Chapter 5
The Threat

"I am now on location," Luminos, a blonde mage with spiky hair said monotonously as he was released on the ground, white light surrounding him. He looked at his surroundings and began walking, taking his time wisely as he analyzed the battlefield. He was at a marshy land with tall trees surrounding it and for some reasons, he can feel magical powers pulling him, waiting to battle him.

'But this isn't the people I'm looking for,' he thought bitterly as he seek to find his opponents.

"I've seen my preys," Rusty Rose said as he licked his lips, watching the two mage bickering as they try and get out of the cave.

"Hurry, hurry, I can't wait to see your face once you see my beautiful images," the Dark Mage says darkly before a faint light appeared by his back, summoning a horde of ugly beasts.

Thanatos silently walked through the shadows of the island, creeping by as the animals were agitated even by his mere presence. They all recognize him as the predator, but his prey is definitely not inside the island but she promised that once these boring events are finished, he'll have his chance.

And he wants to finish this as soon as possible.

'And it will be finished,' he thought as he went towards two other powerful forces.


"Where are we, I thought you know where we're going," Meredy said, worried that something wrong might be happening. The moment they heard two succeeding explosions and a signal beam, things started to feel so wrong.

And then, there are these weird and ominous forces that appeared inside the island that made her even more worried.

And before she could even react, she felt something push her and Cana, it was as if a huge punch of wind hit the two of them.

"Bulls-eye, Aera!" a hooded and masked mage said to the other one. And suddenly, more mages wearing the same set of clothes came out from the...sky?

And then there was chaos.

"Ice Slicer!" Gray yelled as he threw disks after disks of blade towards these mages wearing black hood that appeared out of nowhere, attacking them. And these guys meant business, and somehow, they were really good at dodging his magic.

"Fire Winds!" one of the hooded mage said as warm air started forming around Gray before small sparks of embers appeared.

And somehow, Gray couldn't help but regret that he let Loke and him be separated from that rush of animals that chased them.

"Wind Dragon Roar!" Wendy blew with all her magic a devastating cyclone that appeared from nowhere but her mouth but somehow, the dark mage managed to dodge her attacks skilfully but then, Pantherlily appeared from the back of the Dark Mage but he was countered by explosive seedling which exploded all over him.

Patherlily lost consciousness and fell down from the sky, his wings disappearing and his body became smaller before landing with a rough 'thud', knocked out and beat up. Wendy stared at it in horror as she then tried her best to cast one of the spells Natsu taught her.

And then, Wendy was even more surprised when the grass beneath her entangled her feet before slowly exploding, immobilizing her. She looked around with dread as she looked around at her fallen companions before feeling something hard on her head, and then, everything was black.

"Pathetic, a Guild that offers cats, weak mages and a young girl is pitiful, I couldn't help but feel disappointed with you, my lady," Azuma said out loud, addressing to what seemed like no one as he started walking at what seemed like a decent source of powerful magic.

"Regulus Wave!" Loke, now in his Spirit form, cast, creating a massive wave of light that easily subdued his opponents that came out of nowhere. He was very confused at what is happening since he didn't have even a single clue on it ever occurring.

Leo, just like all the Zodiacs, weren't affected by the distortion of the time plane, or at least, the Zodiacs that were safe in the haven of the Spirit World were able to adjust and not lose their memories. Some lesser spirits, like the Canis Minor, weren't as lucky as he. And when the disturbance stopped, all he could do was stay surprise with all the changes that happened.

Jellal was saved. Ur didn't die. Ultear wasn't corrupted, and aside from that, a lot more things had changed. Including Karen, because Karen didn't die, instead, she chose to agree with his terms and release him and Aries but in exchange, he and Aries will come on her aide on the time of her need.

And time after time, they agreed with this new contract of theirs and Leo was happy that he didn't have to carry the burden of someone dying because of you anymore.

But his happiness was short-lived when he saw Lucy. The Celestial Mage who saved him. She changed so much, more than he can ever imagine. She was younger and for some reasons, she didn't have the life in her eyes, the determination that filled her soul. Instead, she moved as if she was a monster, a living dead. He tried to confront her but then, she just disappeared, with no one knowing where she went.

And he was so surprised on seeing her here, of all places, yet she seemed to not know him, and had learned different magic yet, she didn't seem to be the Lucy he once...loved.

"I thought I'd find you here," a robotic voice came from behind his back, surprising him. He looked back and was greatly surprised to see a girl with blonde hair that fell just above her shoulders, bearing the eyes of a doll and a mouth of a robot.

"Initializing Capture, Beam!" the mechanical girl said, its lips opening, showing what seemed like an eye before light beams appeared from it. Leo managed to dodge the direct hit but his suit was managed, leaving behind a burnt shoulder.

"Tsk," he said in frustration as he readied his magic but then, the girl threw him a barrage of green balls that when it fell to the ground, it explodes and started to slowly corrode the plant, not even leaving a single trace. The green balls were thrown with power, speed and accuracy that Leo had a hard time of dodging all of them.

