Fairy Tail: Mirror of humanity
Episode 1
A shadow and a being with black wings stand by a mirror, along with Loki, the leo zodiac. "Are you sure this is what you guys really want to do. Once you touch this thing, you go from most sprits hate you, to all spirits. The mirror of humanity is forbidden" says Loki. The shadow nods, and the black wing for soon after. "Alright. A good place to start should be fairy tail. You guys should check it out. I used to be a member" says Loki. The shadow and blackwing approach the mirror. They both gently place their hands on it, and a light flashes. They disappear. "Good luck" says Loki. A while later the shadow wakes up and looks down to see he has a human body. He screams in suprisment and rushes over to a nearby lake to see himself Hes a slender male, he has grey hair. He's a teenager, no more than 18. His blue eyes stair back at him from the water. "So this is a human body. It's got so many features" says the shadow exitedly. Then he looks over to see a brown haired male, about 16. He's a little shorter than most. The brown haired teen looks at the shadow and narrows it's gaze. "Uh...hello" says the shadow nervously. The brown haired teen charges at the shadow, but he dodges and the punch impacts a nearby rock, shattering it. The shadow has a flashback of the blackwing doing something similar in the celestial world. "Wait is that you blackwing" asks the shadow as the teen readies a punch. The teen stops. "It's me, the shadow" says the shadow. The blackwing stops his punch and looks the shadow over. He then turns red. "Whats the matter" asks the shadow. The blackwing covers his eyes and points down. The shadow looks down to notice he's naked. He turns red and covers himself. "Of course these things don't spawn with clothes" says the shadow. Then a girl walks up the hill. She has blonde hair and shes humming to herself. She stops and looks at the shadow and the blackwing. "Uh...I know what this looks like but I can-" starts the shadow. "Oh my, did you two get robbed" she asks in suprisment. "Uh, yeah. Yeah we did" says the shadow unconvincingly. "Well thats no good. Wait here. I'll bring you back some clothes" she says rushing off. The shadow looks over at the blackwing to see that he has his arms crossed and is doing nothing to hide himself. "Cover yourself you pervert" says the shadow. The blackwing roles his eyes and grabs a leaf from a nearby tree. "I am not over reacting" says the shadow. The blackwing looks at the shadow. "So what? At least in my shadow form you couldn't see anything" said the shadow. The blackwing smirks. "How could you say that. I thought we were friends" says the shadow. The girl returns with some clothes in each hand. The two quickly get changed. The shadow now wears a blue t-shirt, a black sleeveless jacket, black pants, and shoes, and a pair of sunglasses on top his head. The blackwing is now wearing a waiter uniform. "Sorry, its the only thing I could find that could fit you right now. You can get something else later" says the girl. The blackwing smiles. "I think it looks good to pal" says the shadow. "But he didn't say anything" said the girl. "He doesn't have to. I know what he means" says the shadow. "Oh that's so cool. Can you read minds" she asks excitedly. "Is...that common among humans" asks the shadow. "No silly. I've never met anyone who could other than you" she says. "I can't. I just kinda know, right pal" ask the shadow. The blackwing looks at him. "See, he agrees" says the shadow. "Oh yeah, what are your names" the girl asks suddenly. Surprise and fear fills the shadows face. "Names" he ask nervously. "Yep. Mines Lily" says the girl. The shadow looks at the blackwing who shrugs his shoulders. "Wow your a lot of help" says the shadow in a sarcastic tone. Lily waits patiently. "Uh...I'm...Raid...and this is...