Flame Devil Dragon King

by KerbrosX

The day when Igneel leaves Natsu without saying goodbye creates a deep void in Natsu's little heart. To make the situation worse, a group of strange men capture him for their goal without knowing that because of their acts. They create the birth of the Flame Devil King. Dark/Powerful/Smart Natsu.

10. Fairy Tail vs Eisenwald

''A/N: I do not own Fairy Tail and any other anime or manga that appears, Hiro Mahima does and the others except my OC.

"Fairy Tail" Regular Speech

'Fairy Tail' Regular Thoughts

"Fairy Tail" Dragon/Demon/Monster Speech

'Fairy Tail' Dragon/Demon/Monster thoughts

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Chapter 10: Fairy Tail vs. Eisenwald

Unknown Location; Fiore Kingdom

''Damnit, I shouldn't get drunk before a meeting,'' Makarov Dreyar grunted as he scratched his chin when he was looking at his surroundings. He was currently in his hotel room at Clover Town for the Guild Masters' regular meeting. The room was nothing special, but big enough for two people as sometimes, Makarov would bring someone from the guild or some hooker. The elderly man rarely paid for having sex with a woman close to his granddaughter's or his children's age; he couldn't ever bring himself into that. Unlike some members in the guild, he never thought about the girls in a sexual way in any form. Then, he looked at the window to see the time and to his annoyance, it was still dark as the moon was in the sky.

''What the hell am I going to do for the next four hours?!'' he asked himself as he took a bottle of alcohol and drank a gulp. Suddenly, he turns toward the window only to saw a figure emerging from the shadow. The figure has the shape of man; Makarov didn't move as the shadowy person continued to walk towards him and then completely stopped when a few feet away. Then, the shadowy figure suddenly stops a few inches from the elderly mage. Surprisingly, the shadowy figure disappears from his sight, only to become a tall man completely covered in black leather suit with a mask similar to a cat head with yellow eyes, purple lines across the suit.

"So it's true what they said. A man who strikes at his enemies from the shadows of this world at the glory of The Panther Goddess, Absolute Shadow," Makarov said.

"And the man who was gifted by the powers of the Fairies and the Titans, capable of taking an entire army on by himself and also known as The Fairy Titan, Makarov Dreyar the leader of Fairy Tail Guild." The figure said back.

The two men did not say anything for a while until Makarov chuckled as the tension in the room suddenly disappeared.

"Those days are behind me my prince, I'm just an old man who takes care of his many brats" he sighed lightly. The other man took off his mask, only to reveal a dark skinned young man with short spiky black hair, two strange golden brown eyes with thick lips. He also had a moon crescent shaped scar, on the left side of his eye. His ears are strangely pointy, similar to a Take Over mage.

"It's true, but I will never be the man who once helped my father Makarov-san," the young man said softly. Makarov stared at the younger man with nostalgia and regret.

"You look exactly like your father but you have the same eyes of your mother Vanitas-chan. But this glance in your eyes is similar to one of my kids..."

"You speak of the Salamander, Natsu Dragneel?" Vanitas asked. This made the elderly man chuckle.

"That's the one. I thought that Lexie would be a piece of work, but Natsu is the flame that ignites and burns everything around him. Talking with him is similar to mine lad. You do not know if he will explode or just yourself. However, he's still a good brat, at least most of the time. Every time I look in his eyes, I see nothing but anger and hatred or when someone mentions his past or his foster father...Igneel."

Vanitas stayed silent. Makarov then continued.

"Not to mention his point of view towards the world. I have hid the true world from my kids. I shielded them for far too long. "

"Ignorance is not a bad thing Makarov-san, most people like myself, Salamander, Titania and yourself included don't have this luxury. Nevertheless, living in a fairy tale is not good either. Mother taught me that people living in their own fantasy are far more dangerous than the average dark mages. Your son and The Magic Council are the living proof'' Vanitas stopped talking when he saw the old man flinching at the mention of his son.

''I'm sorry if I offended you Makarov-san'' Makarov shook his head.

''It's fine, it would be no better if I tried to ignored the problem but Ivan is not our priority. The reason I called you Vanitas is that I finally found the last members for your mission'' Makarov summoned a pile of papers which the young man took with caution. He looked at each of them, only to stop at one particular file.

''Are you sure that they're ready Makarov-san? I'm aware of their strength but I have to make sure that everything we will be seeing isn't going to be pretty."

''Positive! Not only did the King of Fiore agree with my choice, but the new Chairman seems to agree as well. I took the particular time to analyze every individual's strength and weaknesses. Their personality may be challenging, but nothing too difficult to work with'' he explained as Vanitas finished his examination.

''I will be the judge of that. Is there nothing else you want to tell me Makarov-san?''

''Actually there's one'' the elder guild master said with a serious look. ''I want you to kill Team Fallen Fairies...''

''...Pardon?''

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July 4th-X784, Magnolia Station, Fiore Kingdom

''Took you guys long enough. I thought you would chicken out Flame-Brain'' Gray stated as he waited for Natsu, Volkner, Happy and Orion who were walking in his direction. The Ice mage noticed the lack of baggage and the scarf on the Fire Dragon Slayer's neck.

''Maybe in your wet dreams, but unfortunately for you, we never back down from any job'' Natsu stated, as he took in his surroundings.

''I don't see why Erza asked for your help. I'm enough to take on the both of you with my hands behind my back'' Gray said annoyed as the male members of Team Fallen Fairies rolled their eyes.

''We should ask the question why Erza asked a lowly A Class mage such as yourself when you can't even defeat Wendy. She's even the weakest member of our team'' Volkner added as Happy and Orion sneered.

''What did you say McStar!'' Gray shouted as Volkner sneered. The blonde Dragon Slayer was amazed by the fact that the ice molding mage could easily lose his cool. During the last past few years since his arrival to Fairy Tail, the relationship between Gray was neutral or professional at best, even their meeting was a rocky one when the black haired mage insulted the foreign accent of the Stellanian Dragon Slayer. However, deep down, Gray was a little jealous of the friendship between the two Dragon Slayers of Flame and Electricity. Which was quite a surprise for the Fire Dragon Slayer since most of his teammates are girls and Elfman was his only male friend. Gray had tried many times to swallow his pride and make his apologies towards the Salamander, but the pride of the fire mage is on another level compared to his own.

''Because unlike this asshole next to me and that bitch of a teammate of mine, they don't waste seven years of their time doing nothing but mastering their respective magics. Instead, you and the others of our age may create bonds, but the lack of training is unacceptable. Don't be offended if the other guilds in Fiore find Fairy Tail lazy'' Gray clenched his fist and bit his tongue while trying to control his temper. As much as he hated to admit it, Volkner's words about Fairy Tail's laziness was in fact true.

''I couldn't speak for the actions of others but I can assure you that I'm capable to handle this mission'' Gray said, conviction in his words that made Natsu raise one lone eyebrow.

''If Lucky survived against Darth Nebula, then everything is possible,'' Natsu thought aloud which caused Gray to stare the Fire Dragon Slayer in disbelief.

''Did you compare me with Lucky Daywalker?''

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''I finally found you guys!'' the three young men and the talking cats turned their head toward the source of the feminine voice and saw Lucy Heartfilia running toward them, panting with her traveling bag and bright new outfit. Her long blonde hair was in pigtails with two large bangs falling on each side of her face and one bang covered her forehead. Her new outfit consisted of a sleeveless white top with black lines and a black corset bellow her large breasts. They could see a little bit of her bellybutton. There were also two arm-guards similar to her shirt. A red skirt complemented with a white belt with a whip in a heart-shaped end attached to her hips, black stockings, and black leather high heeled boots.

''Lucy? Why are you here?''

''Mirajane-san and Wendy told me to act as a mediator and see you in action,'' she explained.

''In action?'' They asked at the same time which Lucy nodded her head in confirmation.

''So wait, you already witnessed Mira-chan and the other's powers during those last few weeks?'' Happy asked.

''Yup and since we never had the opportunity to hang out with you guys. I thought it to be a good idea. One more thing, Natsu, here's your scarf!'' Lucy summoned the white scarf of the pink haired mage to their surprise.

''How did you found it?'' Natsu asked with stupefied voice. He had lost his muffler earlier this morning and didn't bother to find it, the scarf was only for accessory and to hide his scar on his neck.

''Wendy-san found it'' Natsu stared at the white scarf until he sighed and finally put on his neck, looking at his surroundings in hope to find the scarlet haired S-Class mage.

'Where is that damn woman? Don't tell me that her sense of navigation has worsened over the years?' The Fire Dragon Slayer was in his thoughts when he heard the steps of the knight mage walking in their direction.

''Sorry...did I make you wait?'' Erza asked as a huge amount of baggage followed her much to Lucy's shock.

''Too much luggage!''

''Speaking of the devil. Took you long enough Scarlet'' Natsu stated with a neutral tone.

''I see that I'm the last one to arrive. And Dragneel, even though this is unlikely for a man like yourself can understand, but S-Class mages need all the time they can get to prepare for a job'' she replied with the same tone. Then, she saw Lucy next to Happy and Orion.

''I believe that we haven't actually met, although I did see you yesterday in the guild. I'm Erza Scarlet'' she said politely.

''I'm Lucy Heartfilia. I'm the newest member of the guild and Team Fallen Fairies. Wendy and Mirajane asked me to tag along and learn a thing or two'' she explained. Erza seemed surprised to hear that the blonde joined the team of two of her rivals. And she didn't show the same arrogance of Natsu, Volkner and Mirajane. She stared the Fire Dragon Slayer, turned towards the blonde and returned towards Natsu.

''Is this a prank? Because I don't do jokes.''

''Nope, this is actually serious. She joined our team three weeks ago and surprisingly, she had potential'' Natsu replied.

