy and two people he didn't recognize. One of them with one eye and drowning down a bottle of booze. The other just rubbing her brow as she watched.
"Okay, I think some explanations are in order." The archer said, getting everyone's attention.
One Long Explanation Later (which involved explaining that their current location was a storage location that the citizens of Galuna Island were using as living quarters now and that they had Yuka & Cherry locked up and unconscious in another part.)
"So...Alexander. What's with the booze?" The archer asked.
"Well, let's see; It took me and my crew four days to get here, I got knocked out by a coconut, almost got disintegrated by a flying rat, and just found out that the key I traveled for is for the wrong freaking set!" The blue-haired pirate said.
"But you're a Celestial Wizard. Shouldn't you be able to use a gate key regardless of color?" Zeke asked. "Regardless, it seems like a bit of an overreaction for a key."
"I'm not looking for keys just to collect them." Alexander stated as he put down the bottle. "The Miracle won't work without the entire set."
"Miracle?" Happy asked. The rest of Team Morningstar looked in confusion aside from Lucy, who looked in shock.
"But that's just a rumor." The blonde stated.
"What's the Miracle, Lucy?" Alyssa asked.
"Well, legends say that when all of the Zodiac keys are gathered in one place, a Miracle based on the gatherer's true desire will appear. But no Celestial Wizard's actually managed to gather all twelve keys in their lifetime." The blonde explained.
"So it's like getting a free wish." Natsu reasoned before turning towards the one-eyed captain. "So why do you want the Miracle?"
Alexander sighed as Marianne looked in concern. He pulled out a silver necklace from his jacket and opened it. Inside of the necklace was a photo of a little boy and an even younger girl with the same shade of blue hair and smiles on their faces.
"Is that you?" Happy asked, getting a nod from the pirate. "Who's the girl?"
"That's Wendy. She is...was my little sister." Alexander said with somber expression. The group realized his tone and felt a heavy tension in the air. "She's what my Miracle would be."
Feeling the somber atmosphere, Zeke decided to cough to get everyone's attention again. "Not to sound harsh, but we can exchange back stories when the Cold Emperor's down for the count?"
"Right." Alexander replied as he closed the locket and put in back under his shirt.
"Okay, since Deliora wasn't awakened last night, we'll need to stop them before they start the Moon Drip ceremony again." He turned towards the two pirates. "Alexander, you want to get back at the Cold Emperor?"
The blue-haired pirate grinned as held out his hand. "Damn straight." He replied as the two Holder-Type wizards shook hands.
"Plan T?" Natsu said with a grin.
"Plan T." Zeke nodded back.
"What's Plan T?" Marianne asked, Lucy thinking the same thing.
"Take 'em by storm!" Alyssa and Happy replied as the group started to formulate their friend.
And then...
In another part of the island, the Cold Emperor was sitting in his throne as he addressed a kneeling Claudia and Toby. "So Cherry and Yuka have failed."
"That's correct." The Hammer Wizard answered. The Ice Wizard sighed.
"In our defense, we had no idea that one of the pirates knew Lightning Magic." Toby stated.
"Sounds like excuses to me." The three turned and saw a shorter, elderly man with long faded green hair behind a red tribal mask and wearing a brown tribal robes. "While I don't expect much from Toby, I definitely expected more from the famed Iron Hammer."
The two aforementioned wizards scowled at the older man as the Cold Emperor looked at the new arrival.
"Zalty, are the preparations complete for tonight?" He asked as the green-haired man kneeled.
"The ceremony is ready, my Cold Emperor. Deliora should be thawed out by tonight."
"Excellent." The cape-clad wizard replied.
"My Emperor!" The group turned and saw one of the chanters run into the room. "We've spotted a large group heading for the temple!"
"Who is it?"
"We believe it's the pirates from the village. And from the looks of it, the Fairy Tail wizards are marching with them."
Zalty gave a sinister grin. "Sounds like they want a fight."
The Cold Emperor contemplated for a brief moment before addressing his underling. "Intercept them immediately. Claudia, you go with them"
The robed underling and silver-haired mercenary nodded as they left the room.
"Sir, shouldn't we all go and take them out in one strike?" Toby asked.
"The ceremony needs at least one of us for it to work. And I have a feeling this might be a trick."
In another part of the jungle, a group of 30+ people were marching forward. Leading the group was Alexander, Zeke (who had some bandages wrapped around his left arm and a patch on his face), Lucy, Marianne and Happy.
"You sure this is going to work?" Alexander asked the brunette archer.
"Pretty sure." Zeke replied.
"How sure is pretty sure?" Lucy asked.
"73%." The archer replied, making the blonde Celestial Wizard sweat-drop. However, that conversation was tabled when Happy noticed a round object heading towards them.
"Look out!" The blue cat exclaimed, the wizards and pirates dodging as the object hit the ground, causing an explosion. Zeke quickly got his footing back and looked ahead, seeing a massive group of robed figures heading towards them with Claudia leading them.
"We got company!" Zeke exclaimed, summoning his bow with a slight groan. "And the Iron Hammer's with them."
"Liberators, prepare for battle!" Alexander yelled as took out one of his red keys. This key had a monkey's paw as the teeth and a symbol of a fist on the end. "Open, Gate of the Monkey - Houzi!" From the gate emerged a monkey with brown fur, blue monk-like clothing, and a dark red bo staff on his back, landing with a howl.
"About time you called, Alex me boy." The monkey spirit said with an accent. "I got so bored I started to eat my own ticks."
"Isn't that what monkeys normally do?" Happy asked, making the monkey spirit look down in shock.
"By the Celestial King! A talking cat!" Houzi exclaimed. "The felines are taking over!"
The pirates slapped their faces as Zeke, Lucy and Happy sweat-dropped at the spirit's odd behavior. "Houzi, that's not even close to what's happening." Alexander said as he pointed towards the approaching enemies.
"Oh, demon worshipers." The monkey said nonchalantly as he twirled his bo staff and got into his battle stance. "In that case, let's smack some cultist ass!"
"Close enough." Alexander said as he pulled out his Celestial Arms (his saber and flintlock) as the rest of the crew pulled out their weapons. Marianne channeled her lightning magic through her hands. Zeke conjured up energy for his magic arrows. Happy took out two Lacrima bombs from his backpack and Lucy cracked her whip. "Charge!"
"Rip them apart!" Claudia yelled as she brought down her hammer, creating a shockwave that launched towards her enemies.
