Both Natsu and Lucy continued to stare at the sealed demon hypnotized by its eerie presence. Neither could take their eyes off for reasons unknown to them.

"You positive this is the demon your master sealed away?" Natsu asked.

"There's no doubt about it." Gray said, still lost as to how it got to the island.

"Maybe this is another demon that just happens to look like the one your master sealed up" Lucy says in complete seriousness.

"Oh yeah, that sounds pretty plausible, right Gray!" Natsu says.

"Natsu, Lucy. To the corner, right now" Gray says, pointing to the far end of the cave while trying to rid of his oncoming headache.

Looking down both slayers nod and walk to the corner their teammate was pointing at dejectedly.

"Natsu and Lucy's dumbness aside, I wonder why it was transported all the way from the northern continent to Galuna Island?" Happy questioned.

Lucy began speaking from the corner where she was, first swallowing the celestial food she had Virgo bring out, "Well if I had to guess-

"No, no guesses Lucy!" Gray yells, tossing a pebble at the slayer.

"Aw come on Gray, I'm serious I have a theory!" she yells from her corner, stomping her foot in objection.

Sighing Gray walks away "Go on then, what's your theory?" hoping to not increase his headache.

"Okay so hear me out, what if there is a connection between that cold empire dude and his lackeys using the demon and the moon to make the villagers look so creepy", looking to Gray and Happy, "you heard them mention the moon earlier, so that's gotta be it right!"

Gray stared at the blonde in disbelief at the theory she came up with, for a moment he wasn't sure if it was Lucy who was speaking. As for Happy, he couldn't help but fall from where he was flying shocked from hearing something smart come out of Lucy's mouth for once. Natsu was just grinning at his best friend for being so smart again.

"Holy shit Lucy, as much as it pains me to say it and it really does pain me, I think you're right," Gray says.

"Sweet! Give me a go at those guys and I'll destroy them and this stupid demon." Natsu grinned, fists alit.

Lucy looked at the huge demon and began circling the entire ice block, five minutes later when she was done, she spoke to Natsu. "Luce taught me a lot Natsu and one of his biggest things was if a demon is ever contained never let it out, so let's not destroy the demon that was encased in this really big ice block" Lucy said going to lay down after doing so much walking.

"No way! A little fire outta do the trick." Natsu said, ignoring his friends' wise words.

Gray looked at the fire mage in outrage and punched him square in the face, "listen to the other idiot for once, she just said her demon said to never let other demons out once contained...a bit ironic when you think about it"

"Hey" Lucy yelled getting up from her spot, a bit insulted. "I just told you all that stuff and I'm an idiot!"

Shrugging at the blonde unapologetic, Gray looks to Natsu preparing to fight if the fire mage tries to melt the ice and free the demon.

Natsu grabbed his cheek and glared at the ice mage, "What's the big deal?! What'd you hit me for popsicle?!" he stopped glaring when he saw the look on the ice mages face.

"I just told you I don't want you or your flames anywhere near it. If that ice melts and Deliora is revived there's no way we'd be able to stop it." Gray stated.

Natsu shot up at that, "Did you forget we have a demon slayer by our side", looking to Lucy who shoots a peace sign, "I'm sure we'd have a better chance of stopping it than you did before", Natsu says rubbing his cheek, " And besides, do you really think a huge chunk of ice would be that easy to melt?"

Gray looked at him then looked down awkwardly, "I mean…No."

"Even Lucy's not that dumb" Happy says pointing at Lucy who is currently being held back by Natsu from attacking both Gray and Happy for calling her dumb.

Noticing how sad he looks, Lucy walks up to Gray after cooling off and offers him a piece food she had left from the village "You alright Gray, want some boar?"

Nodding his head, he decides to take the offering. Once taken Gray sighs, must be a demon thing.

"What the heck, why are you giving him your food, I'm the one that got hit for no good reason". Natsu yelled.

"You were trying to break out the demon, you kinda deserved it" Lucy sweat dropped.

" Look I'm just worried. A long time ago my master Ur cast this spell called Iced Shell on this demon enclosing it in a form of ice that can't be melted. It's so strong that even the most powerful flame spells have no effect on it." Gray explained.

The others listened to his explanation, Lucy slightly regretting giving away her last piece of boar to Gray when her stomach grumbled.

"If they knew the ice couldn't be melted then why did they bring it here?" Happy questioned.

Jumping up and down pumping her fist Lucy turns to everyone drawing their attention. "Next theory! What if they already knew using fire magic wouldn't work , and brought it here instead for that reason." Lucy said.

"Ok, say they did. Next question is why they would do that?" Gray questioned, surprised the girl thought of such a thing.