''Really? Then the more the merrier. It's nice to see our new recruits more motivated than our veterans. You could be an example for the others...right Gray?'' Erza turns her head toward Gray who quickly avoided her glance.

''Before I explain the job, I've one more condition'' the scarlet haired mage moved her head towards the pink haired young man with seriousness.

''Yes?'' he asked annoyed.

''I want a rematch for our last duel fair and square'' the members of Fairy Tail excluding Natsu are shocked by the strange request coming from Titania. Natsu didn't show any reaction as he let a small smirk on his lips and crossed his arms.

''Been a while since you asked me to defeat you in a duel. How many since the last request? Three or four years?'' Erza's expression didn't change.

''You may have noticed Salamander that I'm stronger back then and my sword is eager to strike you down,'' she exclaimed with conviction in her tone which made the smirk on the Salamander grew even more.

''Better be careful at what you wish for Titania'' Natsu grinned darkly, anticipating his next victory over the scarlet haired woman.

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A Few Moments Later

''F-Fucking transportation'' Natsu's face was entirely green as the blonde Dragon Slayer was in the same situation and tried to hold up his breakfast to the Stellar Spirit mage's shock.

''What's wrong with you guys?'' Natsu and Volkner seem to both be fine when they first stepped onto the train.

''You guys are useless,'' Gray stated bluntly as he quite enjoyed the misfortune of both Dragon Slayers. Lucy stared at the two dumbfounded by the fact that both Dragon Slayers fell sick at the same time.

''Does this usually happen? They get motion sickness at the same time?'' Happy and Orion suddenly realized that they forgot to mention that little detail.

''We forgot to tell you Lucy but the reason why Natsu-san and Volkner get motion sickness is because of their magic'' Orion spokes.

''Their magic? Y-You mean because of their Dragon Slayer Magic, Natsu and Volkner are in this state?'' the cheetah looking cat nodded his head.

''Yes, you see when a Dragon Slayer achieves an advanced level. They're likely to get sick on any kind of transports excluding us of course'' Lucy stared at Orion with awe, she still couldn't get over the idea of talking sentient cats and the fact they were both wearing clothes.

''Based off your logic, because they reached an advanced level, they're sensitive to any moving vehicle. The stronger they get, the more the motion sickness will become worse?''

''You can say that. Natsu was affected when he was a kid. Volkner only followed him after we were born, but Wendy seems to be fine though'' Happy added.

''Wendy is not affected at all?''

''For now, she has the ability to cure their motion sickness temporarily thanks to her Sky Dragon Slayer Magic'' Orion said.

''Then why doesn't she use it on those morons?" Gray asked with curiosity.

''Too many uses and the spell will lose its effect.''

''Then, I don't have a choice'' Erza quickly changed sides with Lucy who was between the Dragon Slayers who groaned in pain. She takes each of their heads with her hands and knocks out both Dragon Slayers by smacking their heads into each other to everyone's shock.

''There, that'll make the trip easier on them'' Lucy sweat-dropped at her declaration.

'Okay, she's crazier than I thought' she thought.

''With these guys out of commission, Erza, I think it's about time you start to explain what exactly is this mission?'' Gray asked.

''Of course, I've reason to believe that a Dark Guild Eisenwald is planning something big. I'm not sure what exactly but it has to do with a magic item called Lullaby'' Erza explained.

''Lullaby!'' Gray, Happy and Orion said at the same time.

''That thing from before!''Erza frowned.

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Meanwhile, Eisenwald Building Location

''I heard Kageyama has finally communicated with us,'' said a male voice.

''Yeah, he said that he's finally found it'' another man added. In front of them. A man stopped in his tracks, his appearance consisted of an extremely tall, lean-built and yet mildly muscular man with silver hair, which is held pointing upwards in spiky strands on top of his head, but hangs down to the left of his face in a distinctive tuft, partially covering his face, and reaching down to his shoulders. His eyes are dark and he has an elongated face with sharp features and somewhat pointed ears, but seems to lack eyebrows. Dark lines circle his eyes and each of them has a simple tattoo right below it, consisting of a pointed line going down vertically, crossed with two more, larger horizontal lines. The upper part of his body is similarly tattooed, but with much larger, intricate and blue-colored motifs, which take on spiraling forms, and adorn his shoulders, biceps, pectorals and back. He is bare-chested, with all of his tattoos visible, and his lower body is covered in different layers of clothing: a long, worn skirt, reminiscent of a hakama, below a darker, shorter cloth, held up by an even lighter and shorter one tied like a belt. He has a black scarf wrapped around his thin neck, with its edges hanging on his back and traditional geta sandals on his feet. His attire is completed by a pair of distinctive dark gloves, each adorned by a light "X" on the back, and by bandages wrapped around his forearms. Lastly, on his shoulder, he holds a large scythe. The weapon has a very large, jagged blade, with a light-colored cutting edge and the rest of it being dark, which is mounted on a gnarled staff, curving lightly before the blade itself. Opposite to the blade, on top of the staff, is a decorative skull, seemingly an animal one.

''The decisive moment has arrived gentlemen. This means we're one step at close to achieving our goal. The guild masters are all too busy holding their conference that they will not realize what has hit them!'' the tall man explained with confidence.

''If you and your comrades don't screw this up'' an unknown voice said in the alley which causes them to turn their head toward the source of the noise. They saw a green flash pop from existence and saw a young man appear a few feet from them.

The young had a pale complexion with a pointy face. His hair is a long black and slightly slicked back followed with green eyes filled with malice. He was roughly five feet and nine inches with a lean muscular build. His outfit was composed of a green long trench coat that reaches his calves with yellow trimmings on the sides and sleeves, a light green furred collar around his neck. Two golden shoulders pat with buttons. A green tight shirt with black bands, tight black pants, and dark green boots completed his assemble.

''You! How we did not sense you arrive?'' The tallest man exclaimed with irritation. The stranger simply chuckles, as the atmosphere became uneasy.

''A magician never reveals his tricks. I am just curious about the usage of my gift; Lullaby was actually far easier to strip off those fools from the Council. Nevertheless, enough about me, what did you plan Shinigami?'' the stranger asked, carrying a smirk on his face. The silver haired man gritted his teeth, he could not stand the young man right in front of him!

''We plan to use Lullaby to eradicate the guild masters of the country in their meeting,'' the man said with pride, but the black haired man loses his smirk, showing a frown instead.

''That's it? A bunch of old farts whom if I clearly remember, are guild masters with years of experience and incredible magic powers? I guess those rumors are right. The dark mages of Fiore are nothing but trash. I know your guild lacks ambition but, it's quite pathetic'' the silver haired man could not hold his rage, how dare this man have the guts to insult his guild and him, Erigor The Shinigami!

''You dare to insult the best assassin of Eisenwald!'' the man known as Erigor swung his scythe toward the stranger's head at eye blink speeds, a sinister grin on his lips.

''Take that!'' the silver haired assassin expected blood to scatter in the room, but unfortunately, the blade had sliced through an illusion that disappears before their eyes.

''W-What the hell? He disappeared!'' said a man in fear.

''It was just an illusion? How did he do it? He didn't cast a spell," another man said.

''Like I said, I can't explain how the trick works,'' said the same voice again, which the three men turn their heads toward the stranger who again, baring a smirk filled with arrogance and wickedness. Erigor stared the black haired young man with curiosity until his eyes widened at the realization of the identity of the stranger.

''I know who you are…the fucking Trickster!'' the man bowed in mockery.

''The Trickster? Who is that?''

''A dark mage with the magic to create illusions capable of fooling his enemies and a manipulative bastard. This guy may look like nothing, but lowering your guard will be your doom'' Erigor explained with disdain. The assassin hated to praise someone higher than himself.

''It seems that my reputation is known beyond the Balam Alliance. And for this huge effort on your part, I give you Death God, a little gift from the scientists of Tartaros'' the black haired stranger threw away a syringe in the air which the assassin caught with ease.

"What is this…drugs? Because I don't do drugs. It'd be a nuisance for work'' the Trickster shook his head.

''Consider it as a last resort. Some of my projections informed me that Titania, Salamander and The Shocking Star of Fairy Tail are in the case to capture and stop Lullaby'' the members of Eisenwald excluding Erigor started to panicked.

''Ah shit! We're doomed! There's no way we can deal with Fairy Tail's biggest guns.''

''Hmph! Those fairies are nothing to us. With Lullaby at our side and this, nothing will stop us'' Erigor said with arrogance, in which his guildmates shouted out with joy. The Trickster let out a sigh of desperation and turned around, walking towards the door.

''I will watch your plan crumble from afar and explain to the Alliance how you wasted a valuable artifact to simply lose in the end. At least, it will be entertaining. The Balam Alliance need fools like your guild to entertain us,'' he exclaimed, showing his face with a sneer.

''Just you wait Trickster! At the moment, the guild masters will be dead. Eisenwald will come for your asses and we'll take control of the Alliance!''

''Your determination Reaper fascinates me. However, your ambition is destined for the boulevard of broken dreams'' the black haired man then disappeared in green smoke. Leaving an embarrassed and humiliated Erigor.

''That fucking piece of shit…''

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Meanwhile, With Team Fairy Tail

''I see, so you ran into the Eisenwald guild as well'' Erza stated. Gray nodded his head in agreement.

''I am not positive if they are a part of Eisenwald. However, they did mention Lullaby.''

''Must be guild dropouts. Perhaps, they may not want in on any part of whatever is coming.''

''So this thing is so bad, that it even scares Dark Mages?'' the scarlet haired mage shrugged.

''I'm only guessing, but they may have been a part of Eisenwald. It is obvious that they didn't want their plan to be heard'' Erza said.

''What do you think they want to do with Lullaby? I heard it was sealed'' Lucy asked.

''For something on a large scale. I didn't act that day because of lack of proof and like a fool, I didn't recognize Erigor's name.''