"No ya don't!" Houzi yelled as smacked his staff on the ground, creating another shockwave, the two channeling each other out as the two sides started to clash. Lightning, energy blasts, arrows, hammer attacks, and bombs started flying as the battle began.
"Get out of my way, ya dumb monkey!" The Hammer wizard exclaimed as she clashed with the monkey spirit.
"You think you stand a chance against the mighty Houzi?!" The spirit yelled back.
"Oh, I know I can." She said with a grin. "Tell you what; you switch sides and I'll give you a banana."
Surprisingly, an anger tick appeared on his forehead as Houzi pushed the silver-haired woman back. "You idiot! Gorillas eat bamboo, not bananas!"
Claudia just scoffed as she prepared another spell. "Hammer Wave!" She swung her hammer, creating a wave of energy that the monkey dodged. Alexander used this chance to fire upon the mercenary, but she twirled her weapon for a Hammer Shield spell to block shots. He then charge with his saber, the blade clanging against the hilt that Claudia used to block the strike.
'So far, so good.' Zeke though to himself as he evaded a tossed bomb and fired back with an arrow. 'We got their attention. How Natsu and Alyssa just need to do their part.'
Speaking of the two other Morningstar founders, they had entered the temple through the back entrance.
"Time to cut loose!" Alyssa yelled as she punched a pillar with a super-speed.
"Right behind you!" Natsu replied as he blasted a pillar with a Roar spell. The two continued to move through the right side of the temple, destroying any pillar that they came across. Eventually, the two felt the temple tilt to the right.
"All according to plan." The dragon-slayer stated as he sniffed the air, recognizing a smell coming from above. "The cold guy and the dog boy are above us."
"Well then, let's go say hello." Alyssa said with a smile, Natsu smiling back as the two prepared their spells and aimed upward.
"Speed Queen: Twin Twister!"
"Fire Dragon Roar!"
The two spells merged, creating a tornado of fire that blasted through the three floors above them, creating a massive hole through each of them. When the spell subsided, the two saw the Cold Emperor, Toby and Zalty looking through the hole.
"What is the meaning of this?" The Ice Wizard asked in anger.
"So the frontal assault was a diversion for Salamander and the Speed Queen to strike." Zalty stated as he looked down the hole. "It appears we have visitors, sir."
"You know, we usually end up breaking stuff by accident." Natsu stated with a chuckle. "It's kind of funny how hard it is when we're trying to do it on purpose."
"What're you two doing here?" The Cold Emperor asked.
"We're knocking over your temple so the Moon Drip can't flow straight down to Deliora." Alyssa stated.
"Insolent fools! Just who do you think you are?!"
"Okay, would someone please explain what's going on, cause I'm lost." Toby said.
"Evidently, these two are the reason the temple is now titled." Zalty replied. "I assume they destroyed the support pillars on one side. Doing so caused the temple to shift in that direction."
"Now we just gotta deal with you!" Natsu yelled as he blasted through the hole, reaching the floor of the three enemy wizards by headbutting the Cold Emperor. However, the figure soon shattered into ice. "He's fake?"
The Cold Emperor jumped from his hiding place and prepared another spell. "Ice-Make: Eagles!" A flock of ice eagles flew towards the still airborne Natsu. However...
"Speed Queen: Tornado!" Alyssa launched herself into the air, catching Natsu and evading the ice birds. The two landed as the Cold Emperor prepared another spell.
"Ice-Make: Wave!" The leader yelled unleashing a wave of ice crystals that headed for Natsu. However, Alyssa made it into the room and vibrated her hands at high speeds.
"Speed Queen: Vibration Break!" She slammed her hands on the floor, creating a shockwave that intercepted and shattered the ice wave. Alyssa smirked at this, thinking back to Zeke's explanation earlier.
"You were able to shatter the ice covering Natsu, so you should be able to shatter all of the Cold Emperor's Ice Constructs if you vibrate at the right frequency."
"Fire Dragon Roar!" Natsu yelled as he prepared his next attack. Unfortunately for them, the floor underneath the two Fairy Tail wizards, not noticing that Zalty had his hand extended towards them.
"How very fortunate, Cold Emperor. Luck is on your side." The older man stated.
Said emperor glared at the masked man. "What did you do?"
"Whatever do you mean?"
"Don't play dumb with me! Your magic had to have caused that hole in the floor."
"Don't you have ever the watchful eye? Please allow me to explain my actions, sir. You're the only one strong enough to defeat Deliora, so it's imperative that you remain safe until its resurrection."
Hearing this only made the pale wizard scowl. "Are you suggesting that I could fall victim to such poultry magic?" As he said this, ice started to cover the room more and more as the Cold Emperor looked down the hole were his enemies fell. "Leave me. I can take care of this myself. Once I finally defeat the demon, everyone shall worship my name: Cold Emperor Lyon." As he said this, Natsu and Alyssa climbed back through the hole, Lyon glaring at them. "I've worked too hard to let these brats tarnish it."
"As you wish." The older man answered with a smile as he and Toby left the room.
"You know, I just don't get you." Alyssa stated as she stared down her opponent. "Going through all this trouble to fight one demon just so you can boost your ego? That's pretty messed up."
"I must rise up above Ur's legacy. I will not rest until I fulfill my dream!" Lyon exclaimed as he unleashed another barrage of Ice eagles, making the two dodge.
"Do you really think she'd want you to bring all this suffering?" Natsu yelled back, remembering what Zeke told them about the Cold Emperor. "I understand wanting to prove yourself, but this is just asinine!"
Lyon just scowled at the two. "What do you know?! Ice-Make: Tiger!" He chanted, making a ice tiger manifest behind the two. But before it could strike, Alyssa rushed in and vibrated her fist, shattering the beast with a single punch, shocking the Ice Wizard.
'What kind of speed magic is this? She's shattering my constructs like they were glass.' He thought to himself as Alyssa turned back towards him and rushed towards. Lyon thought quickly as he created a spiky barrier around him. Alyssa barely stopped as she shoulder was grazed by one of the spikes and she stepped back. Seeing this, Natsu sucked in some breath for his next attack.
"Fire Dragon Roar!" The stream of fire shattered the barrier and knocked Lyon back a bit. "I don't know what happened to you in the past, but I do know what you're doing in the present. And it's hurting a lot of innocent people."
"And since you don't seem to realize that..." Alyssa said as she channeled vibration energy in between her hands. "We'll have to some sense into you! Speed Queen: Vibration Blast!"