Lucy started going over the mage's words from earlier, "The drip moon they mentioned, what if they're using it to try and break the ice?"

"I think you mean Moon drip" Happy sweat dropped.

She nodded, "Yeah that. Anyways, remember what they said about gathering the moons light. What if they found a way to break the ice and wake it up? I mean it's just a hunch."

Gray shook his head Well damn Lucy, color me surprised, "But who would bring Deliora here and why?"

Natsu crossed his arms, "We need answers. Let's go find those guys."

"Are you sure we can't just wait here for them to come to us?" Lucy said from her spot on the ground she was laying on, I was hoping for another nap.

"Sorry, Lucy but we gotta move"- Natsu said humored by his best friends' laziness.

"No, although I don't think they'll be coming back here, we do need to stay and wait to see if something happens with the moon and Deliora." Gray said, hating that Lucy was getting her way.

"Yeah!" Lucy yelled, already unpacking a sleeping bag for herself.

"You're really lazy Lushie". Happy said.

"Eh, got me there", Lucy says.

"The moon?! But it's the middle of the afternoon! Forget that! If I gotta hang out here all day, I'll die of boredom!" Natsu said, making steam come out of his ears, and fire shoot out of his mouth as his tantrum to get moving began to grow bigger.

Lucy thought about it, before giving up "Wait, hold on. Why are we waiting here?"

"Seriously, you just -like twice you came up with", shaking his head Gray looks to Lucy and says, "We're waiting here because the moon and Deliora might be connected in some way."

"Oh okay" Lucy says before going back to getting comfortable.

"I'm not waiting! We've got work to do!" Natsu yelled, right after he said that he was knocked out asleep.

"I guess all that yelling and stomping around tired him out" Lucy stated, ready to fall asleep herself.

"Aye." Happy agreed.

Lucy looked over at Gray and saw he had a look on his face like the one she would get when she would remember something about Luce or her mom. Ever since she's joined Fairy Tail though those moments have lessened.

"Hey Lucy." Happy called out catching the blondes' attention.

"What's up, Happy" Lucy said yawning.

"I'm kind of bored." He told her.

She stretched, "Yeah, I bet the demon cult mission would've been more fun filled".

"I don't think so Lucy" Happy sweat dropped. It probably would've killed one of us.

"If you're that bored, I have a spirit I haven't called on in a while, she's been itching to come out" she shrugged.

"Who's that!" Happy questioned excited.

Lucy pulled out a silver gate key, and after saying the chant "Gate of the Harp, I open thee, Lyra!" out came a woman with orange hair with a harp on her back.

Lyra waved frantically at the blonde, "Oh wow! I haven't seen you in forever Lucy! Nice to see you!"

Lucy smiled at the energetic spirit, "Sup Lyra."

"Say, how come you never call me anymore? It's not fair when you think about it. I would love to help you out, but you ignore me jerk." She pouted, hugging her harp close to herself.

Lucy chuckled, "That true? If I recall, shuffling through a journal, you were the one who said they were only available three days a month".

"Uh! Are you sure about that?" Lyra asked, acting innocent, "Can't recall".

Happy sweat-dropped, "Great another weirdo."

"Moving on, what would you like to hear me sing? Any requests?" Lyra asked.

Lucy tapped her chin, "Give us something soothing, if you don't mind".

Lyra smiled brightly at her, "Righty O' Lucy, one soothing song coming right up!"

Happy looked at the blonde, "So Lyra is a singing spirit?"

Lyra looked at the cat, "Not just any singing spirit I'm the best singing spirit there is, isn't that right Lucy?"

Lucy chuckled, "Yeah, Lyra has one of the best voices I've ever heard, she does the best lullabies."

Lyra got her harp out, flattered by her master's words then began her song.

The blonde smiled leaning back and enjoying the music, memories of times with her mother floated by as well as a few with Luce. As she listened the memory of her mother first gifting her with Aquarius passed by. Next was the memory of Luce teaching her how to do a demon sucker punch when Aquarius and Capricorn weren't looking.

Meanwhile, Gray was over near the frozen demon remembering his time with master Ur as Lucy's spirits song flowed through him causing a flow of emotions to hit him.

Lucy opened her eyes, getting up from where she was laying lost in her memories, getting Lyra to stop her song when she heard quite sobs from Gray.

"Gray? Are you okay?" Happy asked.

"Yeah, I'm just fine". Gray said wiping his eyes, trying but failing to hide his tears.

"Are you sure? You seem upset?" Happy continued.

"Lyra's singing voice can affect people in different ways." Lucy explained, "Sorry Gray shoulda warned ya".

