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Erza's group had just docked at the shore of Galuna Island, Gajeel and Wendy being the first to bound out of the wooden boat celebrating the fact that they had returned to solid ground. The red-head quickly reorganised the group and directed them towards the village. The joyous faces of the demon race occupying the island were seen at every angle as three of their heroes marched through the open gates. Some murmurs could be heard throughout the crowds, many asking "I wonder where Gray-san and Natsu-san are?" and "I wonder if anything's happened to them." The island chieftain, Moka emerged from the hordes of villagers with his son, Bobo, quick to follow.

"It is a pleasure to have you return to our Island, Erza-sama, Lucy-sama," Moka greeted.

"What brings you to Galuna?" Bobo asked, sending a toothy grin their way.

"One of our comrades is in a dire situation," Erza bowed her head in order to hide her apprehensive expression.

"Would you mind if we take a look around the temple? We need to go back to where Deliora used to be kept."

"By all means, go ahead," Bobo's expression turned serious. "Does this have something to do with why Natsu and Gray haven't accompanied you?"

The groups' faces turned downcast (more than they already had been) which was enough to inform the village of the urgency of the situation. The crowds of demons parted allowing the Fairies to walk by and into the forest.

"So, where are we goin' exactly?" Gajeel wondered, sending a look towards their so called team leader.

"To Deliora's last known location," Erza replied bluntly, leaving the two dragon slayers in confusion.

"The cave below the ruined temple," the blonde finished, pointing at the cracked structure in the distance. The group then picked up their pace and continued their journey through the forest.


Natsu's team – now including Lyon – had hopped off the train after what felt like half a day's journey. This plus the boat ride over to Isvan was enough to temporarily incapacitate the pink haired dragon slayer. So the minute the exited the vehicle the teen was leaping around like a giddy child. "Finally! Solid ground!" The Salamander wailed, earning a few slight chuckles from Juvia, Loke and Cana. Lyon, on the other hand, remained deadly serious.

"Well then," he began, "can you pick up Gray's scent anywhere?"

Natsu's demeanour quickly reverted back to his previous concerned one as he began to sniff the air for his rivals scent. His eyes widened which in turn causing his four companions to bombard him with questions. "He's this way," was their only response as Natsu darted off in a direction and the other followed behind.

Unnoticed to anyone aside from Juvia, the group had run straight past Silver and Mika's grave that of which was donned in freshly picked flowers. Gray-sama must have come past here, Juvia thought. The group continued to run until they found themselves at a frozen lake. A lone figure was seen sat beside the ice, staring down at his own reflection. He didn't need to look up to realise his guild had come looking. "How did you find me?" He muttered, just barely loud enough for his search party to hear.

"You're as predictable as you always have been, Gray," Lyon replied, masking his concern for his younger brother.

"You guys really brought Lyon into this?!" The raven's voice rose slightly, fear evident in the way his words shook.

"Gray, we get it. You're freaking out 'bout this whole possession thing," Cana yelled, enough for her friend to hear her clearly. "But how the hell do you think you're gonna get any help if you run away."

"I'm not willing to take the risk…" Gray muttered.

Only Natsu managed to pick up the last statement. "Afraid of what? Afraid that you'll hurt us? If Deliora takes control of you we'll just snap you out of it like we've been doing."

"Yeah well what happens when that plan fails, huh?!" Gray was practically screaming at this point. "Deliora's just gonna keep getting stronger to the point where I won't be able to fight him anymore. What are you gonna do then?!"

"Gray…" Loke answered. "Just come home. We've already got people out looking for a way to help you. If you…"

"Just leave me alone!" Gray's voice boomed.

"Gray…" Lyon began walking over to his brother. "You don't have to face this by yourself. Ur and I didn't let you stand against Deliora alone the first time and I'm definitely not going to do that now." He placed a hand on the raven's shoulder.

It was at this point that sinister purple ice shot out from Gray's being, forcing the silver-haired wizard back a few feet. Juvia called out the two ice wizards' names but the only response she was giving was an evil glance from her love interest. "You heard, the boy wants to be left alone."

And for a third time that day, Gray had fallen to Deliora's wrath.


