Chapter 2 – Glyphs
It had been several hours since the group left Fairytale and after deciding to walk, as they still had no clue where to go, they came across some ruined pillars. "Come on Luce!" exclaimed Natsu, "we've been walking for hours, let's take a break!" "I'm afraid I find myself in agreement with Natsu" added Freed, "also, if you would permit my indulgence, I would like to take a moment to take a look at the runes and glyphs on these pillars, as a rune mage I may be able to translate them." Reluctantly she agreed, so the group sat down for a while.
Meanwhile, on the branch of a nearby tree, the shadowy figure had returned, "it's nearly time now Lucy, let's see if you deserve the title of S-class, but what's this, a potential enemy is nearby and your just sitting there...fool!". Knowing nothing of the shadowy figure, the group continued to rest, with Freed attempting to decipher the runes, when suddenly they started to glow faintly. Seeing this, the entire group apart from Lucy, gathered around Freed for an explanation. "Hmm" Lucy thought to herself "we're being watched, I'm sure of it."
Standing on a nearby hill was a group of three people watching the former Fairytale wizards, 2 girls, wearing light blue skinny jeans, a light brown leather vest top and a hat similar to a cowboy's and one boy, wearing a black suit. The main distinguishing feature about him was his hair, which was as black as his suit, but had three white stripes going horizontally through it on the left side, "look! The pictures are glowing!" said the shorter blonde girl. "Those are corruption detecting glyphs Patty, not pictures" replied the taller brown haired girl "that means they're corrupted, right kid?" "Yes" answered the boy referred to as Kid "it also means we must act, LIZ, PATTY!" as he exclaimed their names, the two girls said in unison "right! Weapon Transformation!" The two girls glowed glowed pink, jumped and transformed into a pair of silver pistols before landing in 'Kid's' hands. He held them upside down and began to move towards the wizards.
Guns Magic: Twin Concussive Blast Shot
He aimed the spell towards the group huddled around Freed, the blast knocked them out and sent them flying. The only one left standing was Lucy, as she was far enough away not to feel the full force. "So you want a fight huh? Alright then" declared Lucy.
Open Gate of the Lion! Leo!
Before her stood a man in a dark suit (A/N a lot of that around lately) with orange, spiked up hair and green tinted shades. "You called princess?" he said, "come on Loki, we're going in together" replied Lucy. The spirit smiled and nodded in agreement, but before they could move they heard;
Guns Magic: Explosive Shot
Reacting quickly, Loki dodged and Lucy held up her palm
Star Force Shield
The shot hit Lucy's shield and was harmlessly deflected away. "It's time Loki," she exclaimed. He nodded and the two readied themselves.
Fist of Regulus
Heaven's Fist
The magic both used collected around their fists, causing them to glow. Loki went in first, his punches forcing Kid to dodge and weave, eventually he stepped away to what he thought was a safe spot, but Lucy, using impressive speed, was there ready, punching him directly in the face with the full magical force of her spell. Kid was sent flying, but using his hand was able to flip himself back onto his feet. Looking at his opponent, Kid realised that Lucy was stronger than she looks. "That's it" he exclaimed "I'm ending this now!" He moved his left foot back one step, bracing himself for the backlash of his next attack, crouched slightly, raised both his guns and pointed them towards Lucy. A new and darker magic circle appeared at the end of the barrels and black lightning like energy started to spark around them. Lucy could tell she was going to have to deflect Kid's next attack with one equally as powerful. Ever since Lisanna's return, Lucy had been training in secret with a special master to learn ancient and lost celestial magic, which was once of the main reasons she was able to make it to S-class. She moved her legs slightly apart to steady herself, raised both her hands and crossed them, one over the other, still pointing towards Kid.
Reaper Guns Magic: Reaper Death Shot
Celestial Radiance
Kid fired a pair of black energy shots that left a skull shaped smoke clouds when they left the barrel, as they travelled they tore up the ground because of the amount of shear magic power they contained. Lucy's spell was a beam of light with the intensity and heat of the sun. It was so hot that it turned the soil and rock beneath it into little more than ash. Before the two spells could strike one another, the shadowy figure that had been watching since the beginning, jumped between them and yelled;
King's Shield
The spells collided with the shield, exploding and creating a cloud of smoke and dust. Then, just as they thought they had obliterated the unknown man, they began to make out a silhouette in the centre of the cloud. Whoever it was appeared to be just stood there, when they heard a single word shouted at them: "FOOLS!".