(has a quick flashback of the blackwing crushing the rock)...Crush!...yes ma'am. Those are our names. Raid and Crush" says the shadow. Crush looks at Raid. "I don't care if you don't like it. I didn't see you coming up with anything" says Raid. Raid realizes he said that out loud and looks at Lily who still fully believes Raid's crappy stories. "Those are odd names, but reeeeeeeeeeally cool" she says exitedly. Raid looks suprised. He has a quick flashback of Loki. "Oh yeah, hey do you know where to find fairy tail" asks Raid. Lily looks exited and grabs Raid and Crush's hands. "Follow me" she says exitedly. She drags them clear to a huge building with a sign on it with a fairy. "Uh, is this it" asks Raid. Lily happily nods. "I'm a member" she says moving her hair to reveal a fairy tail symbol on the back of her neck. "Really that's great, do you think you could get me an audience with your boss" asks Raid. "Maybe, but it'll cost you" she says. "Uh, I've got no money though" says Raid. Lily shakes her head. "I'll get you your audience if you join Fairy Tail" she says. "Why would you want us to join" ask Raid. Lily looks at the ground with a sorrowful look. "This branch of the guild only has 15 members, and we have a reputation of being outcast. The committee told us we need to do something to improve either our numbers or reputation. If we don't, then this branch will get shut down" said Lily. "Wouldn't you guys just merge with the bigger one" ask Raid. Lily puts her hand on the building. "It's not about the name. It's about this building, these people" says Lily. Raid and Crush look at each other. "Look I know we have something to do, but this girl helped us, now we need to do the same. Besides, we need to talk to the boss guy anyways" says Raid. Crush thinks for a moment then nods. "Alright then, consider us joined" says Raid. "Great, let's hurry in and sign you up" Lily says cheerfully as she opens up the doors. As soon as Raid and Crush step in an ice shard flies right past Raid. "Who are you" asks a girl with brown hair. She wore a black hoodie and had a ponytail. "Uh...Hi. I'm Raid and very scared right now" says Raid hiding behind Crush. Crush turns to Raid and looks at him. "Oh yeah, and uh, this is Crush" says Raid. "I sense darkness from the scrawny one" says an older man with long black hair. "Then he must be a dark guild member" says the girl with the ponytail as she prepares another ice attack. "WAIT! These are my new friends, and they want to join Fairy Tail" says Lily. "Your too easily swayed Lily. The last people who joined were dark guild members. Step aside and let Winter handle this" says a guy with shaggy brown hair and a jacket. He also has a red headband around his head. Winter sends three more ice spikes at Raid and Crush, but a wall of ice stops them. Raid and Crush look at each other in confusion. "Have you lost your fairy tail pride? Two members graciously come, and we can't give them the benefit of the doubt" asks a man with a cold smile. "Gerard you know what happened last time" says the guy with the headband. "And what? A few rotten seeds and your ready to give up the whole apple? We should at the very least let Master Warren meet them" says Gerard. The guy nods. Then a man with a bushy white beard and stern look walks out of a room. "I'm sorry for the rude introductions. Fate has not been kind to our little family here lately. I am Master Warren. The girl who tried to attack you is Winter, the impatient boy is Hiroshi, the man with long hair is Nako, the one who saved you skins is Gerard, (He points up at the S class floor), The girl with the cloak is Mari, the one with glasses is Laslow, the one with the blue hair is Mushi, and you've already met Lily" says the man. "She are the rest of your members" asks Raid. Lily looks down. "A few days ago, a few guys can in pretending to want to join. In our dilemma we thought they were miracles and let them join. But in the night they kidnapped two of our other members, Red and Elora. The others are all out doing jobs" says Lily sadly. "Tell you what, we6ll test you two. Fail and deal with the consequences. Succed and earn your place here" says Master Warren. "You must be joking" says Winter. "Your test is to find our missing girls, and bring them back to safety. You'll be watched by two of our own to see if you've got what it takes" says Master Warren. "Oh oh I'll go" says Lily. "Yes, you and Winter will go and see what these two got" says Master Warren. "Why me" asks Winter. "Because, if they can impress you, then they MUST be talented" says Master Warren. Winter sighs. "What can you guys do" ask Winter. "I'm a shadow- a uh, shadow wizard" says Rain nervously. Winter looks at Crush. "What about you" she asks. Crush looks at Raid. "Don't look at me. Your on your own" says Raid. Crush narrows his gaze. "Yeah I know you can't speak, but whats your magic" asks Raid. Winter raises her