Team Erza clambered over rocks and debris, delving further and further into the cave. Eventually, the pathway came to an end, leaving the group staring down at the crater that once held Deliora's physical form. The icy water that was once Ur had since all washed out and merged with the ocean, with only tiny droplets of water remaining scattered around the area. The atmosphere gave off an ominous vibe and the party of seven immediately found what they were searching for. In the centre of the crater lay an open book. Erza was the first to reach the haunting literature and after further inspecting, realised that the contents of the book were completely blank, not a single drop of ink on a single page. The front cover read Deliora in a fancy font. The red-head's eyes widened; something was wrong.

"If this is the book of Deliora then why are there no inscriptions?" Erza pondered.

"I can't sense any magic radiating off it either," Wendy added.

"It just smells like an ordinary book," Gajeel pointed out.

"Maybe you were right, Erza," Lucy ran over to her team mate. "Maybe only Deliora's physical body was destroyed, but his book still remained. The reason the book is empty is because Deliora's spirit isn't currently occupying it."

"It would seem that way," Pantherlily concluded.

"So all we need to do is get Deliora's spirit back in his book and destroy it, right?" Happy questioned.

"But the only problem is, how?" Carla inquired.


Lyon was frozen in place (metaphorically of course) as he witnessed his younger brother be controlled by that monster. Gray's form rose from his sitting position until he was fully turned around to star into the nervous eyes of his search party. Loke's hazel eyes spoke of concern. Hearing about the possession was nothing compared to actually observing it first-hand. The fact that it was his best friend only made everything worse. Cana was feeling similar emotions, but all her brown eyes showed was anger. Anger that her first friend's life was on the line because of this demon. Natsu's onyx eyes revealed hatred. He despised the Deliora from the moment he'd heard his rival's story of his past. Nothing hurts Natsu's friends and lives to tell the tale. Lyon's jet black eyes were the only ones that Deliora couldn't read. So many emotions were flowing through his darkened irises that it was impossible for anyone to understand what the man was thinking. Without warning, the silver haired wizard charged towards the demon, fists full of ice and he brought them together to perform his magic.

"Ice-Make: Eagle!" His voice boomed throughout the snowy battle field.

Gray's form chuckled as he let Lyon's attack come flying towards him. The ice eagles soared and crashed into his body… Well, that's what they thought. As each iced bird flew at Gray one by one, the teen grabbed them by the wings and chomped his newly lengthened fangs down upon them. "Thanks for the meal," the demon taunted. "Ya know, your ice doesn't taste as bad as I thought it would."

Lyon would have retaliated if it weren't for the fact that he was practically kicking himself in his mind. How could he forget? His younger brother's been a frigging devil slayer for the past year. It was a rookie mistake. Suddenly, an ominous purple glow surrounded Gray's being and the black markings he donned during the Avatar incident grew across the right half of his body. His irises burned and even more sinister shade of red as a menacing laugh escaped from his lips. Gradually, the ice wizard's forearms twitched more and more until they began changing. Both hands were now pure black as his finger began to grow and his nails sharpened a considerable amount. The laughter only got more intense as the team watched purplish black horns spike out from his messy raven hair. There was one word that could describe him: inhuman. To say the spectators were shocked was an understatement; this was going to be a lot harder than they thought. Without warning, Gray charged. Lyon was far too lost in his own thoughts to even notice the demonic figure racing towards him. It was only when Natsu leaped in front of him to counter the demon's punch that he was brought back to his senses.

"Natsu don't hurt him!" Lyon roared.

"It's a little late for tha-" Natsu cut himself off once he'd turned to glance at the silver-haired wizard. Lyon was...

Crying

"Lyon-sama…" Juvia murmured. She could only imagine what turmoil the older male was going through.

Natsu turned back to Gray to see him, sword in hand, swinging down at the Salamander. The fire wizard would have countered with an attack of his own if it weren't for Lyon's words still ringing through his mind. He was right though. Any damage they do to the demon will also be dealt to Gray. The poor guy was already going through enough, attacking him would only add salt to the wound. So he stood there, and took the attack. The frozen sword cut through the top of Natsu's right shoulder and down to the centre of his abdomen, leaving a fresh gush of blood to stain his ripped clothing. Cana took this as her moment to jump into action. She pulled out three cards and prepared her attack.