"Did the harp spirit make you cry?" Happy asked.

"I…wasn't crying, I just got something in my eye." He lied horribly.

Happy looked at Lucy's spirit, "Maybe you should sing something upbeat."

She looked at the cat shaking her head, "Sorry, but I only take requests from Lu".

Happy looked to Lucy who just shrugged and nodded her head.

Gray sighed, "Maybe we should skip the song. We need to stay quiet, so we're not found out."

Natsu, who was silent the entire time, didn't say anything and instead looked at Gray.


Lucy had just gone to sleep on a boulder while Happy was curled on her head with Natsu already back to sleep snoring, when the cave began to shake causing Lucy to fall on her face. Once she woke up, she got in a fighting stance "What's going on?"

Natsu shot right up wide awake ready for action, "Is it nighttime yet?!"

"A purple beam of light…" Lucy stared, noticing a purple magic circle which appeared above Deliora.

"It's shining down from the ceiling!" Natsu said readying his fighting stance.

"But why is it purple? It has to be the moonlight." Gray questioned.

"What's going on? I'm getting scared Guys." Happy said.

They saw the purple light shine down on the frozen demon, causing an eerie glow.

"It's shining down on Deliora!" Gray said, panicking.

"I don't think that's a coincidence." Natsu said.

Gray looked at them, "Let's go! We have to find out where the lights coming from and what it's doing!"

"Aye!" Happy said.

They ran off in another direction of the cave hoping to find the answers to what's going on. Arriving at the top of where the light was coming from, they saw another magic circle.

"Why would someone cast a magic circle inside this old temple?" Gray wondered.

"We're not gonna get any answers waiting here!" Lucy said making all of them run off again. As they ran up the stairs and made it all the way to the top the temple, they saw people dressed up in robes around in a circle chanting something.

"What are they doing?" Natsu whispered from behind the stones they decided to hide behind.

Lucy looked at him "if I'm right, then it looks like they're speaking in some sort of gibberish language".

Slapping his face Gray shakes his head, Well, she can't be right all the time.

Looking up they see that Lucy was right after all and it was the moon, they were using to draw magic from.

"The moon…" Gray said, "Holy crap, Lucy you were right they are using it for something".

"I'm not a wizard saint for nothing, Gray" Lucy says before tripping over a pebble. Slapping his face Gray stares at the downed blonde, this is the strongest Fairy Tail wizard...

Natsu looked at the robe people, "I think those robed freaks are chanting some spell to collect the moonlight and that's causing the purple glow."

"And they're shining it on Deliora, but why?" Lucy wondered.

"It's the spell they mentioned earlier, Moon drip." Lyra said.

Lucy fell over on her back grabbing her heaving chest, "How long have you been here?"

"I see. That's what they're trying to do." Lyra mumbled, ignoring her master.

"Oooh, so you know something about this Lyra, tell us, tell us! Lucy asked, grinning at her spirit.

Lyra nodded at her eager master, "Yeah, I told you earlier remember?"

Lucy thinks for a moment then shakes her head, vaguely recalling someone in her head. Sighing the spirit just continues with her explanation "They're using the moon drip spell to melt the ice surrounding the demon underground, so they can resurrect it."

"What?!" Natsu whispered.

Lucy groaned, "What a drag" dragging her hand down her face Lucy looks to the others, "So they are using the moon drip to try and free Deliora."

"They can't! The ice used in an iced shell can't be melted!" Gray protested.

"I hate to say it, but that's not entirely true. While the iced shell spell is strong, it can be melted using focused moon energy which can break any magical spell." Lyra explained.

Happy's eyes widened, "Oh no!"

Gray got pissed, "Idiots! They've never witnessed the wrath of Deliora!"

"I think what the islanders believe is a curse against them may actually be side effects of the moon drip. The moon energy can contaminate your body. Those islanders have been exposed to way too much of it." Lyra explained further.

Natsu growled pounding his fists together in a fury, "I'll make them pay!"

"So, we do have to beat people up to rid the curse. I was right again." Lucy said, before sniffing the air alerting Natsu of someone's approach.

Looking to where Lucy was pointing, they see someone wearing armor from head to toe approaching the people gathering the moon drip. They also see those three mages, Yuka, Sherry and Toby, from before in the cave they were in.

"What a waste," Yuka complained, "I lost so much precious sleep for nothing." Lucy nodded her head in agreement, "Me and that guy would get along great, don't you think" she whispered to her friends, getting glares from the others. Lucy putting her hands up in surrender.

"We searched all day for the intruders but never found a trace of them." Yuka said, frowning.