eye brow. "Uh...its a surprise" says Raid. "Wait, is he the one who can read minds" asks Lily exitedly. "No he can't read minds" says Raid. "That's just what you want me to think because of the surprise isn't it" she asks as though she has it all figured out. "He can't read minds...can he" asks Raid looking at Crush. Crush smirks. "Don't give me the silent treatment. Answer me" says Raid. Winter grabs both Raid and Lily by the ears. "Can we go now" asks Winter. "Yes ma'am" says Raid as he, Crush, Lily and Winter depart. Almost a whole day later they are walking up a grassy hill. "Human...bodies...suck" says Raid as he gasps for air and falls. "Is that seriously all you have in you" ask Winter. He gives her a thumbs up and slams his face to the ground. Winter sighs. "Guess we'll make camp so princess can rest" says Winter as she looks at Crush. Crush sets down the bags on his back and he and Winter put up camp while Lily fans Raid. That night Winter is sitting by the campfire. Lily and Crush are sleeping in sleeping bags a small distance off. Raid walks up behind Winter. "Look I'm sorry for being...me. They call me the ice princess for a reason" says Winter. Raid takes a seat next to her. "Its okay. No need to apologize. I'm just glad you didn't actually hit me" says Raid with a laugh. Winter hangs her head in shame. "Look, I get it. You wasn't sure-" started Raid. "Aren't sure" Winter corrected. "You aren't sure if me ad Crush can be trusted. It's nice that your trying to protect your friends" said Raid. "Winter doesn't respond for a moment. "Don't pretend like you know me" she says without looking at him. Raid rubs the back of his head. "Your right. I don't know you. How about this, well take turns asking each other questions" says Raid. "Why" she asks in a distrustful tone. "It's only in the interest of getting to know each other. We don't have to if you-" started Raid. "Fine, but I get first question" she says. "Go ahead" says Raid. "Where are you from" asks Winter. Raid looks at the fire, but says nothing. "Forget it-"started Winter. "The celestial world" says Raid. Winter looks at him disbelievingly. "Me and Crush agreed not to tell anyone because it would only complicate things, but I can't expect you to trust me if I don't trust you" says Raid. "How does that work" asks Winter. "I believe its my question" says Raid. Winter nods. "Why the ice princess" asks Raid. "It's a nickname It was given because of my affinity for the ice...and my cold heart" she says reluctantly. "I don't think that's true at all. You tried to protect your friends, you apologized to me for attacking and now your taking the chance to get to know me. I don't think those are the actions of a cold hearted person" says Raid. Winter blushes a little. "Back to my question" she says abruptly, tying to change the subject. "The short version is, me and Crush broke several celestial laws to become humans, but it's to save the world" says Raid. "From what" she asks. "My question again" says Raid. Winter nods. "Are you happy in Fairy Tail" asks Raid. "Yes, very much so. My family history is complicated, and I had trouble with people, but Fairy Tail took me in and treated me like family" says Winter, glancing over at Raid as if repeating her question. "It's complicated. But a group of very evil, and very powerful beings are going to attack the celestial world and then the human world" says Raid. "You know you sound crazy right" she says. "Yeah, but I can show you something as a small chunk of proof, but you have to promise not to tell anyone" says Raid. Winter nods. Raid pulls out a pure black celestial key. "Whats that" she asks. "My key. The gate of shadows. In the celestial world, I was little more than a shadow. Now here I'm human" says Raid looking at his hand. "That must make you sad. Your away from home, surrounded by a bunch of this and people you don't know about" says Winter. "Not really. I'm from the dark side of the celestial world. The worst side. Endless darkness, slavery, pain, suffering. It's all there is to the place" says Raid. Winter doesn't say anything. "I realize that this must sound like insanity, but it's the truth. Please don't go spreading it around though. I'd rather not everyone think I were crazy" says Raid with a smile. "The strange thing is I believe you. I don't know why, everything you said sounds crazy. But I feel like you