"Ice-Make: Double Barrier!" Lyon created two pillars of ice, the first was shattered by the blast but the second one managed to barely block. However, this provide a distraction for Alyssa to charge in, only to be forced to evade when her foe created another spiked shield. "Do you really think you stand a chance against me when your S-Class friend didn't!?"
"Exactly." Alyssa said, surprising the Cold Emperor. "Zeke knew he couldn't beat you in another fight, especially with his injures. But the two of us should be able to handle you considering the nature of our magic."
"And I have plenty of experience dealing with Ice wizards." Natsu said with a smirk as he ignited his fist.
"So you think some fire is going melt my ice? It didn't help you last time!" Lyon stated as a magic circle appeared before his hand, causing mist to surround Natsu and start to freeze him over.
"Last time, you took me by surprise." With a powerful roar, the dragon-slayer became engulfed in blue flames, shattering the ice surrounding him. As the Azure flames raged, Lyon's eyes widened as he saw the ice under Natsu's feet start to melt. He scowled and launched a barrage of frost at Natsu, but the salmon-haired wizard was ready.
"Fire Dragon Shield!" Natsu slammed his hands together, creating a burst of blue fire that melted the ice attack.
"I've had enough." Lyon stated coldly as his magic started flow around him. Before any of them could do anything else, the temple started to shake again.
"What now?" Alyssa said. Outside, the Cold Emperor's forces and the Star Liberators noticed the temple starting to move into its upright position.
"No way!" Lucy exclaimed.
"The temple just untitled itself!" Happy yelled.
"Oh...shit." Zeke said. "The moon's gonna shine on Deliora."
"We still got a few hours until then." Marianne stated, only to be blasted back by a shockwave, courtesy of the Iron Hammer.
"You'll all be dead long before then." Claudia stated with a sadistic grin.
"We'll see about that ya big-titted psychopath!" Houzi exclaimed as he came in for another bo strike that Claudia parried.
Back inside, Natsu was seething that the one thing he meant to break on purpose was now fixed as Zalty entered the room. "Pardon the interruption."
"I should've known." Lyon stated as the older man approached him. "I take it you did this."
"Indeed I did, sir. The moon will be out soon, so I thought I'd take the liberty of straightening the temple for you."
"That weird guy fixed it?" Alyssa asked.
"And after we when to all that trouble to mess it up, too." Natsu stated. "Hey! So what'd you do to fix it, huh?"
The only response the salmon-haired wizard got was Zalty turned towards and laughing. "TELL ME HOW YOU DID IT YOU JERK!"
"Now that everything else is in order, I suppose I should commence the Moon Drip ceremony." The green-haired man said as he ran out of the room.
"I'm gonna go after that weirdo. You got this?" Natsu asked Alyssa, getting a nod and smile in response.
"You bet. Sock that creep for me, would ya?" Natsu nodded and ran out the room to chase down Zalty, leaving the Speed Queen and the Cold Emperor to face each other down.
"You know, the last time one of you Fairy Tail types fought me alone, he ended up bleeding on the ground." Lyon stated.
"Wait a second. Let me just say something." Alyssa stated. "Move aside your ego and ask yourself; What if you can't defeat Deliora?"
Lyon raised his eyebrow as the amazonian woman continued. "Let's say my team fails and you do unthaw him. Are you really so sure you can beat him?"
"Of course I can. I've spent the last ten years training my magic. Honing my skills. I don't think can defeat Deliora. I know I can."
"How? Your master was strong enough to be considered a Wizard Saint and she couldn't defeat it. Are you so egotistical that you think you're as strong a Saint?" The orange-haired woman asked, making Lyon pause for a bit. "Trust me. Deliora is a demon of Zeref. Anything having to do with one of those always ends in tragedy."
"You speak from personal experience. Have you meet one of these demons before?"
Alyssa sighed before she answered. "As a matter of fact, I've met one of the worse of Zeref's demons. The Shadowman."
Hearing this name made Lyon look at the Speed Queen, noticing the sad look in her eyes as she mentioned his name. "You were one of his victims?"
"No, I got lucky. But the rest of my family..." Before Alyssa could go on, before was forced to evade a blast of ice fired from the pale wizard.
"Do you really think sharing your tragedy will deter me?! While I am sorry for your loss, I'm not changing my course!" The speed wizard grunted as she tried charging with another burst of speed, but just like before, Lyon created another spiked barrier that made her stop. "If anything, you should happy that I'm killing one of Zeref's demons! Ice-Make: Snow Dragon!"
Alyssa jumped back to avoid the dragon as it smashed against the icy floor. 'This is getting me nowhere! Looks like I have to use that."
Landing on her feet, she stood up with her head titled down, hiding her eyes. "Funny thing is, I probably would've agreed with you years ago." She started thinking back to when she was wandering the woods, crying and alone. "After he took everything from me, I did vow to kill the Shadowman. That vow of vengeance was the only thing that keep me going. I wanted to trust no one and saw evil in everyone. But then..." She remembered Master Makarov coming across her in the woods, offering her his hand as a show of kindness. "I made my way to Fairy Tail. And suddenly my dark world became brighter." Thoughts of a younger Natsu's kind smile, Zeke chuckling, a silver-haired girl smiling and another brown-haired boy's grin came to her mind. "They gave me hope when I needed it the most." She remembered her big confrontation with Mirajane. "They showed me that there was more in my future than just revenge." Her final thought was her first kiss with Natsu. "And they reminded me about the love I'd thought I lost."
(Music Que - Ranbu Escalation)
She lifted her head, revealing purple eyes with steel-like determination that stared into Lyon's very soul. "That's the difference between us. You've let the past control you! Me, I keep running towards the future!" As she said this, a purple magic circle appeared under her feet, the wind of the cascading energy making her ponytail flow. "And right now, you're nothing but a big obstacle in my way! Speed Queen: Overclock!" Alyssa let out a yell as two magic circles appeared hovering over her shoulders. As she continued to yell, she skin started turning red, the wind of her energy making pushing Lyon back a smidge.
'What...what is this?!' Lyon thought to himself as his opponent's skin became crimson red. 'This...this is no ordinary speed magic!'
When she finished her charging, Alyssa pushed her left foot back and blasted ahead, socking Lyon in the face before he had a chance to create another spiked barrier. Quickly recovering, the Cold Emperor channeled magic in both of his hands. "Ice-Make: Eagles! Ice-Make: Snow Tiger!" The ice creatures charged at the speed wizard but she disappeared in flash. A second later, the tiger and eagles shattered as she reappeared.