''Erigor the Shinigami? The Ace of Eisenwald.'' The cheetah-like cat asked with serious, much to Erza's surprise.

''You knew that Orion?" Lucy asked.

''The Magic Council gives us the task to track down and fight the Shinigami. He is on the top of the assassination list and a bounty of one million jewels for his head. In addition, by hearing your meeting with his guild, he may want to use the power of Lullaby on something big.''

''Like what? Why is acquiring Lullaby so important to them?'' the Stellar mage wondered.

''This is something we must know at any cost. Lives may be in danger'' Erza clenched her fist.

''That's why you asked for our help? You could take them on by yourself'' Gray stared out the window.

''Yes, I may be confident in my abilities but, I'm not blind to take an entire dark guild on by myself. We're storming the Eisenwald Guild'' Lucy gulped at hearing the determined tone of the scarlet S-Class mage.

''Sounds like fun to me'' Gray let a small smile appear on his lips.

''Hope it's going to have destruction'' Happy said stretching his arms.

''It HAS been a while since we dealt with an entire dark guild. It's going to be fun'' Orion added.

'This is my first mission as a Fairy Tail mage and I have to fight dark mages…how can this be?'' Lucy thought with anime tears making everyone confused.

''What?"

''Yeah, don't pay attention to her. She's just weird'' Happy sneered.

''Shut up you damn cat!''

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Meanwhile, Fairy Tail Guild

''I'm bored...'' Wendy lazily sighed as she put her head on the wooden table, at her side Carla let a sigh of exasperation, Levy completely absorbed by her book. Mirajane tapping her finger on the table with annoyance. She was bored as hell. These no good regular jobs on the board and five members of her team are gone with the most annoying woman of the guild.

''I find the lack of physical activities quite irritating as well,'' Carla stretched her arms.

''I should join Natsu-nii and the others. Better, be with them than doing nothing in the guild. I bet Erza san's mission is going to be very entertaining.''

''Sharing the same room with Natsu, Gray and Erza. I'd rather take my chances with Droy and Jet any day'' far behind them, Jet and Droy, Levy's not so secret fans had anime tears falling from their eyes.

''Levy-chan just talked about us!'' Cana stared at the duo with an incredulous look.

''What's wrong with those guys?'' she then returned to her giant barrel but listened in on the conversation of the three girls with discretion.

''I can't stand this silence anymore! I need to do something or else I'm going to lose my mind!'' Mirajane yelled out.

''I think I can help you Mira-nee'' the eldest Strauss turned her head, only to see Elfman and Lisanna standing with traveling bags.

''You going to a job'' Lisanna shook her head.

''We're going to a trip near the border of Fiore to meet one of my friends'' the youngest sister explained with a smile.

''A trip to the border of Fiore?''

''What kind of friend?'' Mirajane asked suspiciously, her older sister sense was tingling.

''Not the kind you think big sis, she's actually near the ocean and Lisanna and she actually exchanges letters'' Elfman replied.

''And she asked if we can meet her in person. Since there's nothing to do with the others on jobs, I'll take the opportunity'' Mirajane stared at her little sister with a gaze of reflection until she shrugged her shoulders.

''Fine, but I'll come with the both of you. I don't want my little sister to hang out with some weirdo'' Then, she turns toward her teammates who notice her glance.

''Looks like we found something to do. Alright team, let's go to the ocean!"

''Since, when did you become the leader by interim?'' Carla asked suspiciously. The pale cheek of the platinum blonde suddenly turns red as she quickly hides her face, avoiding embarrassment.

''Because Natsu said so!''

''When? With this kind of information, the entire team needed to be informed, especially with the direction of the team" Carla frowned; Natsu would notice this before the others.

"Maybe he left a note somewhere in his house'' Levy suggested. The Sky Dragon Slayer shook her head.

''I would sense it. Maybe he was in a rush?''

''Possibly, but for now, I'm in charge!'' Carla sighed in defeat. Mirajane was indeed stubborn when something crossed her mind. Levy returned to her book with a concerned expression.

'I hope Lucy's first mission is nothing too complicated...'' she thought, feeling a strange sensation in her gut that was not a good sign.

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With Team Fairy Tail, Onibas Station

''By the way Erza, what kind of magic do you use?'' Lucy asked as they finally arrived at their destination. The place was filled with civilians frolicking without a care in the world. At the same time, Erza inspected the surroundings with her baggage following her.

''Erza's magic is quite beautiful and she makes her enemies bleed'' Lucy deadpanned at Happy's description.

''I would not call that pretty.''

''Personally, I think Gray's magic is more beautiful than mine'' Gray stared at Erza in awe by her compliment.

''R-Really?'' he gathered his hands together, a cold mist suddenly arises from his hands. Then, he reveals the Fairy Tail symbol made of ice to the blonde who stared in awe.

''I use Ice Make magic. It's nothing special.''

''Just like this dick'', Orion muttered in Happy's ear who snickered and tried to hold in his laugh.

''What did you just say cat?!'' Gray glared at the two sentient cats who tried not to laugh. Before the black haired ice mage could act, The locomotive sounded loudly as they watch the train continued its route.

''Why do I feel that we forgot something very important?'' Lucy tapped her chin until her scarlet brown orbs widened which were followed by Gray, Lucy and the two talking cats.

''Natsu and Volkner!''

''Ugh...where the fuck they go?'' Natsu groaned as he clutched his stomach in pain with the unconscious Lightning Dragon Slayer at his side. The Fire Dragon Slayer regained his consciousness as the train started to move and the first thing he noticed was the lack of scents of his guild-mates.

''This is the worst pain. Of all weaknesses, why do Dragon Slayers have to get motion sickness'' Natsu said to himself.

''Excuse me sir? Is that seat taken?'' Natsu raised his head slightly and saw a young man of average height and weight with black eyes and black hair, which was tied in a short, spiky ponytail. He wears a white shirt with a high collar and an intricate symbol on its back over a plain, dark red undershirt. He also wears a pair of aquamarine pants, black shoes, and small black earrings on each ear.

''Sure, go ahead'' Natsu replied with disinterest, holding his stomach.

''Thank you'' the man smiled said before sitting down. ''It seems that you and your friend are in pain, are you alright?''

''Do I look fine?'' Natsu groaned. He started to sweat bullets.

''I guess not, but it's a pleasure to finally meet the infamous Salamander of Fairy Tail'' Natsu raised one eyebrow.

''You're a fan?'' the man smiled again which made the Fire Dragon Slayer feel suspicious for some reason.

''You can say that and mostly the women in your guild'' Natsu instantly frowned.

''You must know Mirajane Strauss right? Of course, you do, she is your teammate right? I wish I had a woman of her beauty in our guild'' the temperature in the wagon started to rise up as Natsu clenched his fists in anger.

''Everything time she appears on Sorcerer Magazine, I can't help myself but buy every cover she's in. You could say she's my celebrity crush. Too bad that my guild doesn't have stunning women like her or Titania or even The Lightning Empress if you know what I mean'' he said then he looked up at the pink haired mage with a twisted smile.

''What about giving away some of your girls to our guild? We'd treat them nicely if they can do the jobs nicely done. It's not fair that the Legal Guilds have all the chicks right?'' Natsu was about to explode, but the stranger did not make the situation easier.

'That guy is so done! Not even his mother will recognize him' he was lost in his thoughts until the man spoke.

''So what about the trade? You've no idea how we get just thinking about the insanely hot body of The Demon. Her toned white legs, her astonishing bubble butt, and those big pairs of tits. I'm sure she can give the best blowjob on this damn kingdom! I always imagine her luscious lips on my di-'' the stranger couldn't finish describing his fantasy as he was interrupted by a hard strike from the Fire Dragon Slayer hitting him in his gut.

''Arrgg!'' the man blew out a mixture of blood and saliva as an explosion of flame erupted from Natsu's blow, sending the man flying through the wall of the train and into the sky. Natsu smirked with satisfaction as he noticed a strange looking flute fall from a bag on the floor. The flute had a skull look to it. It possessed a skull with three eyes on one end, and an oval-like cutout in the skull's brow. On the other end, there are root-like cutouts.

''Wait! Is this Lullaby?'' suddenly, the Fire Dragon Slayer fell to his knees as his motion sickness returned much to his displeasure. However, Natsu was capable of grabbing the flute; albeit with great difficulty.

''I wonder if I can sell this thing to Tivan...and how come he didn't get woken up by the noise?!'' Natsu stared at the sleeping Volkner who was seemingly unaffected by the explosion of his attack. After that, the train stops as he began to stand on his feet.

''We need to get out of this torture machine'' he said while putting the skull looking flute in his pocket and taking Volkner by the shoulder and jumping out of the window. However, he didn't expect to see Happy in his giant cat form with Erza and Lucy on his back, followed by Orion who was in a similar form with Gray on his back. The giant blue furred cat quickly stopped his tracks as Natsu landed on his feet over the ground.

''Natsu!'' Volkner quickly regains consciousness as he rubbed his eyes and gazed at the landscape. Erza, Lucy, and Gray rushed at their direction when Happy and Orion took on their original forms.

''What's happening? Why are we outside of the train in the middle of nowhere? DON'T TELL ME THEY LEFT US ON THE TRAIN!'' Lucy scratched her cheek out of embarrassment.

''You can say that...'' suddenly, she barely dodged a lightning bolt coming from the sky as she saw the murderous look of the Stellian Dragon Slayer.

''Explain!'' his entire body was covered with sparks of electricity.

''Well...''

''It's actually my fault Volkner. I was so absorbed by my explanation of the mission that it slipped my mind'' Erza explained with shame which softened the features of the blonde mage.

''It didn't help out since we stopped for snacks'' Happy added but was ignored by everyone.

''I'm glad that the both of you didn't get injured'' Natsu snorted.

