The night came and the moon was rising. How did the fairies know. Eclipse said so.

"How do you even know that?"

"Well Lucy you see in conjunction to my flying magic I also have two more but those to also count as one. Sorry if that doesn't make sense. But I can manipulate moonlight and shadows as well."

Eclipse gave a cute little smile. As the cave became quiet Lucy spoke up.

"Someone your mother knew sealed up that demon Gray?"

"Yep. But make no mistake it's still alive."

"Cool let me throw down with it."

Natsu started stretching about to ran at the sealed demon but was stopped when ice grew from the stone in front of him then exploded forcing Natsu back.

Groaning and about to confront Gray he turned his head but stopped. Gray was glaring at him. His stare held no warmth and were completely black. The color and feel from that glare would make anyone think they were staring at death themselves.

"Don't you dare go near that thing. It's much more powerful than you could imagine. Even Isis couldn't scratch its hide. So stay back."

"But you said her friend sealed it up."

"Yeah sealed. Not killed. Ur gave everything to seal it with a spell called Iced Shell. She did it before Isis or myself used a spell similar to it. The only difference is that Iced Shell can be melted by a spell called Moon Drip and the ice dragon spell can't."

(Just so you know Eclipse isn't naked she is wearing clothes. She's wearing a little off the shoulder green shirt and and purple skirt)

After the conversation a large purple magic circle appeared over Deliora. The circle sent down a beam of purple light. As the light hit the ice covered demon Eclipse fell to the ground and started to be dragged to the iced demon.

"Eclipse! Oh no!"

She screamed as her little claws dug into the rock. Gray became frantic when he saw his exceed start being dragged to the large magic circle. He lunged to grab her but just before his fingers touched her she went flying without her wings.

When she was above the demon the moonlight started pouring into her little body. She screamed in agony. Gray's eyes widened and he started to run to get to her.

Before he ran off the edge to go get her Natsu grabbed him and pulled him back. Gray started thrashing and screaming at Natsu.

"No! Let me go! Her magic container can't take all of that! I need to save her! She's all I have left! Let me GO!"

"Then let's stop what's happening up top and she'll be fine!"

Hearing that Gray wrenched himself from Natsu and ran to a tunnel that was on the other side of the cave. Tears left his eyes as he ran up the stairs and everyone followed him.

When he reached the top of the shrine he heard chanting. But he could also hear the echos of Eclipse still crying out in pain. Everyone caught up with Gray and before he went on a rampage Natsu pulled him down to the ground and held a hand over his mouth to keep him quiet.

It hurt Natsu's heart to do this to Gray. He could understand why Gray was wanting to rush in and stop what all those people were doing. But they needed to learn just a bit more before any fight.

Then the three from down in the cave came up the stairs of the shrine along with someone new. The new guy was dressed in a blue outfit and a knights mask on his head.

When the smell of this person hit Gray's nose he stopped for a second. When Gray seemed like he would stay quite Natsu removed his hand. Gray peeked over the crop of rock.

His ears caught the man's words perfectly. It's been years since he last heard it even if it was much more mature now than back then.

"When will Deliora be unsealed?"

"Either later tonight or tomorrow at most."

"Good. Inform me when it's ready."

His memories started to flash across his mind. The nights when Ur would bring her student to speak with Isis. He remembered telling the student about his dreams of his destined mate.

When they were young the student had a crush on him and told him he'd be Gray's mate if he never found his destined mate. Gray just chuckled and shook his head. What the student was talking about was nonsense.

Gray would find his destined mate. He just had to wait for them.

The images ended abruptly when Natsu climbed onto the rock they were hiding behind and yelled. After him announcing their presence he spit fire out of his mouth to further blow their cover.

But it made everyone stop. The group of four who seemed to be the leaders of the operation started talking about the magic guilds. When the head of that group said to go eradicate the village.

"Anyone who stands in my way whether deliberately or not is my enemy."

At that Natsu started running towards the helmet wearing figure but Gray sped in front of him yelling.

"Stop this crazy ceremony right now!"