"Don't think some trick will stop me!" Lyon yelled as ten magic circles appeared before him. "Ice-Make: STAMPEDE!" From the circles came several Tigers, birds and Dragons made of ice. Alyssa vanished again and shattered all of the creatures in less than three seconds. Staring in shock, Lyon quickly wrapped himself in another spiked barrier and reinforced with the triple the spikes with good measure. Alyssa charged again, but this time charged ahead with a vibrating punch so fast that she managed to break through the barrier and punch Lyon out of it and towards the temple wall. Before he had a chance to retaliate, the orange-haired wizard appeared in front of him with her fist reared back.
"SPEED QUEEN: MILLION-STRIKE PUNCH!" And indeed, Alyssa struck the Cold Emperor 999,999 times in less than minute, rearing her right fist back for the final punch, vibrational energy covering her arm as she swung. The impact from the hit, caused a blast that destroyed the temple wall behind Lyon. After the smoke had cleared, the amazonian wizard stepped back from her opponent has he fell face first onto the floor, knocked out by the million super-fast punches. Alyssa herself started to pant as the magic circles vanished from beside her shoulders and her skin changed back to its normal color.
(Music End)
"Don't...mess with the queen." Alyssa said as she started to fell a little woozy and sat down, breathing heavily as she did. 'Looks like forty seconds is still my upper limit for that spell.' She groaned a bit as she felt the strain in her muscles and the magic energy inside her completely drained. 'At least I can stay conscious afterwards. Natsu, Zeke. The rest is up to you guys.'
Speaking of Zeke, he stood facing down Claudia alongside Lucy, Alexander, Happy and Marianne, all of them having received damage from the battle. All around them were unconscious chanters and pirates laid across the jungle floor. Houzi had vanished after Claudia stuck him with a powerful swing. "Just give up! You're outnumbered and probably running low on magic!"
In response, the silver-haired mercenary just scowled as she gripped her hammer tighter. "Screw you! I still have one trick up my sleeve!" The Hammer wizard spun her weapon over her head, channeling a massive amount of magical energy. "I'll blow you all away! Hammer Explosion!" Claudia slammed her hammer into the ground and soon streaks of light started shining from below.
"Hit the deck!" Happy yelled as the ground underneath them exploded, blasting the Fairy Tail wizards into the air. As they were airborne, Claudia assumed that she had won. Until she saw an upside down Zeke aiming a magic arrow at her.
'Well, at least I had fun.' Claudia thought to herself before she was knocked back by the magically created arrow. Oddly enough, as she fell back on the ground, so did everyone else.
"Okay, not fun." Lucy woozily stated. Suddenly, she heard a nearby chuckle and saw Alexander lying his back and laughing.
"You Fairy Tails got some real spunk." The blue-haired pirate said. "This was the most fun I've ever had in battle."
"This was fun for you?!" The blonde exclaimed.
"Hehe. You see what happens at Happy Hour back at the guild." Zeke stated as he sat up. However, the jovial mood was ruined when the brunette archer saw a familiar series of magic circles above the temple and a purple celestial body. "Oh no! The Moon's out!"
"Really?!" Lucy asked.
"We must've been fighting longer than we thought!" Happy stated.
"There's still time for us to stop the ceremony!" Marianne stated.
"She's right! Let's go!" Zeke ordered, the others nodding as the five turned towards the temple.
"No wait!" The group turned to see an elderly woman getting back up with her face revealed, showing a beaded headpiece that matched the man standing next to him. "We won't let you interfere...with the Cold Emperor."
"Those headpieces. You guys are from Brago." The archer stated. Suddenly, the gears clicked in Zeke's head as he remembered one of the towns that was destroyed during Deliora's rampage in the North. "So that's how that icy prick got so many people to follow him. You want revenge on Deliora." The group's attention was suddenly drawn by a chuckling Claudia.
"Finally figured it out." The downed mercenary said. "But it's too late."
In another part of the temple, Zalty was standing in front of the frozen Deliora with a grin on his face. "Hehehe. At long last."
"THERE YOU ARE!" Zalty turned and saw Natsu leaped towards him, his fist covered in blue fire. "I'll burn that grin off your face!"
However, the older man jumped away as the dragon-slayer's fist came down and jumped onto a higher rock. "Must've taken you a while to come up with that one. By the way, how did you manage to find me?"
"I tracked your scent. For some reason, you totally reek of lady's perfume." The Salamander answered, earning a chuckle out of the masked man.
"I would love to stay and chat, but I've got more important things to do right now. Like reviving Deliora."
"Heh. Just forget about that. It's not gonna happen, okay."
"Really. And why is that pretell?"
Natsu just gave his signature smirk. "'Cause Alyssa's gonna kick your bosses' ass, my friends are going to kick that hammer lady's ass, and any minute now, I'm gonna kick your ass! Then this'll all be over."
Zalty just smirked and turned towards Deliora. "We'll just have to see about that." Natsu his head in the same direction and saw the familiar sight of Moon Drip cascading down on the Iced Shell.
"Moon light? But who...THE DOG BOY!" Natsu yelled, suddenly remembering the missing paralysis wizard.
"That's right. And while only having one person means the moon drip isn't terribly powerful right now, we've already gathered plenty of moonlight. We need to give it a little nudge to finish the job." As Zalty said this, a large chunk of the ice instantly melted away, freaking Natsu out.
"Crap! I gotta stop that guy!" Natsu yelled as he tried to run out of the cavern. However, Zalty pointed upward and a portion of the cave roof fell in front of the dragon-slayer, knocking him back.
"Sorry, but you're not going anywhere. Looks like chasing after me was a mistake, Salamander. Better luck next time, eh?" In response to that taunt, Natsu once again leaped at Zalty with an Iron Fist and once again the older man jumped out of the way. "Are you sure you want to do that? Using your fire magic at a time like this might make the ice sealing Deliora melt faster."
Natsu just scowled as he swung with a flaming kick that Zalty also dodged. "If it could be melted by fire magic, then you wouldn't have gone to all this trouble. Bluff all you want, but either my friends will stop the moon drip or I'll do it after I'm done with you and it's game over."
Hearing this made the masked man chuckle again. "I must say I took your for a fool. But when push comes to shove, it seems your surprisingly clever Salamander." As he said this, the cavern and the rest of the temple started to shake. Back in the throne room, Alyssa felt the vibrations too.