were honest" says Winter. Raid smiles at her. "Don't worry. We'll find your friends" says Raid as he goes to stand up. Winter grabs his leg. "Mind if i ask 1 more question" she asks. "Only if I get to ask one first" says Raid. Winter nods. "What are the other members of Fairy Tail like" asks Raid. Winter smiles. "That's something you'll need to find out yourself" said Winter with a smile. Raid laughs. "Well thats not much of an answer, but I'll take it" says Raid. "Why do you want to join Fairy Tail" asks Winter. "Well it seems like it means a lot, to both you and Lily. Lily helped me when I first arrived in this world. At first, I was only going to join to make it up to her, but after seeing how much it means to both of you, I want to join to keep something that makes people happy around" says Raid. Winter blushes. "Well I'm going to sleep. You should do the same" says Winter quickly walking over to her sleeping bag. Raid looks at the fire. (Inner monologue) "I wonder if all humans are like this. Full of emotions and like to talk. I suppose I'll find out". Raid walks over to his sleeping bag and lays down. He looks at the stars, and smiles. (Inner monologue). "Wow, whatever those dancing lights are, they are pretty. I wonder if they'll be here again tomorrow"...
Episode 2
The next morning everyone wakes up and prepares to set out. "Yay! I'm so exited! I can tell today is going to be another good day" says Lily cheerfully. Raid and Winter both look dead tired. Lily giggles. "You've never been a morning person Winter" says Lily with a giggle. Raid yawns. "Someone turn off the sun so I can get some more sleep" says Raid. Crush shoots him a look. "I know, I know. Early bird gets the worm" says Raid with a sigh. "I take it Raid isn't a morning person either" asks Lily. Crush shakes his head. "Wow, maybe he and her were made for each other" says Lily in a teasing tone. Winters face quickly turns red. Raid looks at Winter. "Oh no! Her face is red! Does that mean she's sick? Oh man, we've gotta have something to take the fever down-" starts Raid as he starts searching through a pack. Winter walks up to Raid and puts her hand on his shoulder. "I'm fine Raid" she says. Raid turns to see her face is no longer red. "Well okay, but I'm keeping an eye on you to make sure you don't collapse" says Raid. Crush shoots Raid a look. "What do you mean I'm dense? What does that even mean" asks Raid. Crush looks away and starts packing up. "Hey don't ignore me mister" says Raid. Crush ignores him, and the group pack up the camp. They began walking. They walked for several hours until they reach a camp full of dark mages. "That's a lot of mages" says Raid. The group ducks behind a nearby rock, and Winter peers over to see Elora and Red in magic restraining collars, and locked in a cage. "That's them" says Winter. "How do we take out that many dark mages" asks Lily. "Your an S class aren't you? Can't you do something" asks Winter. "Not without hurting Red and Elora" says Lily. Then the rock shatters and the group turns around to see all the dark mages are looking right at them. "P-please don't hurt me! I'm not with them! I'll do anything" says Raid as he drops to the ground. Winter, Lily and Crush look surprised. The leader of the dark mages laughs. "Your pathetic! Run away while you can" says the leader. Raid stands up and runs out of sight. (Winters inner monologue). "I should have known. He acted so cool. I thought he was different. That he actually cared, but hes just like my family" Then the leader screams and falls to the ground. Winter looks over to see Raid standing there with 2 magic pistols in his hands. "How'd you-, when'd you-" starts Winter. "I have the ability called shadow walker. It allows for me to move from one shadow to the next, like teleportation" says Raid. "He...he really is cool" said Winter blushing. "Now Crush" yelled Raid. Crush quickly charges forward, throwing a hard punch straight into the nearest dark wizards jaw, knocking him unconscious as he hits the ground. Raid begans using his magic pistols to fire dark magic at the dark mages. "Run away" yells one dark mage. "These guys are monsters" yells another. Once they are gone Raid shoots the lock on the cage and frees Elora and Red. Red looks at Raid and instantly blushes. She feels her heart skip a beat. Crush walks up and breaks the collars off with his bare