"Heaven! Reverse Death! Mountain! Summon Lightning!" The green tinted lightning shot out of her cards and darted towards the demonic figure.

The demonic roar that was released form Gray's lips pierced through his opponents' ears. Cana was too disorientated to realise Gray was already in front of her, sending an ice punch to her cheek. The impact was enough to slice her left cheek, only just missing her jaw. When Loke realised Gray was going for another swing, he swiftly pushed her to the side, causing the demon's ice to tear through the spirits torso. Juvia stood a distance away from the group. She just couldn't do it. There was no way that the blunette could bring herself to hurt her beloved, but her friends were suffering and if she didn't do something soon, their own lives could be at risk. If Gray came back to his senses to realise he'd done this to his friends, no, his family, the raven would never forgive himself. Juvia prayed for the ice wizard's forgiveness before running into the fray.

"Water Lock!" The blunette screamed, lifting Gray's form off his feet into a tight water bubble.

Gray's laughter just increased as he sent an evil glare towards Juvia. The water bubble froze instantly and the teen broke free. Juvia was preparing another attack but soon found it unnecessary as her silver haired friend was now charging towards the demonic figure and tackling him to the ground.

"Gray, snap out of it!" The desperate wizard cried. "It's me, Lyon. C'mon Gray, you gotta fight it. Don't let yourself be done in by this bastard. Please, Gray!" Lyon tears were falling more rapidly as they scattered onto his younger brother's darkened skin.

The raven was completely un-phased by the ridiculous act from the older male. The next thing Lyon knew, he was being thrown to the side of Gray and his back made contact with the frozen lake. This caused the sheet of ice to smash open and the man was submerged in the sub-zero water. Gray regained his posture and quickly refroze the lake to prevent Lyon from resurfacing. Deliora let out a menacing chuckle, but he soon fell silent when he felt a warm substance trickling down his cheeks. They were tears. Gray's tears. Wiping the tendrils away with the back of his claw, Gray's form made a mad dash away from his friends. Juvia stood for a moment, debating whether to follow her beloved or stay back to help Lyon. Her decision wasn't hard as she heard the almost silent banging on the ice as the man struggled to hold his breath. Gray would have to wait. Juvia rushed over to the thin layer of purple ice and began bashing on the slippery exterior. The others did their best to help, but the extent of their injuries prevented them from moving too much. Lyon could feel his lungs burning. He needed air, NOW! He glanced up into Juvia's ocean blue eyes until he could no longer take the pressure. It felt as if walls were closing in on him as dark spots dancing around his vision. The next thing he knew, the silver haired man felt his body grow weak and he was forced to take in a breath. He felt the water quickly travel into his lungs and the last thing he saw was Juvia's panicked expression with tears dripping onto his brother's ice.

"LYON-SAMA!"


Hurray for cliffhangers! No... okay... :p

Gray's becoming even more demonic now, mwuhahahaha!

So... was anyone else annoyed that they changed the bit in the anime with Tempesta? I mean, I'm glad that they did show Gray saving Gajeel in the end - and the way he just walked away from Gajeel made me laugh so much - but they didn't show how badass Gray's new magic is by not showing him one-shotting Tempesta. And they didn't show the bit when his eye went all weird which I was looking forward to. :(

Oh well, the manga is getting interesting at least, now that we've past the chapter of fan service *shudders*

So since this fic is almost over (I'm guessing about two or three more chapters) I've been thinking about the next one. I have two ideas but can't decided which one to focus on. So I'm gonna leave it up to you guys to decide!

Idea One: Kinda based off of Ice Trail in a way. The dark guild Five Bridge Familia have been given the task of hunting down a certain Fairy Tail wizard (I don't need to specify which one right? :p). It's set before the Tartarus arc but does include spoilers for it.

Idea Two: A slavery fic, 'coz I've seen lots of different ones going around lately so I thought I'd give it a go. During one of their brawls, Natsu and Gray are captured and taken to a slave camp, but there's another problem... it's in the desert. Natsu has to help the both of them escape before the heat becomes to much for Gray to handle. Set before Lucy joins the guild.

So there you have it! Let me know which idea you prefer and I'll get to work on it once this fic is finished.

Buh-Bye! ;)