"That doesn't sound good." As she started to get up, a terrible shriek was heard all over the island. Outside, Zeke and the others covered their ears as they climbed up the temple wall. Inside of the cavern, Natsu was in agony as his advanced hearing increased the level of sound he heard.
"Yes, it's free!" Zalty cheered as as the ice started to crack and Deliora's eyes glowed red. With another inhuman roar, the demon of destruction's upper torso broke through.
"Deliora." Lyon groaned as he was awakened by the sound. Even the villagers heard the demon's roar as the sounds were powerful enough to create a gale of wind. On top of the temple, Toby keep chanting the words for the ceremony until an energy arrow grazed his cheek, freaking him out as he turned and saw Zeke, Lucy, Happy, Alexander and Marianne glaring at him.
"The next one's gonna go through your colon if you don't stop this ceremony right now!" Zeke stated as conjured up another arrow.
"E-E-Even if I wanted to it's too late." The shivering dog boy said as they heard another demonic howl. "Deliora's gonna be free in a few minutes regardless."
Back in the cavern, Natsu grit his teeth as he started down the massive creature. 'SHIT! I've wasted too much time on this creep! I have to finish it now!' However, a flying crystal ball seemingly came out of nowhere as it slammed into his head. He quickly got back up and saw the ball flying around as Zalty moved his hand.
"Go ahead and do your worst Salamander." Zalty said as he made the ball attack his opponent again.
"Why you!" Natsu exclaimed as he lit his fist in blue fire and smashed the crystal. But with a wave of Zalty's hand, the crystal reconstructed itself like nothing had happened and slammed into Natsu gut. "But I broke it, right?"
"I have the ability to control an objects time, meaning I can take the crystal back in time to before it was broken." The green-haired man said as the crystal floating back towards him.
"What kind of magic gives you that power?" The dragon-slayer asked as he got his second wind.
"I practice one of the lost magics called the Arc of Time." Zalty answered. "It's extremely rare and quite powerful. Would like to see what happens when I throw this crystal ball into the future?"
Faster than he could react, Natsu was pelted by the ball at speeds that even rivaled Alyssa's. He quickly reacted and shattered the crystal, only for it to be fixed again and slam into the back of his head, making him cough a little blood.
"Your fire won't help you!" The Time Wizard taunted as the crystal floated around.
"Don't underestimate me!" Natsu yelled as the azure flames consumed his body again. "I've had enough of you and your buddies f*^king things up for the people of this island! It's time I put a stop to this!"
Even as he felt the air getting warmer, Zalty just raised his arm and conjured a white magic circle. "You don't seriously believe you can stop my Arc of Time with your puny flames, do you?" Accelerating the decay of the ceiling, Zalty caused several rocks to start falling towards Natsu. However, the dragon-slayer sucked in his breath and aimed upward.
"Fire Dragon Roar!" The azure breath attack completely disintegrated the falling rubble. "I don't give a shit about your stupid magic! I just want you off this island!" The flames around Natsu started to compress into him even as the crystal sphere keep slamming into him. "FIRE DRAGON..." A large magic circle appeared underneath Natsu as the air become more and more heated. "SUPERNOVA!" As soon he said this, a massive burst of azure flames exploded from his body, creating a sphere of fire that destroyed the crystal, the surrounding rocks and consumed the surprised Zalty. Soon, the sphere faded, revealing a triumphant Natsu standing in the water that covered the cavern floor. He looked at the now singed and unconscious Zalty with a smirk. "I might not be able to control time, but I did see the future."
However, the celebration was short lived as Deliora released another inhuman roar, creating a pillar of green energy that blasted through the roof of the temple.
"Told ya!" Toby yelled as the five heroes watched in horror.
"No way." Lucy said in fear. In another part of the temple, Alyssa groaned as she walked towards the cavern.
"Have to...make it." The amazon groaned, still feeling the backlash of her Overclock spell. She eventually reached the cavern and saw the freed demon roaring.
"Sorry." She turned and saw Natsu staring up at the demon with regret. "I wasted too much time! But it looks we have to take that thing down!"
"You...you've doomed us all." The two fairy tail wizards turned and saw Lyon crawling towards them, an insane look in his eyes. "I...I was the only one strong enough to defeat Deliora. By defeating me, you've killed us all!"
As the two looked at the crawling ice wizard, no one seemed to notice a glow emanating from the water surrounding Deliora.
"N-N-Now's my chance! I'll finally surpass Ur!" Lyon yelled as struggled to get back up. However, he was socked by Alyssa.
"Will you stop with this insane ego trip already?!" The orange-haired woman yelled. "You've caused enough misery as it is!" Alyssa then turned to her boyfriend. "Natsu, I'm still drained from my last fight. Do you think you can hold Deliora off until the others get here?"
The salmon-haired wizard stared down the screeching demon, shaking a bit as he ignited his fist again. "I'll have to try." With a roar from both the Deliora and Natsu, the Salamander charged as the demon drew its fist back. "Fire Dragon Iron Fist!" The two opposing forces clashed, demonic energy battling against azure fire. "I'm not giving up 'till the bitter end!" The dragon-slayer exclaimed as he started pouring nearly all of his remaining magical energy to increased to power of his fist. And to everyone's shock, Deliora's fist started to crack under the pressure until it shattered. Soon, cracks started to appear all around the demon and it started to crumble.
"What the..." Natsu said in confusion, Alyssa and Lyon just as confused as he was.
"N-No way." Lyon said in disbelief. "T-T-That can't be!"
Finally, the last of Deliora crumbled to pieces, landing in the water and causing it rise.
"Deliora...was already dead."
"Are you guys seeing this?" Happy asked as the group looked down and saw massive amounts of water flowing out of the temple.
"For ten years, Ur has gradually depleted the demon's lifeforce. And what we just saw..." Lyon said as tears started running down his face. "Was nothing more than it's last dying breath." He gripped his hands in angry and sadness. "My dream is dead. There's no hope now! I will never surpass Ur!"
Alyssa whistled after hearing this. "Looks like the rumors about Ur weren't exaggerated."
"Ya. I guess this really was her win." Natsu stated as he looked at the remains of Deliora. However, a new scent suddenly hit his nose and he started looking around until he saw something floating in the water. "Alyssa, look!"
The orange-haired woman looked at the direction Natsu was pointing at and her eyes widened in shock. Floating in the water was an unconscious young woman with short lavender hair.