''I couldn't say that for the other guy'' everyone glanced the Fire Dragon Slayer.

''Other guy?''

''Some weirdo tried to attack me on the train when I could barely move. He didn't put up much of a fight though. However, I found this on the train'' Natsu showed the demonic flute to his guild-mates.

''That explains the explosion,'' Lucy stated.

''Is that Lullaby?'' Natsu nodded his head.

''Wait, how do you know which object it is?'' Gray asked.

''Because this flute is actually a Demon or in better terms an Etherious. Demons artificially created by Zeref himself" this piece of revelation shocked the members of Fairy Tail. Gray stared at the flute with disbelief and scorn. The demonic looking object gave him a bad vibe similar to Deliora's.

''Demons who are created by Zeref's magic?''

''It's not very surprising if Dark Mages can get their hands on this kind of artifact. Those creatures have lived for four centuries and born with many forms to the weakest toward the strongest. We're lucky that Lullaby is rather weak compared to the rest'' Gray raised an eyebrow.

''The rest? You tell me that other Demons like this roam free in Earthland?'' Natsu nodded his head as Erza walked to his side, ready to exterminate the flute with caution.

''Who knew that your reckless behavior would play in our favor Dragneel. I'm impressed. It seems we have an advantage against Eisenwald'' Lucy seem to be happy with the news.

''Nice one Natsu'' Lucy grinned cheerfully.

''Hate to admit but not bad for a pyromaniac'' Gray complimented.

''See what happens when you let people talk first mate'' Volkner chuckles.

''That means the mission is over right? We have no reasons to go after them?'' Lucy stared at her guild-mates with hope, but the frowns on Natsu's face quickly dismissed her idea.

''It's quite the contrary Blondie. Since this asshole over here beat one of their guys and stole the flute. They'll chase after us to get what Natsu has stolen'' Orion explained. Lucy gulped at the idea of fighting Dark Mages on her first mission. Natsu clearly noticed her distress.

''You're going to do fine Lucy, if Mirajane and another trained you well, there's nothing to be worried about'' somehow the words of the Fire Dragon Slayer appeased Lucy while meanwhile Erza and Gray were completely speechless on what they witnessing.

''Hate to admit, but Strauss knows how to get things done right and your training is no exception Lucy'' Volkner added which was followed by Happy and Orion.

''And you got the both of us at your side!''

''You would make a good piece of meat though'' Happy sneered. Lucy glared at the blue furred cat but let a sigh of uncertainty and stared at her teammates with determination.

'I guess this is now or never.'

''We can't let those Eisenwald guys get their hands on Lullaby,'' Lucy clenched her fists.

"That's the spirit, Lucy. Even though we have their secret weapon; we need to stop them at any cost. Who knows what kind of atrocities they can do when looking for this object'' Erza walked toward Natsu who stayed silent.

''I know we're not on the same page, but can I trust you to have my back on this one? We can't let those assassins get their hands on this flute and I can't imagine the casualties that will follow if we fail this mission...Natsu'' the pink haired mage stood silently as he stared at Erza's chocolate brown orbs for a fraction of second, then put the flute in her hands.

''Don't fail me and I won't fail you Scarlet'' The Fire Dragon Slayer said with no malice in his eyes which rejoiced the scarlet haired mage for some reason.

''You have my word'' she replied with conviction.

''As you have mine'' Natsu answered with the same tone.

''To think those two accepted to work together without bickering...it's quite unimaginable...'' Volkner stared the two rivals with curiosity.

''Anything can happen this day'' Happy stared at those two as well.

'It is quite unimaginable indeed...at least in this timeline.'

---

Kunugi Station

''Thud'' A headless body falls to the ground as the head rolled near Erigor's feet, covered in blood as a lake of blood dispersed from the severed neck to the passengers of the train in horror. The members of Eisenwald laughed at their misfortune. The passengers started to panic and ran for their lives as the dark guild wrecked the damaged train. Unfortunately, some of them were not so lucky. Men are beaten down to death while women start to get molested by the men of Eisenwald. The lucky ones couldn't help but hear the cries of despair and fear of the unlucky ones.

''This train belongs to Eisenwald on this day. Anyone who will oppose to us will meet my blade'' Erigor grinned darkly as he suddenly noticed someone was missing on the train.

''Hey! Where's Kageyama?''

''We don't know. We checked the train, but haven't found him or the flute'' a guild member told Erigor with fear in his tone.

''That bastard! He had Lullaby and if this guy ditched us, I'll fucking slice his throat! Without the flute, our plan won't work!'' the silver haired man yelled with anger.

''We found him sir'' Erigor turn around, only to see two members of his guild transporting a badly injured Kageyama on their shoulders.

''What the hell happened to him?'' he asked but didn't show any concern for the critical state of his comrade.

''We found him lying around near the way. By looking his injuries, we concluded that he must've had burnt with a strong spell. We tried to heal most of his injuries but those flames aren't normal'' Erigor didn't reply as the unconscious man started to get his consciousness back.

''E-Erigor-san'' the injured man said, but with difficulty.

''What the hell happened to you'' Erigor shouted which cause the injured man to whine in pain and star into the assassin's black eyes.

''T-The Devil did this to me...The Salamander was on the train...and I taunted him by saying things about The Demon. Everything happened so fast'' Erigor's eyes widened at the mention of the Fire Dragon Slayer of Fiore but his eyes narrowed at the sight of Kageyama.

''If I understand clearly. You found The Salamander on the train, a mage known for his power and brutality toward Dark Mages. Then, started to taunt him by mentioning one of his teammates and then, get beaten and lose Lullaby in the process. Did I forget to mention anything?''

''N-No Erigor-san'' the man lowered his head in shame.

''I guess it's fine, everyone can make mistakes'' Kageyama raised his head with surprise as he saw the smile on the man.

''Really?'' he said with hope.

''Yes, I'm actually calm you see,'' Erigor walked toward the injured man with the same smile on his face until he dropped it a few feet away form Kageyama.

''No, I'm actually furious as Hell!'' Erigor punched the injured man in the guts. Kageyama fell to the ground, however, Erigor kicked the poor man with ferocity to the other members' horror. The Death God crushed the ribs of Kageyama with a violent blow that everyone winced at the horrible pain dealt with their comrade.

''You fucking piece of shit! I told you to do one thing and you're not capable of getting the job done! And you even allowed Fairy Tail to be aware of our plan! Change of plan men! We need to steal the flute again.''

''Yes sir!'' Then, Erigor stared at the broken man with disgust.

''Do one more mistake and you'll share his fate" Erigor pointed to the severed head to the man's horror.

''Y-Yes Erigor-san'' Kageyama replied with shame. Meanwhile, from afar, Vanitas who was hiding in his shadow form, stared at the scene with his enhanced vision. Then he saw the members of Eisenwald leaving the train station as the members of Fairy Tail had come in a moment later.

''They made my job easier,'' he whispered as his disappeared in the shadows from his secret spot.

---

A few moments later

''Looks like they took the train'' Natsu said out loud as he landed on a hill with Lucy in his arms, followed by Happy and Orion in their giant cat form with Erza, Gray, and Volkner on their back. The Celestial Spirit Mage stared at the pink haired mage in awe much to his curiosity and irritation.

''What? Is there something on my face?''

''I didn't know that you can actually fly?'' she noticed that she was still in his strong arms. She blushed furiously as she quickly stood on her feet to Natsu's confusion.

''I use my magic to propel myself in the air. Very practical during missions'' he explained as he and Volkner stood near across the cliff, then using their enhanced sight to see the passengers whine against the guards and a dead body lacking its head.

''You saw the body Natsu?''

''Yeah, judging by the scent of the blood, that person died before we came here. And they may have gone to the next station to wait for us.''

''I also smell a little bit of urine. Must be the guy you met on the train'' Volkner added as Gray walked to their side.

''At least we know what their last location was. They'll probably be waiting at the station with every intention to kill us. What's the name again?'' Gray scratched his chin.

''Oshibana Station. We'd reach the station in a couple of hours'' Erza advanced near Gray's side.

''We will never reach Oshibana Station in time.''

''And I'm started to get sick over here to have Gray stripping on my back. My back is all covered in Gray's sweat'' Happy said, annoyed. Gray suddenly notices his lack of clothes.

''Where'd my clothes go?'' Happy and Orion slapped their forehead in exasperation on the Ice mage's antics. Volkner sighed as he cracked his shoulder.

''Guess I have no choice huh?'' Everyone turned their heads towards the Lightning Dragon Slayer.

''Everyone put your hands on my shoulders'' Lucy stared at the blonde young man with a skeptical expression.

''What?'' Volkner rolled his eyes as Natsu, Happy and Orion did what he said.

''Just do what he said and you'll see'' Natsu simply replied as Lucy doing the same thing, followed by Erza and by Gray.

''Alright, the first time can be intense but you'll manage...hopefully'' then, Volkner raised his right arm in the air, at the right moment, clouds appeared in the darkened sky followed with bolts of lightning. Volkner's arm started to crackle with sparks of electricity as he clenched his fist.

''Don't tell me that you can control the weather?'' Gray asked with worry as he stared at the thunderous clouds.

''Shut up and let me concentrate!'' he gritted his teeth.

'This is amazing! I didn't know Volkner can manipulate the weather at will'' Lucy thought with awe.

'An amazing feat indeed' Erza stared at the Lightning Dragon Slayer with a smile of pride. Suddenly, the members of Fairy Tail disappeared when a lightning bolt struck them at incredible speed, then revealing the entire team to be completely gone.

---

Oshibana Station

''Ladies and Gentlemen! Please stay back, it's dangerous here. The train derailed due to an accident, so please be patient before we can secure the station'' a train employee spoke into a blow horn, trying to keep the civilians away from the danger as much he could.

''Derailment?''

