Chapter 3

The Blood Fox

A ragtag group of mages made their way down a shaded forest trail a beautiful young auburn haired teen leading the way. Behind her stood a tall blonde teen of equal beauty and beside her a tall, long haired teen male with a serious expression. Trailing behind the group another teen followed them; this one donned a brown leather jacket and dark brown, nearly black hair, his expression calm as he passed a crimson red fireball between his hands.

The auburn haired teen known as Alva raised her hand halting her ensemble, the legendary "Team Alva" of the Fairy Tail guild. She turned her head to her team, Madara and Yuki then gave a quick glance at the other teen, Pariah.

"So team first and foremost before we go any further, do we have any idea on how to track this devil?" Alva looked through the team Yuki's face was scrunched in thought and while Madara didn't look it he was calculating any possible way to track a devil. Then Pariah laughed aloud.

"You wanna find a devil and you're asking the non-devil slayers? Give me a minute."

Pariah stepped ahead of the group and closed his eyes tightly and clasped his hands in front of his chest.

"Devil Slayer Art; DEMON EYES!" Pariah was enveloped in a quick burst of flames which quickly died down and he turned to Team Alva and slowly looked up as he opened his eyes.

Yuki let slip a small scream as Alva's eyes widened while Madara remained expressionless.

Staring back at them was Pariah only his eyes became blood red as black veins traced around his eyes but stranger than that were his pupils they had become pitch black jagged crucifixes in the sea of crimson that was Pariah's irises.

Pariah grinned at the team's reaction. "So you've never seen devil slayer eyes before I take it?"

Madara looked at Pariah with his expressionless face, "So how is changing your eyes going to help us freak?"

"Well my airheaded companion, devil slayer eyes are a special ability exclusive to devils and devil slayers and they allow the user to see the world in a way only a devil can. I can see all plains of existence at once ergo I can track nearby devils by seeing the impression they left in the other planes of this world. And you should thank me because we're headed the wrong way and I'm going to have one hell of a headache after I go out of this, too much information for a mortal mind to handle and such."

Alva stared at Pariah simply fascinated by his strange power "Okay so we're going the wrong way. Where to then?"

Pariah looked directly at Alva and pointed to his right. "A devil went through these woods a while ago and it matches the timeframe in which that settlement was attacked considering it's that way, also if this helps he's a user of blood magic."

At this point Yuki spoke up, "Wait a minute! I thought blood magic was extinct or banned or whatever! How can this devil be using it!"

Madara turned his sky blue eyes onto Yuki. "Simple you newbie he's a devil therefore human magic occurrences don't apply to him he just might be a blood devil duh."

Yuki put her head down blushing deeply out of embarrassment for her being reprimanded.

Pariah continued to gaze down the path that was clear to him. Through the devil slayer eyes the world appeared a shade of violet except for the blood devil's trail it glowed crimson red and was surrounded by floating sigils that represented blood magic. The trail was slowly fading however Pariah quickly leapt onto a tree branch that the trail appeared stronger on 'so this is where the beasty rested for a bit' he thought to himself. After quickly committing the trail to memory he blinked his eyes back to their typical blue green. And he was immediately pounded by a headache as he looked to his newfound team. "This way! Just stay on my tail." And with that Pariah was leaping from tree to tree Madara and Alva following his example while Yuki tore through the forest under them impressing Pariah with her speed.

Alva looked to the group and then to Pariah as they leapt through the trees after Pariah who was following some invisible trail. 'I don't like this but I have no choice but to trust him when the job came in the village was under attack and if he can find the quickest route than I have no choice.' She thought to herself. 'But if he tries to hurt my team, I will kill him.' She concluded her thought as they hopped closer and closer to the village and the blood devil.

Pariah looked back at the group behind him, noting Alva's suspicious look 'God that look is creepy I haven't done anything…yet' he thought to himself when out of nowhere he hit a wire.

Pariah promptly tumbled to the ground but through his enhanced reflexes he managed to barely land on his feet. Madara's spirit guard quickly cut the line before he could hit it and Alva's enhanced sight allowed he to see it and dodge it while Yuki was safe on the ground. Madara and Alva quickly descended and took formation in a small triangle. Madara's hair began blowing more than usual as the wind swept around him. The air near Yuki began to cackle with electricity and Alva's fists and feet began glowing while she requipped a sword into each of her hands. Pariah glared around his head still pounding from his use of the devil slayer eyes but he summoned flames into his hands none the less and glared around taking in all the sounds his enhanced hearing could pick up. Rapid voices and footsteps were surrounding him when suddenly the sources of the noises appeared.

"Well well well. What have we here? Some lost mages it would seem." The voice came from a young man who stepped from the crowd of thugs. He was of average height with a thin bony face and dark brown eyes along with a terrible attempt at what looked like a mullet.

As he approached the group identifying himself as Conner the flash and the group as his bandits his irritating voice began giving Pariah an even worse headache than before as he stopped in front of Pariah.

"Well look at you. You know that's a nice jacket. I think I'll take it." And quick as lightning jabbed his hand covered in electricity towards Pariah's face.