"Where the hell did she come from?" Alyssa asked before noticing something else. "And why is she naked?"
Natsu looked away as Alyssa went to help the floating woman. Watching all of this was Lyon staring like he had seen a ghost.
"U-Ur?"
"Natsu! Alyssa!" The dragon-slayer turned as saw the rest of his comrades run into the cavern.
"What the hell just happened?" Lucy asked.
"Turns out that the Iced Shell thing was slowly killing Deliora all these years." The salmon-haired wizard answered. The five new arrivals gave a simultaneous sigh.
"Thank the Celestial King." Alexander said. "After the day we've had, I don't think we could've beat something like that."
"That's not the only thing." Alyssa said while carrying the naked woman towards them. While the girls and Happy looked on in confusion, Natsu looked away in embarrassment, Zeke had a nosebleed and Alexander had a perverted grin before shaking his head and giving up his jacket to cover the lavender-haired woman.
"So, who is this?" Zeke asked as he whipped his nose clean.
"I-It's Ur." The group turned and saw Lyon looked at the covered woman with a mix of shock and happiness. "She transformed herself into the ice that sealed Deliora. But how is she alive?"
"No idea." The archer stated. "But if I had to guess, it might have something to do with the Moon Drip. After all, it's never been attempted on an Iced Shell before."
"Ya, sorry I couldn't stop it. I was busy fighting this weird..." Natsu said as he turned to where Zalty was, but now he was gone. "Where the hell did he go?!"
"Well, at least the curse is dealt with." Marianne said, confusing Lyon.
"What curse?"
"You know, the curse that turned all of the villagers into demons. We think Deliora and the Moon Drip caused it." Lucy explained.
"I don't know what you're talking about." The Ice wizard stated.
"Don't lie! It was your ceremony that made the moon turn purple!" Happy yelled.
"And the villagers said their change happened about three years ago." Alyssa stated.
"Look, when we first came here, we were aware that there was a village. But we saw no reason to communicate with the villagers so we left them alone. And they never came to the temple to see what we were up to." He explained, confusing the group.
"That's not true. The chief told us that they have sent search parties to the temple, but every time they sent someone, they would always end up back at the village with no memory of what happened." Zeke replied.
"Well, I can't say why that is. But I can tell you that the villagers weren't transformed by the Moon Drip. It doesn't affect the human body."
"Ya, right." Alexander said with suspicion. "You're probably lying to get you and your pals off the hook."
"Bold words coming from a pirate." Lyon retorted. "Just think about it. I've been exposed to it as long as they have and my appearance hasn't changed one bit."
"That's true." Lucy commented.
"Of course! How could I have missed that?!" Zeke yelled, angry at himself for not noticing that detail.
"Wait, what about the membrane?" Alexander asked, getting everyone's attention.
"What membrane?" Happy asked.
"You know, the giant lense-shaped membrane floating over Galuna." The blue-haired pirate answered. "Didn't you guys see it when you docked?"
"No, we got caught up in a tidal wave." Lucy answered, surprising the two pirates. Suddenly, Zeke snapped his fingers.
"Okay, now I got an idea!" The archer wizard said with a grin.
"That was fast." The blonde celestial wizard stated.
"Either way, I wouldn't trust them. Those villagers are hiding something." Lyon chimed in. "But I'm sure you guild wizards can handle it."
"We're not guild wizards." Marianne corrected as Alexander started thinking of something.
"We're not done with you." Natsu said as he glared at the defeated Cold Emperor. "You destroyed the village."
"While I can't excuse what you did, I do understand why your allies followed you." Zeke said, getting Natsu and Lyon's attention. "Toby and Claudia told us about how they and all of your other followers lost their families and homes because of Deliora. And how you convinced them that if they helped you release the demon that you would kill it."
"So wait. What're we gonna do about the villagers?" Alyssa asked as Zeke sighed.
"No idea."
"Well that's a first." Lucy commented. The group started to leave the cave, Marianne carrying Ur on her shoulder as she went ahead with Natsu, Zeke, Alexander, Lucy and Happy. Before Alyssa left, she turned towards Lyon.
"You know, you really should join a guild." The orange-haired amazon said, surprising the Ice Wizard. "Mine helped me find a new dream. Maybe if you joined one, you'll find your own."
Lyon looked at her before turning his head. "Whatever." As Alyssa started to walk away, the Ice Wizard looked back up. "You'll take care of her, right?"
Alyssa nodded as she gave him a kind smile. "You sure you don't want to be there when she wakes up?"
"I-I need some time." Lyon stated. After all, the woman he had thought to be dead for years was now alive. And now he felt ashamed for what he had done and didn't feel like facing her.
"I get it." The speed queen replied. "When you're ready, be sure to drop by Fairy Tail." And with that she left, leaving Lyon alone with his thoughts.
And then...
"Well, this is weird." Zeke said as the group arrived at the camp after meeting up with the rest of the Star Liberators.
"Where are they?" One of them asked as the they started to look around. Soon, one of the villagers came and told them to come with him back to village. They came with and much to their shock, the village was completely restored, like nothing had happened to it, much to the joy of the villagers.
"Woah, are you kidding me?" Lucy asked.
"Yesterday it was a total mess. But now it looks perfect."
"What's going on?" Zeke asked. "It's like the village went back in time or something."
"Back in time." Natsu said to himself, suddenly remembering about Zalty. "Oh ya, that guy I was fighting used some kind of lost time magic."
"You think he fixed the village?" Alyssa asked.
"He didn't seem like he would do something like that." Natsu replied as Zeke started to ponder.
"And there was no trace of him." The brunette stated. "We might run into him again knowing our luck."
Meanwhile, Lucy had left to get the team's stuff until she spotted Moka sitting in front of his son's grave. "You and your wizard friends used magic to restore our village, didn't you?"
"Um...well sir...that's not."
"I can't tell you how much I appreciate it." The chief said as he got up and turned towards the blonde Celestial wizard. "However, I must know...WHEN ARE YOU WIZARDS FINALLY GOING TO DESTROY THE MOON FOR US?! WELL?!"
"In a few minutes." Zeke said, getting the chief's attention. "We just need a moment to catch our breath after the hectic day we've had."
'Wow. He actually said that with a straight face.' Lucy thought to herself with a sweat drop. A few minutes later (after getting the still unconscious Ur into a medical tent), the villagers, pirates and wizards were gathered in the center of town, watching as Natsu, Alyssa and Zeke stretched a bit.
"Are you just going to sit there and stretch?" One of the villagers asked.