''I heard it was terrorists!'' a man said.

''Please, for your security, the station will be closed until future notification'' the train employee said as suddenly, a lightning bolt strikes the ground much to the people's fear and astonishment. The lightning strike revealed the members of Fairy Tail excluding Natsu, Orion, and Happy's bemused expressions.

''Holy shit! It's Fairy Tail!''

''Look! It's The Salamander along with The Shocking Star and their cats with Titania!''

''I love you Shocking Star!''

''It was...'' Lucy couldn't finish her words.

''Hundred percent crazy...'' Gray finished her sentence.

''Clearly, it was unorthodox but, effective. We did save a lot of time thanks to you Volkner'' the lightning mage shrugged his shoulders.

''It was nothing really. And judging by the smoke coming from this building, we're at the right place'' Volkner pointed to the black smoke coming from the station roof.

''But how did you find the exact location? And why didn't you use it earlier?'' Lucy asked with curiosity.

''This is quite simple, in an investigation, you need to look at all of the facts and any trail that would bring us to their next location. And Fairy Tail is known for their lack of discretion and timing, so they may have thought that we were going to make a huge ruckus and underestimate us'' Volkner explained as Erza walked toward an officer.

''What is she doing?''

''I think she's going to interrogate him?'' Natsu replied as they all stared at the scarlet haired mage headbutt the poor officer who didn't see that coming and fall to unconsciousness.

''What's going on?'' then, she proceeded to the next closest train employee.

''What's going on?'' she repeated. Before the guard can look to her, she knocked him out with another headbutt. Erza continued her..."interrogation" as Lucy tensed at every guard fallen by the scarlet haired young woman's wrath.

''Maybe we should stop her?''

''Do you?'' Lucy shook her head furiously.

''It pointless actually, only an imbecile wouldn't notice that Eisenwald is the source of the explosion'' Natsu stated as Erza finally finish her interrogation, then turned toward the group.

''We need to hurry! Eisenwald is inside!'' Natsu and Happy rolled their eyes at the obvious information.

''Not very hard to miss but sure let's go'' Natsu rushed toward the building followed by the rest of the team, only Lucy stayed behind as she stared her shaken hands.

''This is it, Lucy, this is your first official job and everyone is counting on you. You will not mess this up!'' Lucy clenched her first in determination.

''What the hell are you doing Newbie!'' the voice of the blue furred cat break her trance as she quickly ran towards the building.

''I should thank Mira-sensei for the cardio.''

Once they passed the first highway, Lucy's eyes widened. Bodies of the military that were sent after Eisenwald lay on the floor. Some of them were unconscious and some of them weren't that lucky. She was horrified by what she witnessed as the massacre continued to the highway, she even saw a lifeless body without their heads or limbs, just a river of blood. She wanted to puke as she stops in her tracks followed by the rest of the team.

''H-How could someone do such a thing? Those guys didn't have any ch-chance'' she stuttered as she felt a warmth on her shoulder, only to see the Fire Dragon Slayer with a calm expression on his face.

''It's alright, everyone has taken that road and it wouldn't be the last time either. People are capable of doing terrible things because they can but you have to understand that being a mage is not sunshine and rainbows every day. I've seen worse and Wendy has seen worse, everyone in this team has seen worse, but we managed to surpass that by acknowledging the fact that karma is a bitch and that person who did this will not live longer'' Lucy stared in his dark green orbs, only to see the conviction of the fire mage words, she was a little bit afraid of what the dark guild is capable of and Natsu words but, she did feel hope and the courage to move forward thanks to his words.

''Thanks, Natsu, your words really help me'' Natsu was taken by surprise only to smirk and turn himself.

''Don't thank me yet Newbie, the real fun has just started'' Natsu said as they finally reach the end of the hallway. Only to find themselves at the end of the station and surrounded by the entire guild of Eisenwald as they stared at them with glares and snickers.

''I knew you would come Fairy Tail.'' they all turned their heads to see Erigor snickering at them, standing on the top of a staircase holding a scythe on his arm. ''We were waiting for you.''

''Whoa, there are so many!

''The Shinigami...are you Erigor?'' the tall silver haired man snickered at them.

''Oh shit! It's The Salamander, Shocking Star, and fucking Titania!'' a member of Eisenwald recognized three of the members of Fairy Tail.

''That's him! That's the guy who stole Lullaby!'' Kageyama pointed toward the Fire Dragon Slayer who simply raised an eyebrow.

''Huh? Is that weakling still alive? I guess I should've hit him a little harder'' Natsu said out-loud to the black haired man's shock.

''What are you planning to do with the Lullaby, Shinigami!''

''Oh you haven't heard yet little-red?'' Erigor flew himself up in the air to their surprise.

''He can fly?''

''So he can use Wind Magic? That doesn't do anything with his nickname'' Volkner stated out loud as the tall man seem offended by the remark.

''You little...What do train stations have in common?'' Erza didn't understand it.

''Station?''

''He plans to use the speakers to use the power of the flute'' Natsu stated as everyone is shocked. Erigor laughed at his declaration.

''Thousands of noisy souls gather to the station to get a glimpse of the action. Who knows, if I raised the volume enough. I may be able to extinguish the entire city with the melody of death.''

''Why do such a despicable act against the innocent people of this town?''

''This is a just test before our biggest score. You know, to make sure that Lullaby actually works'' Erigor sneered.

''Just a test? You're going to kill innocent people for a test! Lucy couldn't believe what she hearing.

''Unfortunately for you, we have the flute'' Erza smirked.

''Oh? Well, we just need to take it from your carcass. Someone get that flute back to us!'' Erigor ordered to his guild as they charged at them.

''Finally! Action!'' Volkner said happily cracked his joints with anticipation.

''I couldn't agree more'' Gray added with excitement.

''You're going to pay for what you did to me Salamander'' Kageyama roared, putting his hand on the floor as he extended his shadow toward the Fairy Tail mage.

''He can use Shadow Magic!'' five tendrils of shadow erupted from the floor, taking the shape of giant fist, aiming to strike the Fairy Tail mage, but to Eisenwald's surprise, the tendril of shadow completely burned out before they could hit their designed targets.

''What! How can they burn my shadows?'' they saw the murderous look of the fire mage who glared at them with a cold glare.

''This is the best you can do trash?'' Natsu asked harshly before anybody could respond, a multitude of silvery orbs popped from nowhere above the head of the Fairy Tail wizards. Fortunately, Gray was fast enough to counter back the incoming assault. He gathered magic in his palm, then created a large shield of ice with hexagon patterns above their heads, at the same moment, the sphere of silver charged at them with blink eye speeds.

''Ice-Make: Frozen Shield!'' The shield of ice blocked the furious attack to the amazement of the mages of Fairy Tail and Eisenwald. During the interval, Natsu and Erza are amazed by the speed reaction of the molding mage although the emotion didn't reach their faces.

''I'm impressed, you successively blocked my attack ice molder. I expect no less from Ur's disciple'' Gray's eyes widened at the mention of his late master and guardian. He raised his head up only to see a mysterious woman, standing on a large bird made of silver. The newcomer was a beautiful woman with long wavy green hair with a set of eyes of the same color. She had a pale complexion followed by a rather voluptuous figure, she wore a long red dress with black high heel shoes, a silver upper arm bracelet with the shape of a snake and complimented with red lipstick and nails polish.

''Holy shit! It's Reina-sama!'' a member shouted loudly at the realization.

''Who?'' Lucy asked cutely, once again lost by her lack of information.

''This is Reina Misica, The Silver Sorceress. A woman capable of using Silver-Make. A magic similar to Gray's magic and a member of the Balam Alliance'' Natsu explained to Lucy, Erza and Gray's shock.

''The Balam Alliance?'' Lucy heard the name for the first time.

''The Silver Sorceress?'' Gray muttered as he heard this name a long time ago.

''Are you kidding me?'' Erza gritted her teeth, she didn't expect a representative of the Balam Alliance show itself in public.

''Look what we got, The Dual Fairy Dragons, Salamander and Shocking Star, followed by the famous Titania and the disciple of the powerful Ur Milkovich aka The Frozen Witch. My, what an interesting party'' the green haired woman chuckles, meanwhile, Gray stared at the newcomer with concern.

''How does she know so much about Ur...I didn't know she had a nickname?'' Gray muttered to himself.

''Don't let her appearance fool you! She is beautiful as she is deadly'' Volkner was on his guard, Reina glanced at the Lightning Dragon Slayer in astonishment.

''Who knew that some men of Fairy Tail could be such gentlemen. Try to take notes boys'' some members of Eisenwald whined at the cold tone of the green haired beauty, during the interval, the tall silver haired man sweated bullets.

'This is bad! Not only do I have the Trickster on my back, but also Reina-sama is in the mix! I've got to get this damn flute or the Alliance will steal my scene' Erigor thought, then turning toward Reina who saw his glance.

''What are you doing Reina-sama. We didn't expect your sudden appearance?'' Erigor spoke with respect, he was no fool to ever talk down or disrespect someone of the Balam Alliance.

''It not like I've any choice, we heard rumors about your guild having Lullaby in their possession without our validation. And by noticing the lack of flute in your hands, I conclude that one of those Fairies stole Lullaby easily. What a disappointment, I should know better that an A Class Dark Guild would screw up in some way and I'm curious which one of those pieces of trash screwed this up'' she explained bitterly as she glared the members of Eisenwald with loathing as Kageyama stared at the floor with shame and embarrassment.

''And what's your deal Silver Sorceress! Are you going to help them or just get in our way?'' Erza yelled out loud, ready for anything as Reina simply sighed as she put a hand on her hips, and then watch the scarlet haired woman with disinterest.