hands. Elora bows. "I thank you for your assistance in our rescue" she says. Red is simply staring at Raid without saying a word. "Ah, hello" says Raid noticing Red staring. Red turns even more red and winks at Raid. Raid nervously laughs, but is suddenly hit in the back. Everyone looks over to see the dark guild leader standing there with his staff in hand. "Didn't I already take you down" asks Raid rubbing his back. "You merely surprised me fool. Now I'm going to show you my true power. THE POWER OF AN S CLASS WIZARD" says the leader. "Luckily we have our own S class wizard" says Raid looking at Lily. "I can't. My magic is to wild. It would hurt you guys" says Lily. "How about you Red" says Winter. Red shakes her head. "No. My power is too destructive, I would likely hurt you all as well. The disadvantage of being an S class is all your powers become incredibly dangerous" says Red. "Then it's 4 to one. We can take him no prob" says Raid. "That's what you think" says the guy. He Holds his staff towards the ground and a giant monstrous shadow appears. Then he raises the staff and an army of small shadows appear. Finally he draws a line in front of him with the staff and a giant shadow with a shield appears. "Alright Crush get the the big one without the shield" says Raid. Crush charges and punches the shadow but his fist goes right through, then the shadow backhands him backwards. Winter throws some ice spikes at the little shadows, but each one goes right through and doesn't affect them. "Y-your kidding" says Winter. Raid walks into Winters shadow and appears behind the guy. The guy quickly jabs Raid in the stomach with his staff. "Did you honestly think I would fall for the same trick twice" asks the guy. "Yeah. Yeah I kinda did" said Raid grabbing his stomach and falling down. Red looks at her hand. "I-I have to help, but my magic is-" starts Red. "Requip" says Elora. Nothing happens. "Requip" she repeats. Nothing happens. "Our magic hasn't returned" says Elora. Crush charges at the guy but the shield shadow shield bashes Crush causing him to stumble back. Winter throws ice spikes at the guy, but the shield shadow hardens it's shield and blocks them. She then forms an icy wall around herself, Red, Lily, and Elora. The small shadows claw at the ice, slowly breaking it down. "You can't possibly win! I have all the power" says the guy. "I-I might have to...to-" starts Lily as she's trembling. "Hold on Lily" says Raid. Lily looks over at Raid. "Don't do that! Don't you dare betray what you believe and harm your friends! We'll find a way to win, without harming our own" said Raid. Crush nods. "But we can't even touch them" says Elora. Raid smiles. "Oh yes we can" says Raid as he charges at the unshielded shadow. Its goes to hit Raid. "Raid look out" yells Winter, but Raid smiles, and just before impact shoots the spirit, which falls and disappears. "How did you-" starts Winter. "The shadows are mostly untouchable, but they have to solidify their bodies to attack. In otherwords, they can only hit us if we can hit them as well" says Raid. The dark mage smiles, as he spins his staff around and a bull shadow rams straight into Raid's gut with full speed. Raid is thrown back into a nearby wall. "DARLING" yells Red. Everyone looks at Red. "...Darling" asks Winter. "That is not important right now. That man has given us the key to victory. We must strike" says Elora. The dark mage holds up his staff again, and summons more small shadows. Winter and Crush do their best to hold off the little demons, but soon they get surrounded. Raid stands up. "Hes gotta have a weakness" says Raid. He looks the guy over, and sees a black key glowing purple around his side. (Internal monologue) "No...It couldn't be". Raid looks up and sees a bird, then smiles. He charged at the shield shadow firing recklessly. As he gets close, the shield shadow goes to shield bash, but the bird flies over Raid, and he smiles as he disappears. He appears behind the guy who turns around and bashes Raid in the gut again. As Raid is falling, he grabs the key and pulls it from the guys side. All the shadows suddenly disappear. "What do you know...I really did have the "key" to victory" says Raid. The guys appearance suddenly changes, and he becomes a frail elderly man. "What the-" says Winter. "Who the-" says Lily. "Why the-" says Raid. "How the-" says Red. "Wh-who are