"Multiply Speed By 400 Times," the mechanical girl said as it increased the number of corrosive goo but with the same intensity. And then, Leo noticed that the robotic girl wasn't pivoting its whole body, only the upper one which signifies something.

"Regulus Impact!" Leo casted as the lion image appeared before him and clashed with the green corrosive goo, resulting into a small explosion.

"Gomenasai, Marionette-sama..." the robot uttered before its eyeballs rolled backwards and then fall on its back.

Leo, on the other hand, is only filled with minor scratches and smirked.

"No robot can ever defeat the stars," he said before walking away, b

"We'll see about that...' a figure said, laughing madly as she came out of the bushes.

"Gate of the Sculptor, I open thee! Sculptories!" the girl casted and out came a huge man with a defined marble body, his eyes empty like the robot yet he wasn't as rigid.

"I want you to take this useless junk back to HQ and fix it, ok?" before she stared at the direction of the Lion.

"I have a Big Cat that I want to catch," she said with a smile. 'Marionette-sama will be so proud of me!' she though happily.

"Where are we going Ultear?" Mirajane said, her face filled with worry for her younger siblings who are around nowhere to be found. She wants to transform so badly but she knows that she can't because if she needs her magic, that would be if there's any trouble in the island, and Mirajane hopes there isn't.

"Search for the other members, there were two explosions and we must look for the ones near the cliffs," Ultear replied as the two S-Class ran through the thick forest. At the corner of Ultear's eye, she saw a glint of something, and then, an arrow came towards their way.

"Ice Make Reflector!" Ultear casted and a mirror appeared before her, causing the arrow to disintegrate and another ice arrow to head back towards where it came from.

"Who's there?" Mirajane commented and out of nowhere, several members of Grimoire Heart wearing robes and hoods appeared out of nowhere.

"Electrocution Magic: Indignation!" one of them casted and then, sparks appeared out of nowhere, trapping Ultear inside of it.

"How dare you interrupt our island and threaten my sibling's lives! Satan Soul!" Mirajane quickly transformed and attacked the mages with ferocity and anger. And Ultear can't help but watch with pride how the demon single-handedly defeated every mage who didn't even have the time to react .

"HAAAA!" Mirajane yelled as she summoned a cosmic beam that easily destroyed another one of those pesky mages. However, she saw a look of surprise coming from Mirajane and suddenly, Ultear found her head being lifted from the ground by a huge, greasy hand.

"Get off of me! Get off of me!" Ultear yelled as she tried to move and get away but then, the hand which grabbed her was left unfazed.

"Ice Vines!" Ultear casted as vines filled with thorns appeared around her but then, the hand helding her simply became tighter and tighter.

And then...

"Finally, umm, I got your, h-air," a childlike nervous voice said as he plucked a hair.

"What the," but before Ultear can even react further, she felt nauseous and weak before black spots appeared before her eyes, clouding her visions.

"I'm nervous, I mean, you're girls and, and, my name is Kain Hikaru," the man said, blushing furiously before Mirajane and the unconscious girl she's holding, she was about to remove Ultear from his hand when suddenly, he felt his head hurting.

'I'm warning you, my dear Kain, do not lose,' It was the Puppeteer! Oh no, he cannot mess, but how can he if he's scared and so nervous?! And then, suddenly, he felt hungry and felt like mad.

"Ultear!" Mirajane yelled but before she could even step closer, the huge man smiled at her like crazy.

"One step closer and Ms. Icy here dies!" he said threateningly as he smashed Ultear towards the ground, his nervousness disappearing, being replaced all of a sudden with a crazed look.

Mirajane couldn't help but watch in horror as Ultear's body was being played out like a doll and then, just as it was before, the man took grab of what seemed like a small doll and placed a hair over it before throwing it in the air and for some reasons, Ultear also was thrown in the air by an unknown force and then, fell towards the ground with a smash just like the doll.

"I could easily dismember her with Mr. Cursy over here but where would be the fun in that?" Kain said demonically and Mirajane knows she's got to be serious with this guy, and also, she's got to be extra careful because Ultear's life is on the line.

"I'll kill you," Mirajane said with an enraged voice.

"That guy's an idiot," Evergreen said in irritation as the guy continued saying things that revolved around a 'Demon eating the Fairies' and the 'King of the Underworld has come to punish them.'

"I agree," Elfman agreed to Evergreen but then, another mage appeared and was about to cast a magic but then, he was crushed by a huge beast that came out of nowhere, surprising Elfman and Evergreen.

"You simpleton! How dare you try to eat away the food of the King?" the silver haired mage said in anger as he watched the guy slowly being crushed by the beast into his oblivion.

"How can you hurt your allies just like that?" Evergreen shouted in terror while Elfman was as mad as she was.

"He is not my ally, he was a mere pawn sent here to weaken you, just like all these putrid looking statues, now, let us begin! My Saint Beast! Belcusas! Attack these Fairies!" he said and the huge monster came towards them, surprising the two of them with its speed.

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