''I'm just going to stay here to see how things play out, And I just finished my pedicure,'' she stared at her red nails with disinterest, Erza seems offended by her lack of respect, but said nothing and returned her attention to Erigor who took advantage of the situation, to simply vanished from existence from the Fairy Tail members' sight.

''He disappeared!''

''Thank you for your remark Captain Obvious, we didn't notice'' Natsu stated dryly. Lucy let a blush of embarrassment show as Reina raises one manicured eyebrow.

''Hm, the sarcasm is strong with this one,'' Reina thought out loud as she watched the staring competition between the legal mages and the outlaw.

''Natsu! Gray! Volkner! I need the three of you to go find Erigor and stop him at any cost. We can't allow him to hurt civilians or worse'' the three young mages agreed as Natsu and Volkner turn toward Lucy.

''Show them and carrot top what yours made of Newbie,'' Lucy nodded her head in agreement and determination as they left the room followed by the green haired woman who was more interested in following the disciple of Ur than watching a future one-sided massacre, although she did hope to see the famous Titania in action.

'Oh well, those fairies could be a future problem for the alliance,' she thought as the members of Eisenwald suddenly remarked the direction taken by the three young men.

''Wait a minute? They're going after Erigor!''

''Not on my watch!'' a man with a strange appearance yelled out as black bands wrap around his fingers extended at long range, then wrapped to the second-floor balcony.

''I'm the great Rayule and I'll take them down!'' Rayule was a tanned man with a pointed nose and a sharp chin. He has dark lines circling his eyes. Rayule dons a distinctive jacket, light in the low part and dark in the upper one and on the sleeves, which comes equipped with a tight hood covered in black and light stripes, He wears a light shirt under this signature jacket on him, simple pants and shoes. He flew at the highway with confidence, when Kageyama quickly activated his magic and disappeared in the shadows.

''I'm coming with you! That pink haired bastard is gonna pay!''

''Man, I've never seen both Kage and Rayule so pumped to chase those guys. But, I bet taking those chicks on is going to be so much fun.'' Byard an average member of Eisenwald licked his lips with anticipation and a little bit of lust.

''We should stay on our guards, they may be chicks, but one of them is Titania herself, we should take the flute with caution,'' said a short, hunched and fat man with strange features: he doesn't seem to have a visible nose, and possesses very large lips, with his face, on the whole, resembling that of a fish. His hair is green and points upwards in many rounded curved spikes.

His attire consists of a crimson jacket with lighter edges and a high collar, held closed right under it but otherwise being left open, over a light shirt, which, being quite short, reveals much of his stomach, and loose, military-spotted pants, held up by a simple belt and tucked inside boots. He also has a massive necklace around his neck, consisting of several, very large metal discs connected by a rope.

''Who cares about that! I'd rather see those chicks at our feet'' one of the dark mage licked his lips with anticipation.

''It been awhile since we've fun with some whore. Those two bimbos are enough to satisfy us'' one man sneered as Erza and Lucy stared at them with an icy glare, causing the entire guild to flinch.

''Erza! Time to take out the trash!'' she summoned a golden key in her hand.

''You took the words right out of my mouth Lucy. They don't deserve any mercy!'' Erza summoned a large dark sword.

''She can use Requip magic as well?'' Lucy stared at the scarlet haired mage with awe. She only knew the basics of Requip Magic but she never witnessed someone summoning a weapon.

''You have no idea Lucy, this is nothing compared to when she gets serious,'' Orion stated as he and Happy glanced at each other, and with a nod, they released a huge wave of magical power from their body, which astonished every human in the room.

''Those cats use magic as well?''

''What's going on?'' to Lucy's amazement, she watched an odd display. The two talking cats suddenly grew as they reached an incredible size of six feet tall. Their odd colored fur disappeared, revealing a soft pale skin for Happy and tanned skin for Orion. For Happy's transformation, his now blue hair become messy with two-like cat ears, followed by his canines becoming longer and a messy blue tail with a white top on his tail bone location, his outfit was consisted of a short black coat with white fur trimming around the neck and the sleeves' edges, a white tank top with red belt, lose black pants complimented with black and red boots. The iris in his golden eyes become silted similar to a cat.

For Orion's case, his fur was replaced with shaggy sandy blond hair with two cat-like ears followed with his tail attached at the same place. His human ears are pointy with orange shadow above his amber eyes. His outfit consists of a black racing suit with blue band on the arms and legs, followed with a pair of black and yellow boots. Lucy's jaw and everyone in the room excluding Erza dropped at the view of the cat-turned humans.

''Holy Shit! It's the Thundercats!''

'So the rumors are indeed true! Dragneel and the others did teach them Transformation Magic?'' she thoughts, staring her two feline guild-mates in awe and pride.

''You can turn to human! Wait, so that means Carla too? I've so many questions!'' the Celestial Spirit mage tried to make sense in her poor fragile mind as Happy simply chuckles and walks toward her side.

''Natsu said that he didn't want any useless mascots on the team and since our cat bodies are too small to use a huge amount of magic. Mirajane taught us Transformation Magic to break this handicap'' he explained.

''And we don't regret anything, not a single thing. Personally, I prefer this form than my original form'' Orion grinned with anticipation, when Lucy who retake her seriousness, brought a golden key in front of her and chant. "Open Gate of the Golden Bull! Taurus!" an extremely tall, heavily muscular, and athletic humanoid whose physical features are highly reminiscent of a bull, popped from nowhere in a white mist. His body is covered in a black and white pattern similar to that of Holstein Friesian cattle, and the upper part of it, from the waist up, seems more massive than the lower one. His head is bovine in shape, with small, elongated ears jutting outwards from the sides of his head, and a pair of horns, testifying him as a bull, sitting on top of it. He has dark eyes, and his flat nose bears a large golden ring in it, similar to those worn by real bulls. His muscular chest bears six teats: two on his pectorals and four on his upper abdominal area. The tail sprouting from his back, ending in a dark tuft, is quite small if compared to the large mass of his body. He's shown wearing a dark indument, similar to a pair of swim briefs, covering his groin, held up by a red, studded belt, with a circular, thin, golden metal buckle, with a pair of curved protrusions jutting outwards from it in its upper part. He also wears simple dark boots with lighter upper edges, consisting of three lines circling his legs, and has a red belt circling his neck, to which a golden cowbell is attached. His forearms are wrapped in bandages, and he wears brown fingerless gloves. Crossing his chest diagonally and passing over his right shoulder is a large, plain dark belt closed by a simple buckle.

''A cow?''

''And Star Dress: Taurus Form!'' she placed the key in her chest as her outfit completely changed. She wore a leather jacket with cow patterns and pants that left her right leg entirely revealed. She also dons a pair of gloves and boots as well as a belt where Taurus Zodiac sign is located and a bag around her waist. While sporting this dress she uses her hair in two buns, one at each side of her head abut also leaving some hair hanging. She even got horns at each side of her head.

''What is this magic? It look similar to mine but completely different...how did Natsu find a girl like that?'' Erza stared the blonde with silence.

''Moo! Lucy-sama, you're stunning in that dress! Maybe even better if you wear the outf- Taurus stared the blonde young girl with pink hearts in his eyes but the serious and icy glare of Lucy quickly broke his antics. Suddenly, a large Axe arrived from nowhere falls to Lucy's hands, surprisingly to the members of Fairy Tail. She didn't show any difficulties by holding the axe.

''Not, the time Taurus. We need to beat these guys first!'' she yelled when Erza quickly dashed toward the enemies followed by Happy and Orion. The members of Eisenwald raised their weapons, aiming to strike Titania who stays quiet and calm, starting her assault by slicing them with no lethal cuts, breaking their weapons then jumped in the air and sent them flying across the highway. She didn't stop there, Erza jumped in the air, dodging a fiery large torrent of flames, originated from Happy's mouth. An attack similar to Natsu's Dragon Roar.

''Incinerate Rage!" The dark mages of Eisenwald are blown away by the breath attacks, getting severe burns. The plump man can't believe what he was watching, half of their guild force has been felled by two people, granted he was aware of Titania's strength but staring at the sentient cats of the Salamander was a living nightmare. Meanwhile, some of his colleagues fought back by shooting light beams from their palms, which Lucy easily defected with her axe, then jumped in the air. Swinging the axe vertically to the ground, causing it to rupture the earth in the area in front of her.

''Earth Wave!'' the dark mages of Eisenwald are sent flying across the room by the force of the shock wave, Taurus followed her assault by striking the defend fewer men with a single swing. The still standing members couldn't help but stared as their fallen comrades fall one by one, meanwhile, they watched a yellow blur running across the room with blink-eye speed taking down every mage one by one. Furious and annoyed by the one sided massacre, they fired up their respective magic toward the Fairy Tail mage, but unfortunately for them, Erza who quickly requipped her lone sword to be equipped with a pair of simple swords with blue embellishments along the blade that feature feather-shaped handguards. she deflected their spells with ease, which they finally reach their breaking points.

'This is not good; we don't have a chance! Even with Erigor at our side, they got Titania, Salamander and the Shocking Star at their side. And there's no way I can get the flute, she fucking stored it in her dimensional storage'' the plump man thought, glancing at his fallen comrades on the floor and the standing ones, they took half of the entire guild down in a couple of minutes.

''Whoa! She can change her weapons instantly?'' Lucy stared with awe, she heard about the nature of Requip, very useful for travelers or during matches from Levy's lessons.

''And this isn't the start of what she can do'' Happy added, grinning from the excitation of the fighter, but all good things have an end. He saw the mood change when Erza's entire body stared to glow when her clothes disappeared, revealing her stunning figure for the men of Eisenwald and to Taurus's joy.

''W-What's she doing?'' Lucy asked with a blush on her face.

''You see Erza's magic is quite particular, not only can she can change her armory in fraction of second and increased her ability, which gives her the advantage during a fight. A technique called Requip: The Knight!'' the light that enveloped the scarlet haired young woman disappear, revealing Erza in her new outfit to the Stellar mage's awe.