"Just give us a second." Alyssa replied.
"Ya, I finally get what all this was about." Zeke said. "The Moon Drip, all the search parties being teleported back to the village. It all finally makes sense."
"How so?" One of them asked.
"Just sit back and watch." Natsu grinned as the three founding members of Team Morningstar looked up at the purple moon. "So, we're going to use that?"
"Yup." Zeke replied with a smile as Alyssa did the same.
"This is gonna be awesome!" Happy cheered along with the rest of villagers in anticipation.
"What is exactly is that?" Marianne asked Lucy.
"No idea. I'm still a bit of a newbie." The younger blonde replied.
"Let's do it!" Alexander and his crew cheered as they raised up their drinks. Alyssa cracked her knuckles, Zeke conjured up his longbow and Natsu ate some of the fire from the torches for energy.
"Just like we practiced." Zeke said as he created a spiraling arrow in his right hand and loaded it into the bow, aiming up at the sky."In three..."
Alyssa held her hands up as they started spin.
"Two..."
Natsu started sucking in some air.
"One." Zeke said as he drew back on the string. "Now!"
"Speed Queen: Twin Twister!"
"Arch Shot: Drill Arrow!"
"Fire Dragon Roar!"
The three magical attacks blasted off into the sky and headed for the moon. As they reached higher, the wind, energy arrow and fire started colliding with each other and soon merged. The energy from the Drill Arrow started to combine with the fire and made it take on a green shade as it spun with the combining twisters.
"Their magic combined?!" Lucy gasped.
"Keep going!" Zeke yelled as the three put more of their magic into the combined attack, making their spells combine until the a tornado of emerald fire was blasting towards the moon. The attack seemingly impacted with the moon in a flash of light before it vanished. Everyone looked up and soon saw cracks forming on the purple moon. The villagers started to cheer until they saw cracks appear in the sky around the moon until it shattered, revealing a regular colored moon.
"The moon...it's still there!" Moka said in disbelief.
"Whenever the Moon Drip ceremony started, it released magic energy in the form of a gas that hovered over the island and solidified." Zeke explained as the villagers started to glow. "That's why the moon looked purple. And now, you guys should return to your true selves."
But much to their shock, the villagers still looked like demons as the glow faded. "I don't understand. We still look like demons." One of them stated.
"Bingo. That's 'cause you guys are demons." Alyssa said with a smile. "The Moon Drip didn't affect your appearance. It affected your minds."
"You guys thought you were humans that were turned into demons when you're really demons that can turn human." Natsu stated. "The Moon Drip screwed with your memories and made you think your human forms were your original ones."
"It's also why you couldn't go to the temple." Zeke continued to explain. "The moonlight collected there is sacred, so beings of darkness can't enter."
"You guys are pretty clever. I knew I could count on you guys." Everyone turned and were shocked to see a familiar face (except for the Star Liberators). The man in question was Bobo, who had now taken on a fully demonic form. "Thanks for you help, wizards. I owe you one."
"A GHOST!" Lucy and Happy exclaimed as they held each other in fear.
"Oh sweet Mavis, no!" Zeke yelled.
"Bobo." A speechless Moka said.
"But I thought you were..."
"Getting stabbed in the chest hurt pretty bad. But you gotta do more than that to kill a demon." The fisherman said with a chuckle.
"But you disappeared into thin air!" A freaked out Alyssa stated. In response, Bobo took off, revealing his demonic wings.
"I really hope you kids can forgive me for not telling you the truth sooner."
"He can fly?" Zeke asked.
"That is so cool!" Natsu said with sparkles in his eyes.
"I was the only one who didn't have any memory loss. I had to leave because everyone went nuts." The airborne demon explained. "I knew I was a demon, but everyone else suddenly thought they were cursed humans."
Moka looked with tears in his eyes and he sprouted his wings. He took off and embraced his son. "Bobo!"
Seeing his old man brought a smile to his face as Bobo hugged his father back. "I'm so glad you finally snapped out of it pops."
Seeing this, the villagers started sprouting their own wings and flew around, happy about Bobo's return and their real memories returning as the humans and cat watched with smiles on their face.
"You know, if you look at their faces, they don't really look like demons." Natsu stated. "They kind of look more like angels."
"Let's have a feast tonight to celebrate!" Moka exclaimed, the other demons and Natsu cheering.
"I don't know if I'm rowdy enough to party with demons." Lucy said with a sweat-drop.
"Me either." Happy retorted.
"Hahaha." Alexander chuckled, getting Marianne's attention. "We might not have found the right key, but we sure found a lot of fun!"
The dirty blonde woman smiled and nodded. "That's for sure."
Later, everyone was eating as the feast began, Natsu dining on some fire as Zeke sat next to his friend.
"Hey, you're the guy who said we looked cool, right?" The two boys turned and saw a blue-skinned demon that Zeke recognized from earlier due to her wardrobe along with three other demon girls.
"Yup. And you still look cool." Natsu answered, making the demon girls blush.
"Um, Natsu..." Zeke said, only to be interrupted by the girls surrounding his salmon-haired friend.
"Just so you know, every girl in our village has totally fallen for cause we think you're like the coolest guy ever!"
"Ya, she's right! We're think you're super awesome, Natsu!"
The dragon-slayer sweat dropped at this attention. "Well I appreciate the compliments ladies. I already have a girlfriend." He said making the demon girls pout in sadness. Noticing this, he put his arm around Zeke and pointed to the confused archer. "But my friend here is still single!"
"WHAT?!" The archer exclaimed with wide eyes. "N-No...that's not...I mean..."
The girls smiled and dragged Zeke away. "Come on, we'll some you how demons dance."
"Well, I suppose dancing can't hurt." The brunette said with a sweat-drop. 'And please let that be all that happens.'
Lucy, Alyssa and Happy noticed their leader being dragged away and smiled. "Looks like someone's getting a lot attention from the ladies." Lucy said.
"About time. Zeke's never been that popular with girls before, so he does deserve it." Alyssa stated.
"But I don't those girls are his type." Happy stated.
"You know, this is nice." The girls and cat turned and saw Alexander sitting next to them. "Normally me and crew just find some dirty guild or corrupt business man, take some their money, leave a tip for the authorities and leave. I can't remember the last time I had dinner that wasn't on my ship."
"That's good to hear." Lucy said. Alexander then scratched the back of his head as he asked his next question.