He brought his hands together and brought them to the ground. The ground erupted with jutting crystals of ice. The same with the other guy but his ice was much spikier and an aquamarine in color.

Both different ices clashed and broke each other apart. Gray growled as he stared down the other ice wizard. He then stood back up and growled out the name.

"Lyon! How could you?! Do you have any idea what you're doing!?"

"Oh Gray. It's been quite awhile hasn't it. And I must say you are looking lovely this evening. And that dragon magic you wield has gotten much stronger."

Natsu growled. Was this Lyon flirting with his intended. He wouldn't have it. But he stopped himself when he saw Gray's angry stance. He didn't seem to appreciate the flirting himself.

"Why would you revive Deliora?"

"To think you were one of the wizards called to help those poor villagers. Did you come knowing you'd find me? Or is this just mere coincidence? Not that it makes any difference to me."

The three behind Lyon asked for orders and Lyon just told them to do as they were ordered the first time and that was to eradicate the village. They left in a flash and Natsu ran after them.

Gray tried to stop Natsu but the law of inertia were as follows. An object in motion will stay in motion unless acted upon by another force. And that other force just so happened to be Natsu being engulfed in a ball of ice.

As Natsu's torso was being frozen Gray turned to Happy and Lucy standing behind him.

"Happy take Lucy back to the cave get Eclipse then go protect the village!"

After saying this Lyon started to ready an attack and was stopped when Gray sent some tail spikes from his just frozen tail at Lyon. Lyon's attention went to the spikes and he shielded with what looked like a turtle shell made from ice.

Gray's tail spikes hit but shattered upon impact of the ice shield.

"You distracted me long enought for the girl and the cat to get away. Oh but didn't you tell them to go and save your cat Eclipse was her name. I was wondering where she was if she wasn't by your side."

Lyon continued to mock Gray about the people he came with and Natsu retaliated by saying not to underestimate them. Gray's eyes shifted to Natsu and with a sorrowful look in them he kicked Natsu off the temple into the forest below.

Confused Natsu bowled down to the forest and thought he heard Gray faintly mutter a 'sorry'. Gray returned his attention to Lyon.

"I see you're still a reckless little breeder aren't you. Wasn't he one of your comrades?"

"Don't call me that it's insulting. Besides you and I both know that with one spell you could blow up that ice and him with it."

"So you chose to get him out of harms way along with the girl and that cat. My isn't that just like an ice dragon. Putting their family and loved ones before themselves only to end up dying in the process of it all."

Gray growled. Lyon was mocking him and he knew it. He just hoped that Lyon didn't see it in his eyes.

"You know what I don't get?"

"And what's that?"

"Why would you want to revive Deliora. That demon took so many lives. Are you planning on being responsible for all the lives that if revived that demon is to take? Are you!?"

"Oh no nothing so noble or mess. I want to kill Deliora because you took everything from me! You useless little breeder!"

Lyon took off his helmet so Gray could see his face.

"My teacher and your aunt are no longer of this world."

"But her finally act was to lock that thing away to keep us safe and to live full lives! Are you so callous that you'd really try to destroy all she did for us?!"

"Please we both know that you at that dragon you call a mother killed Ur. I mean aren't dragons suppose to be immortal beings made by the gods to protect humanity? Well?! You 'mother' couldn't even scratch Deliora."

Gray's eyes widened. Why was Lyon bring up his mother. Isis and Ur were friends. Both would give their lives for each other and their children. Did Lyon really blame him and Isis all this time?

"And yet you don't seem to bare any guilt for what you've done. How cruel."

Off in the forest near the temple a large chunk of ice with legs covered in white cloth pants was jiggling about in a hole. Natsu was getting frustrated till he literally blew his top. The flames from his mouth boosted him out of the hole his head fell in.

Grumbling he tried to melt the ice but not even his dragon fire could get it to sweat. Stopping his actions for the moment he looked up to the ruins. He could faintly see the flashes of ice magic being set off there.

Grunting he tried to run to get back to the temple. Who ever that guy was he and Gray had history and that history was making the one he intended to be his mate uncomfortable.

He'd keep Gray safe if not to win him over but as a principle of pride.