Plated armor covers her chest, with a large metal flower on it, and she wears a large billowing skirt that has metal plating in the upper area. Her stomach, arms and neck are covered, and she had large metal wings that appeared to be made of individual blades, as well as a wing-like headpiece. Almost every part of the armor is seemingly made of silver metal, Erza also wears a neck guard made of feather-like plates and a tiara with prominent metal wings.

''Whoa...she's so beautiful'' Lucy blushed a little bit. Although the bipedal bull was a little bit sad that the armor didn't reveal Erza's gracious breasts, but he decided to keep his inner thoughts to himself, already feeling ashamed of his lust on his former master's daughter. In that same time, Erza stared at the last remaining members of the dark guild, unconcerned by their fates as swords popped from existence in the air that formed a circle above her head.

''Dance, my blades!'' the swords then begin spinning rapidly around Erza and she sends them flying towards the mage of Eisenwald in a disc formation at first and upon impact, the swords separate and fly in different directions dealing great damage. ''Circle Sword!'' the dark wizards didn't send a chance as they are throw away across the hall.

''Whoa, she wiped them out with a single attack!'' Orion reappeared at her side.

''And this is just the tip of the iceberg'' Orion added as one of the two last standing members, charged against Erza with his fist covered with Light Magic.

''You bitch! You're dealing with me now!'' the scarlet mage didn't react at all for Byard's boiling point. But unfortunately for him, he was taken down by one single blow from Erza's blade. The fallen man crashed against the floor, unconscious and injured as Erza retook her regular outfit.

''That was amazing! I've never seen a woman fighting with ferocity and beauty'' Lucy complemented to the non-humans' annoyance.

''What about us?'' Happy asked feeling ignored.

''It was impressive, good job everyone'' Erza said as the plump man quickly ran away towards the highway.

''He's going away toward Erigor's direction. Someone needs to stop him!''

''I'm on it!'' Orion was about to catch up to the green haired plump man, but suddenly, a black dagger coming from nowhere stabbed him in his back, which pierce his heart in the process to everyone's confusion and horror. The man simply falls on his stomach; simply let his blood out giving a last sigh before quitting this world forever with the last thought of failing their guild objective and their reputation in front of the Balam Alliance's eyes.

''W-What's happening? And where'd this dagger come from?'' Lucy asked confuse and a little bit shaken to witness the death of a man. All of a sudden, a projectile, flew at great speed towards her. Thanks to her training with Mirajane, Lucy barely dodged it by few centimeters next to her head. Stunned, she looked at her surroundings to find the source as they saw a shadowy figure standing on the second floor balcony crouching. The shadowy figure stared at the mages of Fairy Tail and the Celestial Spirit like a predator watching its prey. Then, the shadowy figure disappeared, only to reveal a tall man completely covered in a black leather suit with a mask similar to a cat head with yellow eyes, purple lines across the suit who jumped from the balcony, only to land on his feet like a cat.

''What the hell is that?'' Happy was perplexed and agitated to see a cat-like stranger coming from nowhere. This man acted more cat-like than him, even his landing was exactly like a cat's.

''Erza Scarlet, known as the queen of the fairies and one of the best swordsmen in the Kingdom of Fiore, its an honor to meet you'' the stranger spoke with a deep, but soft voice with a bit of an accent.

''Who are you?'' Erza asked, she could feel the amount of magical power emitting from the stranger's body.

''No one. I am just a shadow completing his mission'' he was waiting for their next movement.

''Your mission? You mean by killing this guy?'' the stranger shook his head. He raised his hands, then, claws of shadows popped from his fingertips.

''No, eliminating the members of Team Fairies, by beginning with the weakest one!'' he yelled loudly as he suddenly dashed at them with incredible speed toward the mage of Fairy Tail. Happy and Orion responded by charging at him, ready to strike, but unfortunately for the sentient cats, the stranger grab the arm of the blue haired human turned cat and send a roundhouse kick in Orion's ribs, sending both of them flying across the highway, to the women's shock.

'He's fast!' they thought. He continued his run toward Lucy who prepared for anything, however, Taurus charged against their new opponent with his axe tightly gripped in his large hands.

''Nobody will get a piece of Lucy-sama, but me!'' he swung his axe vertically with so much force at the man chest, unfortunately, the stranger evade with grace, he used the handle for support as his raised his entire body in the air, then twisted his own body to land a solid kick cloaked with shadows on the humanoid bull, everyone could see the neck of the human bovine cracked. Taurus chokes with his own breath as he was sending flying across the wall. He didn't stop there, he took the axe in his right hand and threw with great strength on Taurus's guts which pierced him at the impact to Lucy's horror.

''Taurus!'' the humanoid bull choked blood as he watched with horror, his own weapon get through his stomach. Lucy rushed at her injured spirit with worry on her face. She tried to get the axe off but Taurus stopped her.

''It's nothing Lucy-sama, I can't be killed in this realm or even my own weapon,'' he said with difficulty, he may be immortal. But not completely invulnerable.

'Except for the weapons forged with the core of a star or made with Starmetal or Verdium am I correct?'' Taurus's eyes widened at the names, coming from the man mouth.

''H-How? No humans in this era can have knowledge of this information?''

"There are beings who live far longer than humans. And my suit is made with some of those metal. You don't know how many people would pay a huge price for the head of a Celestial Spirit'' he started to walked toward the blonde and the wounded spirit, only to be blocked and stopped by Orion who charged at him at great speed. Just as the cheetah-like turned human cat aiming his fist on the stranger's face. He caught it effortlessly and twisted in another sense for Orion's horror who feels the bones in his arm snapped. Orion let a huge cried of pain, which angered Happy who ignited his entire left arm, inflame, at that instant, sprint with a loud roar.

''Apollo's Claw!'' the stranger dodged once again the enhanced fist and send another kick on Happy's ribs, then was send flying on Orion's side.

''For cat-like creatures, you've shown potential greater than a human's'' he complimented the partners of the Dragon Slayer, only to dodged again the strike of Lucy's axe who created a huge crater on the floor by back-flipping several time backward, before landing on his feet.

''You're going to regret this!'' Lucy yelled with a rage so intense that Happy flinched.

'Damn, she has more rage than Erza when I steal her cheesecake? Note to self, don't push Lucy too much' he thought.

''That's good but you need to do better than that noob,'' he said dryly as he dodged for the third time, a barrage of swords launched at his direction.

''Get out of my way Titania, this has nothing to do with you.'' Erza glared the stranger as she was enveloped by a bright light. When the light died out, only to reveal in a new armor. The armor consists of a pale blue armor on her shoulders, torso, and hips, with dark blue pants that need to be held up by a large belt, and silver shin guards that also cover and protect her knees. And boots with tip shaped like claws. A golden gauntlet on her right arm reaching from her shoulder to every one of her fingers, with the Fairy Tail mark etched onto the gauntlet's shoulder, complimented with a long sword in her left arm. Her scarlet long hair was slicked back, her ears are pointy and her nails longer and sharper.

''They may not be my teammates but they're still my comrades nonetheless, except that perverted cow, he can bleed in all his blood for all I care'' Everyone in the room sweat-dropped as Taurus cried anime tears.

''Erza-sama is so mean!''

''Well, you quite deserved it for being a pervert'' Lucy deadpanned.

''Move Titania, I will not ask a second time!'' Erza snorted.

''Make me Simba,'' the stranger's eyes narrowed, clearly offended by the last remark for unknown reasons. He charged against Titania who raised her gauntlet, who suddenly become a large shield, then he jumped in the air with his fist open, shadows emitted from his fingertips. He smacked the shield with great force that caused a huge shock wave that echoes the entire room and shatters the window glasses. The strange killer started his assault on Titania by trying to slice Erza who dodged each blow with great reflexes increased by her current armor. Then, the stranger aimed at her face, however, Scarlet raised her shield in protection, leaving permanent marks on her shield. Soon after, the stranger grabs the edge of the shield and tried to lowered it as Erza started to struggle to keep her protection in position.

''I admit you're strong Shadow,''

''You don't disappoint Titania, but it's not good enough,''

''I'm not so sure about that'' she sneered before dropping the shield and head-butted her opponent with force. He was slightly stunned, before Lucy sends a right hook on his face, sending him hovering in the air for his surprise. Taking off the advantage of the situation, Erza dashes towards her target at high speed and slashes them multiple times from every direction.

''Sonic Claw!'' instead of a cry of pain, the intruder, unfazed simply retakes his balance to land on the floor like a cat, covered with aura of shadows.

''Good, very good. The rumors of your skills are not exaggerated Titania and look like newbie can pack a punch with a frail body like that.'' Lucy glared the newcomer with scorn, ready to strike again, but Erza blocked her way.

''Erza, what are you doing?''

''Saving your life, his man is not your average animal fanatic. This man could have killed you since the beginning of the fight, yet he restrained himself. This fighting style and this speed and this control of shadows, this animal themed outfit. You're Absolute Shadow correct?'' Lucy titled her head of confusion when Happy and Orion recognizes its name.

''He's a member of The Dark Brotherhood and the man took down an entire unit of the Sand Wolves by himself with his Shadow Magic. The Absolute Shadow!'' the aura of shadows disappeared as the stranger known as the Absolute Shadow put his hands behind his back, stared the four members of Team Fairies.

''Correct, you are quite informed for a sentient cat. I must leave you, I've nothing to attend,''

''You going to leave? After trying to kill us and my friends! You injured Taurus for God's sake!'' Lucy yelled with fury as Taurus who hold his wound was touched by the words of Lucy. Absolute Shadow was unfazed by his outrage, he simply turns his back and spoke.

