I'm sorry everyone :C I know it's been a long time since I updated. What with exams and all my studying and my little bit of writers black I couldn't really write, that and the fact I have a new idea for another story and its stuck in my head but I refuse to write it until I got this one done but maybe I'll break down and post the first chapter of that one too. Anyway here's chapter 2 and I hope you enjoy. I'll try to update again real soon.
He had found him, the one responsible for the creatures in the town and he felt his patients growing thin with the man in front of him. He had to keep from growling in frustration and reaching out to hit the man as well. All he did was talk and talk and talk.
"I'll join you and help you but there is only one thing I want. A group of mages is coming here to find you and take you down. There is a certain member I want, I want to play a game you could say. That is it, you can do your thing and I will do mine" he said to the man, waiting for him to argue.
"How do I know you're not one of them?" the man asked cautiously. He chuckled.
"If I were one of them do you really think I'd want to do what I plan on doing to one of them?" he watched as the man thought about it.
"I guess not" the man said. "Fine, I'll take your deal"
Not far away in a small corridor sat a few townspeople. They were huddled in a corner, wondering what would happen to them. On the other side of the room four weird looking creatures sat and watched. They looked to be a cross between lion, dog and monkey. A strange combination of animals and it made the townsfolk scared and feel sick. They could only hope someone was coming soon to help them.
Natsu, Lucy, Gray, Erza and Happy all looked toward the man in front of them. Natsu was surprisingly quiet as the man spoke.
"So what kind of creatures are these exactly?" Erza asked the man. He stayed quiet for a minute as if trying to find the words to describe them.
"Well, I guess you could call them animals… err maybe not quite animals. More like mutants you could say" he told them. Lucy gave a puzzled frown.
"What do you mean by mutants?" she asked the man next. The man seemed to fidget in his chair.
"They aren't just one animal. They look, they look like multiple animals put together in one body" he answered.
"You have no idea at all where these mutants came from?" Erza asked. The man shook his head.
"They were just here one day. At first we didn't notice them. some people just said they saw weird shadows. But then our people began disappearing and the mutants actually came out into the light. Sort of as if they wanted us to see them" he answered. His face fell as he talked about all the missing people.
"My own daughter is among the missing" he said sadly. "I just want to know if she's safe.
"Don't worry I bet she's just fine. Everyone will be because we're going to find them" Natsu spoke up. Lucy smiled before adding in her agreement. The man's smile returned as he nodded his head.
"Thank you" he said. Natsu grinned before turning and heading to the door.
"Let's get going! I'm all fired up!" he said.
"Aye sir!" agreed Happy. Gray rolled his eyes as he stood up and followed him through the door. Before Erza and Lucy could move to follow them the man spoke up.
"You ladies, please be careful. These creatures have taken more women than men"
"Nothing to worry about sir, we'll be fine" Erza said before following after the guys. Lucy gave the man a nervous smile and nodded her head before following Erza.
The shadow moved through the alleys and behind objects as it searches for who it was looking for. Images that were seen were sent back to the owner of the shadow and the man gave a frustrated sigh before the shadow spotted what he was looking for.
"There" he spoke as he saw through the shadow the group of mages exiting a house. The shadow slinked closer to the group, going undetected was top priority. The shadow ducked behind a street lamp and looked in their direction again. The man grinned as he saw them all oblivious to the shadow.
"Damn Fairy Tail mages" he said to himself.
"You've spotted them?" a voice asked behind him and the man glared back at him.
"I have" he said as he closed his eyes to see them again. They were moving on down the street and the shadow followed close behind. He caught snippets of conversation.
"What are they saying?" the man behind him asked. He tried to keep his face controlled as he opened his eyes again to look at him.
"They are talking about your creatures" he said to the man. "Now leave me be" he once again closed his eyes. The man behind looked about ready to say something again but was cut off by a wave of his hand. His attention back on his shadow he looked for the group again but frowned deeply as he saw nothing.
"damn they must have spotted my shadow" with a frustrated sigh he moved out of the room and down the hallway, deciding he would go outside and look for them himself. When he got outside he quickly blended into the shadows themselves.
As they moved down the street looking for signs of any trouble Lucy felt a shiver go down her spine. She was having that feeling again, as If she were being watched. She glanced around, looking for a sign that someone was watching them but saw no one. She then looked at her friends. They seemed unfazed and didn't look to feel anything like she was. She decided to tell them, stopping she spoke up.
"Um guys, I feel like we're being watched and it's creeping me out" she said. Everyone turned back to look at her and Happy flew over to her.
"Lucy's imagining things again" he said. Lucy felt her temper flare.
"I am not!" she told him. She noticed Erza look around.
"I don't see anything but that doesn't mean something's not there. Natsu do you smell anyone?" she turned to him. Natsu thought for a moment.
"Not really, but there has been one scent around us this whole time. It seems to move with us" he said. Erza nodded.
"Can you point it out to me?" she asked. He nodded and pointed to a lamp post.
"It's over there" he said. Erza began to walk in that direction when everyone saw something move along the ground.