you people" asks the old man. "The people you were trying to slay moments ago" says Elora. "I-I don't know what your talking about. Wheres my wife" says the old man looking around. Raid looks at the black key. "Where did you get this" asks Raid showing the key. "I found it in an old box" says the old man. Crush narrows his gaze. "All the black keys were taken from this world centuries ago, so thats impossible" says Raid. Winter walks up. "That key-" she starts. Raid clenches his hand around the key tightly. "He doesn't know anything" says Raid turning around. "What do you mean? He was our abductor and attacker-" starts Elora. "Does he really look like an S class dark guild member to you" asks Raid. The old man is trembling in confusion. "Pl-please. Just let me see my wife" says the old man. "I don't sense any magic coming from him" says Lily. "But thats impossible" says Elora. Raid looks at the key again, then breaks it in half. He tosses it aside. "That was your culprit" says Raid. Elora looks at the key for a moment and nods. "As my rescuer I yeild to your judgement" says Elora. "Come on old timer, we'll take you home" says Raid. "My darling is so noble" says Red to herself as she stares at Raid. "I-I live in a nearby village. Thank you kindly young man" says the old man. "Its not purely for your sake. I want to see this box you got this from" says Raid. "Oh sure. My wife and I keep it in an old drawer in my study" says the old man as he starts leading them down a dirt path. "I hope you don't mind the detour" Raid says looking back at everyone. "Helping people always comes first" says Lily in a happy tone. "And finding out about that strange key might shed some light on what exactly happened" says Elora. Winter looks at Raid and Crush, who both look a little disturbed. Then the group starts following the old man. Meanwhile, a man dressed in bulky armor with a beard appears in the human world. "Those black keys won't escape, even if they are humans now" says the guy as he starts walking...
Episode 3
The group follow the old man down the dirt road some more, and Raid starts looking exhausted. "Darling, are you feeling alright" asks Red as she grabs his arm. "Oh yeah, about that. Whats with the darling thing" asks Raid. "Hey don't try to change the subject, if your not alright darling, I can carry you" says Red. "Hes not trying to change the subject. Its a reasonable question Red. You just met him and already your so clingy" says Winter with a hint of jeliousy. Red just smiles. "Ill tell darling someday, but first-" starts Red. "You youngsters are all so full of life. When I was your age i was the same way though. I was just a regular knight, and an arrogant one at that. I had a full head of hair and thought the world belonged to me" says the old man with a chuckle. "What happened" asks Lily. "Martha happened. I met her, and fell in love at first sight. Mind you, she didn't feel the same about the energetic and self righteous fool. I eventually won her over though" says the old man. "Oh, hows that" asks Red, now a little interested. "I was persistent. I brought flowers everyday, presents, all the romantic stuff you youth seem to take for granted. I eventually realized something. I didn't need the world, or my pride, or anything like that. I knew what I wanted was Martha. Once I told her that, she decided to go out with me. We've been together ever since" says the old man. "Thats quite the lovely story" says Elora. "Eh, you'll find thats all we old folk are good for" says the old man as he laughs. Crush suddenly stops and narrows his gaze. "What is it Crush" asks Raid. Crush pushes the old man out of the way as the man in armor jumps from a high rock and lands in the middle of the group with a crash. "Humans, hand over the shadow and blackwing" says the man. Raid and Crush look at each other nervously. The guy narrows his gaze on them. "Where whatever skin you like, it doesn't change what you are. You violated the sacred-" starts the guy. Winter catches on, and throws some ice spikes at the guy, which he easily smakes away. However, it provided the thing to make him stop talking. Winter winks at Raid, who smiles back. Red steps in front of Raid. "I won't let you take my darling away from me" she says. "And I can't just walk away" says the guy. Elora steps forward. "Then I shall duel you. The winner decides the fate of