''If I really wanted to, you would be dead the moment I entered this room Miss Heartfilia. I was trying to understand why such a man like Natsu Dragneel accepted you in his team, it seems I'm starting to understand what he saw in your eyes. Potential yet untapped, I can't wait to see your progress, do not disappoint me Miss Heartfilia and Titania'' he turned his head.

''Nice outfit.'' he disappeared in the same manner of Kageyama. Leaving the two women, sentient cats, and the spirit from the zodiac constellations perplexedly.

''Man, this guy took both of us on like we're nothing...'' Orion said which didn't help the mood of Happy who gritted in pain.

''This tomcat is trained to kill not to fight that's for sure. Who bets he's going after the others?'' nobody in the room didn't say a word, although the answer was obvious. Erza retook her original outfit and stared at the corpse of the fallen men of Eisenwald.

'Having the Absolute Shadow and the Silver Sorceress in our way could be problematic, although, they're not part of Erigor's scheme...For the time being, I'm counting on you guys.'

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Meanwhile, with Natsu, Volkner and Gray

''Are you kidding me! Why did Erza put me with you two! I can work just fine by myself!'' Gray yelled in frustration, as his fellow guild-mates didn't bother to respond to his questions. The tension in the atmosphere was bad enough, but working with his biggest rival was hard enough. They stopped their track at the sight of the highway splitting in two directions.

''I guess we have to split up?'' Gray said making the two Dragon Slayers nodded their head.

''Hey Natsu, do you smell that?''

''Yeah...This scent has completely disappeared from us,'' Gray tilted his head in confusion.

''A scent? What are you talking about?''

''We smell a strange scent coming from the room we came here. For some reason, I feel that someone followed us,'' Natsu replied as he took the hallway on the right.

''And if any of you find Erigor, bring me his head!'' Volkner smirked with a thumbs up while the raven haired mage was shocked and disturbed by what he heard.

''He's joking right?'' Volkner shrugged his shoulders with a sigh.

''Who knows, sometimes it's difficult to take him seriously. I speak from experience.'' Volkner turns toward Gray.

''We should take another hallway since firecracker took down our new friend. Moreover, something isn't right about Erigor's plan'' Gray crossed his arms in confirmation.

''You saw it too right. Why get away when the flute is on our side, Erigor will probably attack Erza to retake Lullaby.''

''Maybe he's smart enough to not confront Erza with no strategy and there's no way to steal something in a pocket dimension. I think he will find some way to make Erza struggle to give him Lullaby.''

''It seems unlikely for Erza to trade with dark mages'' Volkner stayed silent but agreed with Gray's words. How could someone like Erigor force Erza to do something unimaginable until something struck his mind.

''The civilians! He going to use them as bait!'' Gray's eyes widened at the sudden realization.

''Shit you're right! We have to tell Erza that Erigor may use the civilians to his advantage. You should tell her, I'm going after Erigor'' the blonde Dragon Slayer nodded his head of agreement, at the moment he ran towards the hallway, he stopped in his tracks at the sight of two newcomers blocking his way.

''In a way, I thought this mission started to become so easy. Glad I'm wrong''

The first newcomer was a tall and young voluptuous woman with long and wavy blonde hair that fell behind her back. Her face is soft in shape, and she has large light green eyes with long eyelashes and full lips, which, were covered in dark lipstick. She sports a top-model physique, being slim but at the same time sporting a large bust and ample hips. She had dark green eyeliner matching her nails. Her outfit was a short green jacket with dark gray trimmings, a green shirt that reveal a bit of her generous cleavage, black skinny jeans enhanced the sight of her long legs with black high heel shoes. She was stunning.

The second newcomer's appearance was odd, it was a muscular lion-man with orange fur, yellow mane, yellow fur on its legs and the tip of its tail, blue eyes, black nose and mouth, five fingers on its hands and feet, black claws, black ear tips, and scars on its arms, left foot, and the left side of its face. Its ears are on top of its head. It wears a golden earring on its left ear, a collar with a blue gem in the middle and multiple red teeth around it, black pants with yellow cords forming multiple "X's" on its side, a black belt with a square metallic buckle on its waist, three others on its left arm, another in its left hand, and another in the pantleg.

''Who the hell are these guys!'' Gray yelled, feeling quite tense by the arrival of new strangers. Although, Volkner was more interested in the odd appearance of the lion-man creature.

''This thing is a man dressed like a cat or an anthropomorphic cat who was created by science or mother nature mistake?'' Gray face-palmed with frustration, whilst the anthropomorphic lion-man seem offended by the remarks of the Lightning Dragon Slayer.

''Are you kidding me...''

''What did you call me you hairless monkey?! Did you just call me a mistake!'' it growled, showing his long fangs with intimidation, but unfortunately for the lion-man the blonde young man show no fear.

''Actually, I'm Dragon Slayer. So the term should be scale-less lizard Hello Kitty. I seem they didn't give you much of a brain huh?''

''Hey! I take offense to that!'' the lion-man like creature pointed Volkner with it long dark nail.

''Relax Leon, this man is just messing with your head. And between us, if Reina-sama told us that the men in Fairy Tail were that hot, I would make myself more presentable'' she said with a little bit of a foreigner accent as she licked her lips with longing that shivered the spines of both Fairy Tail mages.

''Who the hell is this chick?'' the blonde woman seem pleased by the compliment of Gray as she put her right hand on her right hip.

''Pardon my manners; we didn't correctly present ourselves. I'm Amelia and this furball full of love is Leon The Exceed or known as The Beast King. We're part of Reina-sama's guard and full members of The Ballam Alliance'' the blonde woman scratched Leon's ears to the giant cat creature's embarrassment and Volkner's amusement.

''Amelia-sama, you embarrassed me in front of our enemies'' Leon started to purr.

''And he's tsundere as well! This is just adorable.'' Gray stared the Lightning Mage with astonishment.

''Do you have a death wish! This lion dude is over seven feet tall with twenty pounds of pure muscle?''

''Twenty-five actually, but thanks for the compliment.''

''A Dragon who was three meters tall raised me. Something like this just a pet in my eyes. And its been a while since my last fight against a monster, I'm going to enjoy every second'' Volkner stretched his arm.

''And you forgot this chick over here. I guess we have to team up this time if we want to alert Erza'' Gray prepared himself for the inevitable confrontation, but to his surprise, Volkner shook his head.

''I'm going to take this. It's important that Erza knows about Erigor's plan. Lastly, you have to make sure that the others are okay as well'' Gray stared at the blonde Dragon Slayer in awe. For the first time since he arrived in Fairy Tail, The Lightning Dragon Slayer didn't speak with arrogance. Gray smirked as he took the highway on the left, leaving the Stellanian mage alone.

''Don't die on me!'' Volkner sneered, sparks of electricity crackled around his body.

''Don't plan too.'' With Gray out of sight, the lion-man creature snorted at the departure of the black haired man.

''Having a suicide wish human?''

''You wish fur ball, taking out both of you is going to be a good workout,'' his sentence made the blonde beauty snort.

''If you think we're your average Dark Mage wannabes, you're going to be disappointed, Shocking Star. Beast King and I have never tasted the blood of a Fairy and thinking about this make me excited.'' she chuckled darkly, showing her hands enveloped with orbs of light green energy, while the bipedal creature growled.

''Interesting'' Volkner's blue eyes slitted.

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With Gray

''Alright, this is easy Gray, you just need to find another way and tell Erza that the civilians are in danger...Yeah, totally easy'' Gray runs toward the hallway, trying to find another way. Until he soon saw a door with the words displayed: ''Studio Room'' ''That's it! I'm going to use the broadcast system to warn the others!'' He breaks the door with his foot with ease, then entered the room. However, he's stopped in his tracks as Gray witness a horror show. There was a man, impaled by bloody silver rods in every extremity of his body. There's one rod coming from his mouth to his rectum. Gray was speechless, trying to get a hold of himself and his stomach. The Ice mage of Fairy Tail almost vomited in his mouth.

''W-What sick person could do this to another human being?'' Gray muttered to himself, when he heard chuckles in the room, then barely dodged two silver spears above. At that instant, the green haired woman appeared in the room, coming from the ceiling.

''You again!''

''This is my lucky day, I got the person that I want'' Gray was on his guard, waiting for any action from Reina.

''What do you want from me and how do you know Ur!''

''Nothing particularly. I was curious to meet one of Ur's pupils and from what I see, I'm quite disappointed. She always had a bad taste at choosing men in her life'' from nowhere, five arrows made of cold energy impacted against her, but five shields of silver popped from nowhere to protect her. Gray was surprised by the speed of invocation.

''You didn't use any hand movements?''

''The Frozen Witch didn't teach you everything about Molding Magic Boy. Guess I'll have to teach you a lesson. I'm quite anticipating what mess Ur Milkovich has concocted'' Gray clenched his fist, then stared at the green haired molding mage with hatred, which made Reina sneer.

''I won't let you tarnish Ur's name Silver Sorceress.''

''Then show me what you've learned then Ice Princess.''

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Chapter 10 is done. Sorry for the wait, I was quite busy those last three months and the last chapters of Fairy Tail didn't help my mood either. I can't believe this is the last arc and what a hailstorm of a mess since Erza was fucking capable of destroying a fucking meteor, without protection...A FUCKING METEOR FROM SPACE WITH HER BONES PRACTICALLY BROKEN! In addition, I swear to God, my love for Erza cannot blind me for this bullshit! Now, I hope you like the new direction of the arc; it would be boring for me to write if I follow the canon route. In addition, I found it surprising that nobody in the Fairy Tail universe exploited Erza's major weakness, her armors. I mean a good shot with an arrow in her chest and she's done for good. No power of friendship could save her from an arrow. Lastly, I hope you will enjoy Vanitas, this is an OC that I created for a while and will play a major role in the story. I would not lie if I said that Black Panther, so badass, mostly inspired me! So please review and see you in the next chapter!