"It's a shadow" Erza said with a puzzled face. She began walking toward it again as it moved. Suddenly the shadow stopped and Erza moved her foot out to touch it. Before she made contact however the shadow disintegrated and disappeared. Gray looked at Erza.
"Okay so we're being followed by a shadow. Nothing weird about that right?" he said, humour in his voice.
"More like a shadow mage" Erza responded. Lucy looked around again, trying to see if there were any more shadows. She felt uneasy when Erza had said it was a shadow. She kept thinking of the day before when she saw the moving shadow in the alley by her house. Seeming how it happened again Lucy decided it was time to tell her friends.
"This isn't the first time this has happened" she told them. Four sets of eyes turned to look at her. Natsu was the first to speak.
"What do you mean Luce?" he asked. So she told them all about yesterday and about the shadow.
"Why didn't you say anything yesterday?" Natsu asked her this time. She looked at him and gave her honest answer.
"Because the feeling had passed. I didn't have any more feeling of being watched or anything. I thought maybe I just over reacted"
"Well, now you know you didn't over react. So whoever this person is controlling the shadows has set their sights on you for some reason. They might even be a part of what's been going on here" Erza told her. Lucy felt a shiver run down her arms and clutched them.
"I was hoping I just imagined it" she spoke softly. Natsu moved over to her and put an arm around her.
"Don't worry Luce, we're all here. No one should even think about pulling something with us around" he told her as he gave her his signature grin. Lucy nodded.
"You're right" she said as she leaned into him. Gray cleared his throat.
"Okay well now that we figured out there was a shadow following us, shouldn't we get back to the job at hand?" he said. Erza nodded.
"Let's get to it" she said as they all began walking again. They hadn't walked far when they heard a scream. Everyone stopped in their tracks before running in the direction the scream came from.
"Happy, fly on ahead and see what's going on" Erza ordered.
"Aye sir" said Happy as he flew ahead. He was back not a minute later.
"There's some kind of animals surrounding a woman and her child" he told them. Everyone put on a burst of speed and made it to the area where the screaming was still going on. They heard a cry for help and Natsu had his fist blazing as he slammed into one of the animals. The animal screeched and moved away from him after getting back up. Lucy looked around at all the different animals and tried to keep back her own shout. The animals were all disturbing to look at. Most had more than four legs and were crawling around. They were all large and each had a set of sharp claws. Just like the man had said, all of them looked like multiple animals sharing a body. She quickly looked at the woman and her child who were cowering in fear in a corner of the street. Erza had brought out her sword and began slashing at the animals which continued to screech and move away. Gray was attacking using an ice made sword and Natsu as usual was using his fire to burn them.
"Lucy! Get the woman and the child away from here. Quickly!" Erza shouted back to her.
"I'm on it!" Lucy yelled to her as she weaved through what few animals were left and reached for the woman.
"Quick, come with me" she told her. The woman nodded and grabbed onto her hand, pulling her child with her. Lucy all but dragged them off the street and headed down a hill. When they reached the bottom Lucy tried to decide which way to go next.
"This way Lucy!" called Happy a short distance away. Lucy headed in his direction and ran as quick as she could. Happy led her into a large alley way and out the other end to a small building. It looked deserted and so Lucy pushed open the door. Everyone took a moment to catch their breath and Lucy turned to Happy.
"What about the others?" she asked him.
"More of those weird looking animals came so they stayed to finish the rest of them. Erza said she wanted to try and catch one" he told her.
"Why would she want to catch one?" Lucy asked. Happy shrugged. They both turned to the child as the heard the sounds of her beginning to cry. The mother tried to soothe her and she quickly quieted. The mother than turned to Lucy.
"Thank you so much for the rescue" she said. Lucy smiled.
"It's no problem. We're just glad you're both okay" she told her.
"I'll go back and tell them where you are" Happy said as he flew to the door.
"Be careful Happy" Lucy told him.
"Aye sir!" he said as he left. Not long after he left however Lucy heard a growl coming from behind her and she saw the look on the women's face.
How did it get in here? Where did it come from? Lucy wondered as she slowly turned around. She reached for her keys but the animal must have saw her because the next thing she knew something big and furry was on top of her, pinning her to the floor. She heard the women scream behind her and she grabbed a key and brought it out. Before she could use it she felt teeth sink into her skin and she flinched. This wasn't just a bite she realized as she felt something flow from the teeth. Her vision began to blur and black dots danced in her vision. She felt the weight get lifted from her body and could hear the woman behind her.
"Run" Lucy got out before her vision swam again. She heard the door open and close before her vision faded to total darkness.
The man looked down at the blonde below him. He frowned as the creature came back without the woman and child. He didn't mind much though as he had gotten the person he wanted. He reached out a hand and slid it down her face. He reached for her keys and pocketed them before he picked her up. He turned to the creature.
"Go" he ordered and the creature moved ahead of him. He exited the house and slunk into the shadows, covered in darkness he left with Lucy cradled against him. He smiled, not quite satisfied but close to it.
"Now the fun begins"
So theres the end of chapter 2 C: drop a review please and tell me what you thought.