Time seemed to slow down and Pariah smirked as his foot lit ablaze and connected with Conner the flash's groin. The young man vomited on spot tears streaming down his face as Pariah turned to Team Alva. "Deal with the bandits. I'm gonna teach Conner here to respect his betters."

Madara's face widened into a cocky grin as a vortex swirled around him sucking the bandits towards them while Alva leapt from bandit to bandit dispatching them with blinding speed, Pariah never seen anyone with such speed and grace before. Meanwhile Yuki looked terrified but she let out bolts of lightning dropping bandit after bandit. All the while Pariah was beating Conner with minimal effort, Conner simply couldn't regain his balance as Pariah sneered at him "I've had enough of this. DEVIL SLAYER SECRET ART; HELLFIRE KICK!"

With those words Pariah's foot was enveloped in flames as his foot made contact with Conner's jaw with the flames exploding on contact. Conner was no more. Pariah shrugged his shoulders as he turned to the sight of numerous spread eagle bandits as Alva's sword disappeared the lightning and the wind died down and Madara returned to his serious expression.

Alva looked the surprised Pariah then to her team "Alright we've lost enough time let's move out!" and she leapt back into the trees.

Pariah smirked as he followed her example along with the rest of Team Alva and Pariah resumed point.

After at least ten minutes of travel Pariah and the rest of Team Alva's noses were hit with the scent of smoke. Pariah looked back "That's the village we have to hurry!" and he almost disappeared from how fast he accelerated Team Alva in tow.

As they came upon the village they struck by an awful sight.

Bodies everywhere each unnaturally pale with puncture wounds on their necks more terrifying than that was that wasn't a single drop of blood to be found.

Every building destroyed or aflame. "By god…that monster." Alva gasped falling to her knees. "He killed them all."

Yuki's eyes were full of terror as she curled into Madara who didn't once leave his serious expression but even that didn't ide the rage in his eyes as Pariah stared in terror at the scene.

Suddenly a small cry came from a burning building. Pariah appeared almost instantaneously next to the building 'this is why I need to kill devils!' he thought to himself 'no matter the cost!' he continued in his mind as he consumed the flames and ran into the wreck that was once a home and he came out carrying a small boy.

Team Alva's female members looked in horror at the boy covered in cuts and soot while Madara looked his serious demeanor didn't change. "Come on buddy you can make." Pariah said to the boy who was breathing shallowly as Pariah gently laid him on the ground. The boy began gasping for air but quickly stopped and locked eyes with Pariah and he spoke with two voices one that of a child the other…'Kitsuno!' Pariah almost screamed as he fell back and Kitsuno's voice came through the kids mouth "Don't be like him Pariah I raised you better! This Team Alva just might be a new family for you don't let your hatred cloud your judgments please don't be like him. For me." Suddenly his voice shifted to that of a little boy while Team Alva was seemingly unaware of Kitsuno's words.

"Mommy's calling me. Time to sleep. I'm so tired." With that the boy's body went limp.

Pariah looked up to the sky and let out a roar of flames in anger when suddenly steps echoed through the destroyed streets when out walked a man.

The man wore a long black trench coat over black jeans and a white tee shirt stained in blood and when he looked up his face was no better.

From his greasy reddish black hair down his scarred face to the massive Glasgow grin across his cheeks this man was scary and his eyes. They were just like Pariah's devil slayer eyes.

"Hm." His soft voice began. "It seems I missed a few." His grin widened "My name is Taro and you all needn't introduce yourselves for I know you. Pariah." He locked his eyes on Pariah's.

"Who are you, you freak!?" Pariah yelled at Taro as Team Alva turned their gazes between Taro and Pariah.

Taro sighed obviously disappointed in Pariah's lack of knowledge "And here I was thinking cousins should recognize each other. Perhaps this will jog your memory. I am Taro the Blood Fox Devil Slayer. I know what happened to Kitsuno and I know your quest these eyes don't lie."

Pariah looked at Taro with disgust as Taro continued to grin.

"I am on the same mission Pariah so I have a proposal."

"What is it you freak?"

"Join me and I'll lead you to the devils that organized Kitsuno's assassination." Taro's grin widened sickeningly as Pariah gasped.

"Don't do it Pariah!" Alva yelled "He's a monster!"

Taro grinned at Alva and then back to Pariah "What does she know? Join me and you can have your revenge!"

Pariah's mind was buzzing as the rest of Team Alva spoke out in protest even if they didn't know him that long they knew he was better than that monster Taro. Kitsuno's words buzzed through Pariah's head "Don't be like him." Pariah's thoughts shot back to vengeance one last time and looked down and sighed. "I'm sorry Kitsuno." And took a step towards Taro.

Author's note; uh oh it would seem Pariah is about to go down a dark path find out what happens next in chapter four also sorry for the wait and please comment or review (maybe even both) Thanks for any and all support!

Characters;

Conner the Flash; Former bandit no major plot at all…

Taro Bloodfox; The six tailed fox devil slayer trained by the six tail fox in blood magic. More or less Pariah's foil as both lost their parent/master only Taro is fixated on killing all devils good or bad and will stop at nothing to get strong enough to do it.