"Maybe there wasn't any!" Toby yelled, "Maybe Sherry's crazy".

"I'm afraid I have some sad news Cold Emperor," Sherry said to the man next to her, "We thought we had intruders during the day, but it seems they got away somehow. I cannot speak of love in this situation."

"Intruders?" the cold emperor spoke. "On the island with us?" Turning away from those chanting the man in the armor begins to pace back in forth worried. How is this possible.

"So that guys their leader." Natsu observed.

Lucy nodded, "Looks that way, and something tells me he's the one that wants Deliora to be revived more than anything."

"Has Deliora been awakened yet?" the Cold Emperor asked.

"It should be later tonight or tomorrow." Sherry told him.

"Which one girl!" Toby yelled at her annoyed at the confusing answer.

"The time has almost come. If you see those intruders again kill them. I don't want anyone getting in my way." The Cold Emperor told them.

Natsu and Gray had to hold back Lucy when she had heard what the cold dude had said, to be so cold blooded had made her furious. Who could think to kill people so easily, she thinks.

"They must've been villagers. They're the only other people on this island." Sherry said.

Gray's eyes widened when he heard the cold emperors voice, "That voice…no way…"

"Then destroy the village!" he commanded, irritated he had to give them a solution.

"Yes sir!" Sherry said.

"Understood." Yuka said.

Toby growled.

"What?!" Natsu whispered.

"So, they would kill innocent people just to make sure no one stops them from trying to awaken Deliora? Makes me sick!" Lucy growled, trying to contain her inner demon who was furious at the blatant murderers in front of her. Happy had to sit on her head petting her to calm her down.

"Yeah, we gotta stop 'em." Natsu said, just as mad.

The Cold Emperor smirked, "It's a shame there has to be bloodshed."

Gray was convinced now, "That voice…I didn't wanna believe it, but it is…its…Lyon!"

They looked over to him confused as to who he was describing, Lucy the first to voice this.

"Gray, glad you have a name to the voice, but we have no idea who that is" she said sweat dropping at the ice mage.

"Yeah Gray who's lemon?" Natsu asked.

Gray looked down, "Not Lemon, Lyon, and he learned under Ur just like me. I can't believe he would do this to our master! This...disrespect!"

Lucy looked at him then to Lyon's little group then back to him, " Alright got it. You take Lyon and me and Natsu will handle the lackeys" giving her teammate a fist bump.

Gray looked at her confused, "What? Why. Shouldn't you take on Lyon?"

"Nah, too much work, besides you can handle it" Lucy said giving a peace sign.

Gray opened and closed his mouth still confused on how the plan makes any sense but eventually agreed because he did want to fight Lyon "Alright then I'll take on Lyon while you guys take on his henchman."

"Ahh, but I wanted to fight the cold dude" Natsu complained.

Lucy put her hand on his shoulder "No Natsu, this fight is between Gray and Lyon so stay out of it," then spoke only loud enough so his dragon hearing could it she said, "jump in if it looks like Gray needs it.".

Hearing that Natsu grinned and gave a thumbs up trusting his teammates instructions, "Got it."

"What do I do Lucy" Happy said excited for his role".

Lucy looked towards Happy, " Uh, moral support?".

Happy saluted to her, "Aye sir". Landing on her head as she walked away from the other two mages but still in their line of sight.

Then stopping again, "Oh yeah before I forget Lyra, you can head back now thanks for your help." Rubbing the back of her head in embarrassment for forgetting the spirit was still out.

Lyra nodded with a smile, "Good luck Lucy." She said disappearing.

Finally making sure she was ready she looked to them, signaling to see them all nod they were ready. She began her first part of the plan.

"Well then Happy, wish me Luck" she whispered before yelling "Celestial demon hell flame whip" and grabbing the mage called Toby tossing him into some pillars, grabbing the attention of the other two mages and the Cold Emperor.

"Who did that?!" Yuka yelled looking to see the culprit who threw Toby.

"Toby, are you okay!" Sherry yelled, concerned for their friend who looked a bit concussed.

"No, I'm seeing three Sherry's! I can barely handle one!" Toby yelled, earning him a slap on the growing bump on his head.

If not for the helmet, he was wearing then Lyon's face would show surprise and anger for the current events happening in front of him. After Lucy tossed Toby, Natsu, Gray and herself made themselves known by jumping from behind their hiding place alerting every one of their presence on the island.

"It's the intruders!" Yuka yelled.

"They're the ones who hurt Angelica!" Sherry growled.

"No one cares about your stupid pet rat Sherry!" Toby yelled, rubbing his head, and rushing back to his friends, getting in a fighting stance alongside them.