"Hey, w-would it be alright if I joined Fairy Tail?" He asked, surprising the three. "I know, longshot. But it would be nice to finally have someplace to relax. And most of the crew are older than me so..."
"Sure." Alyssa answered, making the one-eyed pirate do a double take.
"Really?!"
"Sure. Although the master might put you and Marianne on probationary status, but me and guys can put in a good word for you." The amazonian woman explained.
"Aye!" Happy replied.
"I'll even put in a good word for you on one condition." Lucy said.
"And what would that be?"
"You teach me about the Celestial Arms."
The blue-haired man looked at his fellow celestial wizard before having a good laugh. "You got yourself a deal."
As the night when on, several events happened. Moka told the group that they had restored their faith in humans and were now ready to interact with the outside world. Even more surprising, Yuka and Cherry were let out of their holding cell as Claudia came down later, getting on her hands and knees and apologizing for all the destruction they had caused in the name of their revenge. And unsurprisingly, Natsu invited their three former enemies to join them in the festivities. While the three were a little hesitant at first, they did sit down and ended up having a good time. But as all the partying was going on, no one noticed Zalty preached on a branch outside the village. He removed his mask as his body glowed, revealing his true form as a woman with lavender hair, white clothing and a striking resemblance to Ur.
Speaking of Ur, the next morning, the Ice Master started to stir and slowly woke up. "What...what happened?" The lavender-haired woman sat up, looking around in confusion. She felt her face and then looked at her hands. "Last thing I remembered, I cast the Iced Shell."
"Oh, you're awake." Ur turned and saw Lucy walk into the tent with some medical supplies. "About time. We were starting to worry about you. I'm Lucy by the way."
"Oh...hello, Lucy." The ice master said. "Where am I? Based on the temperature, I'm guess it's not Brago."
"Ya, you got a lot to catch up on."
"How long was I..."
"Part of the Iced Shell?" Lucy asked, surprising Ur and getting a nod. "I think about ten years."
Ur said nothing for a minute before yelling in surprise, shocking Lucy. "TEN YEARS?! Oh my god, what happened to my students?! Their names are Gray and Lyon!"
"I've met Lyon and...wait. Did you say Gray? As in Gray Fullbuster?"
"Yes. You know him?"
A few hours later (after catching Ur up on current events and Lucy giving her one of her outfits that consisted of a black t-shirt, jeans and shoes), the group were ready to depart from the island. Moka and Zeke shook hands as the demon chief once again thanked them and handed the seven-million jewel reward and the golden gat key that Lucy identified as Sagittarius. Bobo offered to take them back, but Alexander offered them a ride back to Magnolia on his ship, the Jabberwocky. As the group was heading towards the pirate ship, Lucy noticed the three Morningstar founders smiling at the fact that they completed an S-Class mission.
"By the way guys. What was that attack you used last night?" Lucy asked and was then confused by the embarrassed look on her friend's faces.
"Well we don't really have a name for it." Natsu answered.
"Really?"
"Give us a break. We only figured out could do that four months ago and we haven't used it that much." Alyssa stated.
Soon the group reached the pirate ship and everyone but Natsu and the pirates looked at the ship in admiration. As Natsu attempted to try and swim away, but Alyssa speed towards him and dragged him back to the ship as everyone had a good laugh.
'Not even a member for a month and I've already completed my first S-Class Mission.' Lucy thought to herself as she boarded the ship. 'It's official, I love being a member of Fairy Tail.' She thought to how Alexander was going to help her with her magic. 'And I'm definitely going to get stronger.'
Soon, the Jabberwocky took sail as the islanders waved and shouted their goodbyes. From on top a nearby cliff, the bandaged-up Lyon watched the pirate ship sail off as Cherry, Toby, Claudia and the Brago villagers stood near him.
"You know, they weren't so bad." Yuka stated.
"Guys I'm not crying. I just got something in my eye." A sobbing Toby said.
"It's okay. Just let it out." Claudia replied.
"Are you okay, Lyon?" Cherry asked in concern. "You never got the chance to say goodbye to your master and give her your love."
"It's fine." Lyon calmly replied. "When I'm ready, I'll go see her again." A smile made its way to his face as he thought back to what Alyssa said last night and turned to Toby and Yuka. "You two were in a guild once. What's it like?"
On the Jabberwocky, Ur leaned over the railings, basking in the sunlight as she started thinking. 'Ten years. I wonder how Gray will react to seeing me. And Ultear, would she even remember me?' She turned as saw Zeke and Alyssa holding a sea sick Natsu from jumping off the ship as Lucy and Happy watched in embarrassment. Alexander steered the ship as Marianne gave orders to the crew. Seeing these sights brought a smile to her face. 'Oh well. Can't linger on the past. Not when the future is so bright.'
Author's note 2: Holy Crap! That was another long-ass chapter that brought an end to the Galuna Island arc. And like the end of the Lullaby arc, I need to explain a few things.
1). Alyssa's Overclock Spell: This came to my mind when thinking of natural ways to make Alyssa stronger. Then I remembered the Kaio-Ken from Dragon Ball Z and the thought instantly clicked in my head. So ya, Alyssa can focus all of her magic to enhance all of her abilities, but it only lasts for about forty seconds, drains all of her current magic and it puts strain on her body. But forty seconds is still plenty of time for a speedster. Also, her appearance in this 'form' is red skin and purple magic circles hovering by the sides of her shoulders.
2). The Miracle: Part of my plan to expand the mythology of the Fairy Tail world, since in the canon series all we get is Zeref's history.
3). The combined attack: I serious can't think of a name for it, so if anyone has any suggestions, that would be awesome.
4). Ur's revival: I honestly think Ur's a pretty awesome character and hey, this is a world that operates on magic. Plus, her return opens up so many story telling potential. From her interactions with Gray and Lyon to even a confrontation with Ur I have planned. But that's for another island arc.
5). The Shadowman: All in due time but it does help flesh out Alyssa's back story and I do have a plan for this dark figure.
Anyway, chibi preview time:
(We see chibi versions of Zeke and Ur on the deck of the Jabberwocky.)
Ur: So Zeke, how's Gray doing these days?
Zeke: Fine, he's actually considered one of the most skill wizards in Fairy Tail and he's Natsu rival.
Ur: Really that's great. I know he was a handful back when he was a kid.
Zeke: He still kind of is, especially with his stripping habit.
Ur (shocked): He still does that?!
Zeke: Next Time: The Changeling! I wonder how the rest of guild's gonna react to all this?
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