my rescuers" says Elora. The man looks at her. "Fine then, but first we shall exchange names. Its for warriors pride" says the guy. "Elora" says Elora. "Elora what" asks the guy. "M-my last name is not important! I stand before you as my own woman" says Elora. "Very well. I am Alyn" says Alyn. Raid slaps his forehead. "His name was so much cooler than ours" says Raid in disappointment. Crush shoots a look at Raid. "Yes im aware there are bigger problems right now" says Raid. "Fear not darling. He shall not take you" says Red. Raid nervously laughs. "Wait mister, why do you want to take away my new friends" asks Lily. "Because, that is my objective currently" says Alyn. "Requip" says Elora. A sword suddenly appears in her hand. Alyn holds out his hand. "Requip" says Alyn. A giant mace appears in his hand. Elora charges forth and slashes at Alyn, but Alyn easily blocks with his mace. She continuously slashes a flurry of strikes, but they are all easily blocked. "Hey no pressure Elora, but if you don't win I can kiss my ass goodbye" says Raid. Elora grunts. Alyn slams the mace down causing sand to blind Elora, then he smacks her aside with the mace, which she easily recovers from. "You took that attack well" says Alyn. Elora nods, and charges again, this time as she approaches, she kicks her foot out, and holds down the mace while she slashes Alyn. Alyn looks down and sees the blood. "A flesh wound will not take me down. Still, that was excellent technique compared to your previous attacks" says Alyn. "Elora, hold out a little longer. His magic shouldn't have settled yet, so it may give out under too much strain. If that happens the match is yours" says Raid. "Thats a lot of risks to take. Even so, I cannot beat that raw physical strength" says Elora. Elora charges, but Alyn quickly sees her coming and slams her into the stomach with it. She flies back and spits up blood but still manages to stay standing. Alyn slams his club down and more dirt fills Eloras eyes. Alyn slams her again with mace, this time into the rock Alyn jumpee off of. She hears her arm make a cracking noise. "Elora" yells Lily. Elora looks down and notices her right arm is dislocated. "Give up. I have won, and i don't want to harm you farther" says Alyn. "This pain is nothing compared to that of losing a friend" says Elora as she readies another attack. "Elora, face it you've lost" says Winter. Elora shakes her head and speeds over. She quickly kicks off her shoe in Alyns face. "Requip" she says as a sword appears between her toes. She slashes him across the chest with the foot sword, and tries with the one in her arm, but Alyn quickly moves back. Elora stands panting as well as Alyn. Alyn Eloras requips quickly disappear. "Looks like I've-" starts Alyn. Then his club appears. "Its a draw" says Alyn. "Then I suggest you come try again some other time" says Winter. Alyn looks over at Elora whos barely standing, then over at Raid and Crush. "You two don't seem like dangerous criminals" says Alyn. Both Raid and Crush give goofy smiles. "What is your intent" asks Alyn. "Our...intent" asks Raid. Alyn nods. Raid thinks for a moment. "To save the world of course" says Raid. Alyn nods. "Very well. I was told to handle this as I see fit. I will monitor you as you continue are now. However, if anything points to you being evil, I will cut you down. Furthermore, I wish to battle this girl again. Shes quite good" says Alyn. Raid and Crush look at each other nervously. Red gives Alyn a death stare. "Im content with letting you come, but never lay a finger on my darling" she says grabbing Raids arm tightly. "Im not sure who im more afraid of at this point" says Raid with a nervous laugh. Alyn walks over and picks up Elora. "Wh-what are you-" she starts. "Be calm. Your injured, and it would be difficult for you to walk with these injuries" says Alyn. Winter walks over and prys Red off of Raids arm. "The next town isn't far. You can both get healed there, so lets move on" says Winter. The group continue on and soon reach the village. "Uh, alright now what" asks Raid. "We should split up. Alyn and Elora can go get healed. The rest of us can go see that box" says Winter. Everyone nods and they go in two separate directions. The old man leads them to a big building, and he opens the door. An old woman sits alone in a chair, when the door opens her eyes light up. "Regnis" she