Lucy not known for being patient made the first move and grabbed all three mages this time shocking them when they saw that they couldn't get out of her flame whip.

"What the hell, this burn!" Yuka yelled.

"There's no love in this rope" Sherry said as she struggled in the whip.

"No duh, this is a flame whip. Anyways we wanna give Gray a fair fight against the cold Empire dude so see ya" Lucy said as she tossed the mages into the forest. She then starts groan as she realizes she has no idea where she threw them on the island, so she'll have to go search for them, which requires her using more energy them she wanted to use. "Damn it shoulda just tied them up".

Looking back to Gray she waves to him "Hey I'm gonna go find those guys and beat em' up k", patting Natsu on the shoulder signaling for him to follow her, plus Happy so they could search for Lyon's partners while Gray was left there with him.

"Aye sir" Natsu and Happy yelled while rushing after Lucy.


Lyon chuckled at the boy in front of him. It's been years since they've last seen each other and yet the grudge he holds against him he realizes has yet to fade, "Hello Gray."

Gray glared, " Just what the hell do you think you're doing Lyon?!"

Lyon took the helmet off revealing his hair was spiky and white with black eyes, "Just what does it look like I'm doing? I'm reviving Deliora so that I can surpass Ur!"

Gray took a step back, the air knocked out of him in disbelief that someone who used to train under the same master as him could do such a thing.

"You're going to unleash a demon that not even Ur could defeat without giving up something so valuable, just so you could try and beat it?! You've lost it!" Gray yelled.

"I'm not wrong for wanting to surpass Ur! I won't let you take this chance away from me again!" Lyon yelled in anger.

Gray got in an ice-make pose, "I won't let you disrespect my master like this! Especially with something so crazy as this!"

Lyon smirked also getting in an ice-make pose, "I'd like to see you try and stop me".


Elsewhere, a pirate ship was sailing fast towards Galuna Island, all occupants on board knocked unconscious save the captain who was steering it, not by choice, however.

Deciding to finally speak after getting his ship taken over, the captain looked to the woman who hijacked it, "Uh, why do you wanna go to Galuna Island? It's scary!"

"I could care less about that", a woman voiced sternly, staring ahead.

The man flinched and turned around steering the ship just like she asked. However, the man had heard of all the rumors of that island, people who ventured there turned into demons and never came back. Soon all the sailors began to slowly wake up seeing the captain steer the ship towards the cursed island.

"I don't think you understand ma'am, that island is cursed and anyone who steps foot on it turns into a demon!" the captain explained.

"I will take that chance." The woman said, her only thoughts on two slayers and a cat who were going to get the punishment of a lifetime when they get home. Gray, you better have a good reason for not coming back.

"But why do you have to go there?" the captain asked, pleading for a sensible reason for stepping on Galuna.

Walking out of the shadows with arms akimbo, was Erza Scarlet herself. "When rules are broken the guilty must punished… and I have two idiots who are in need of punishment".

The sailors looked at her in awe, her fearlessness brought shivers down their spine including the captain.

"She's so cool!" the captain shouted.

"We'll follow you anywhere Ms. Scarlet!" the other sailors shouted.

"Very good, then onward to Galuna" Erza said pointing ahead, to where she saw the island coming up.


Lucy began to sweat a sense of foreboding bringing a shiver down her spine "That was weird" Lucy said aloud bring Natsu's and Happy's attention.

Natsu and Happy turned to look at her confused when they saw Lucy freeze up, "You okay Luce, you look like you saw a ghost".

Looking to Natsu, she surprised him when she grabbed hold of his arm with an intense look, " Natsu, I don't know why, but I have the strangest feeling that someone with killing intent for us is heading towards the island".

"Really, that's weird. Any idea who?" Natsu asked intrigued.

"Hmm, if I had to guess I'd say my mate since Gray did say she would be who was sent next if he never returned back to Fairy Tail with us, but then again she loves me too much to want to kill me" Lucy says laughing, Natsu and Happy joining in agreeing with her.

"Yeah, I think your demon senses are just off because of the moon dip Luce" Natsu says clapping the blonde girls shoulder and continuing to walk ahead.

"Seriously Lushie, were you trying to give us a heart attack" Happy said shaking his head.

"Sorry guys, my bad" Lucy says rubbing her head smiling and following Natsu, not realizing that soon a pirate ship would be porting the island with a Scarlet mage who did indeed have killing intent towards those three.


Alright here is the next chapter I hope you enjoy it. Thank you for those who comment I really enjoy them, glad you all love the Erza pair. I honestly love your feedback.