yells running up and hugging him. "Martha I've missed you" he says hugging her back. "We shouldn't ruin this" says Lily. "This sort of happiness is what I fight for" says Raid. After a few moments, the elderly couple separate. "Who are these guest dear" asks Martha. "This fine young people saved me from an evil key, and helped me get back home. They want to see that old box we've had" says Regnis. "Oh, thank you, and bless you all. You have no idea how much my dear Regnis means to me" says Martha. Red glances over at Raid, but says nothing. "Can I make you kids some food as thanks. Your all terribly thin, yoi need meat on them bones. Especially if you want boys to notices" says Martha winking at the girls. Red and Winter both look at their stomachs, then at Raid. Raid nervously chuckles. "I've got an idea. How about you girls help Martha with the cooking, and the young men can come see the box" says the Regnis. "Yay! I've never cooked before" says Lily. "I suppose a good wife should be able to cook" says Red. "Not really my thing, but I suppose I can help" says Winter. Then all the girls go to the kitchen. The Regnis leads Raid and Crush to the study and pulls out an old box from a drawer. Its simply a brown wood box. "Can I...open it" asks Raid. "Be my guest" says Regnis. Raid opens the box. Its empty on the inside except a symbol on the upper inner side. Its a snake wrapped around a boney scythe. "What does that symbol mean" asks Raid. "I haven't the foggiest. It could be anything really, but if I had to guess, it may be a guild symbol" says Regnis. Raid and Crush nod. "Thank you for allowing me to see this" says Raid. "Oh anytime young man. In fact, if your ever in town again, stop by and visit" says Regnis. He starts leading them back to the kitchen. Meanwhile, Alyn and Elora are walking down the street healed. "That healers magic was quite useful" says Alyn. Elora stares off. "Does something trouble you" asks Alyn. Elora has a flash of her mother and clenches her fist. "Im fine" she says. Alyn stares at her for a moment. "Are you trying to deceive me or yourself" asks Alyn. Elora looks at Alyn. "You fought a good fight. Most would not have faired as good as you did. You impressed me. There is no shame in a draw" says Alyn. "Erza Scarlett would have won" Elora mumbles as she turns away. Lily comes running up. "Oh there you are. We were getting ready to eat. You and Elora need to come fast, or it will get cold" says Lily playfully pulling on Alyns arm. The two nod, and make their way back to the house. The group have dinner, and then set out for an inn. Red walks nearly shoulder to shoulder with Raid. "You seem to be quite attached to the shadow" says Alyn. Red turns to Alyn but doesn't say anything. "Hey bub. "The shadow" has a name. Try using it" says Winter. Alyn turns to Winter. "I am sorry. I suppose I should try adressing the two by name for now. You are Raid and Crush" says Alyn. Raid nods back at Alyn. "I shall remember those names" says Alyn. The group passes an alley, and Raid stops. "Whats the matter. You've been quiet for a while now" asks Winter. "...You guys go on ahead" says Raid. "But-" starts Winter. Crush gently grabs Winters shoulder and nods. The group makes their way on, leaving Raid alone by the alley. He slumps down on the ground and looks at the house across the street. He has a flashback of a cute girl with brown hair waving at him. "Why did it have to be this place" asks Raid looking up at the sky. He sees the stars and a tears role down his cheeks. "I guess fate has a sense of humor" says Raid. Meanwhile the group find and inn and check in. A little while later, Alyn catches Red trying to sneak off. "Are you seeking out Raid" asks Alyn. "I need to know how darling is. I-" starts Red. "Tell me why you are so attached to him" says Alyn. Red stays silent for a while. "When I was a little girl, I used to dream about a hero coming to save me. That hero, was always the same man. Now, many years later, I get kidnapped and the same man from my dreams swoops in and saves the day. I know he and I are fated together. Thats why I saw him in my dreams. Thats why he came to save me. And thats why I'll never let you harm him" says Red. Alyn looks a little surprised. "He will be fine" says Alyn as he walks back in his room. As Raid sits by the alley, a dark figure starts approaching from the shadows...