Author's note: I don't own Fairy Tail. Hiro Mashima does.
Chapter 3
- The Coming Storm -
Location: Shadowhenge guildhall: Aoyagi city outskirts
Shadark, guildmaster of Shadowhenge, slammed his skeletal fist on the table. The smooth ebony surface cracked under the force. He was greatly angered that the attack on Magnolia had failed. He could not believe that Burning Circle had intervened and beaten 30 of his best wizards. Shadark had planned the attack to the letter, and sent Mikaeus Bloodthrone, a dragonslayer, to make sure that Fairy Tail was destroyed. And they had been defeated by four wizards from the Burning Circle guild. It was outrageous! Shadark decided that he had waited long enough to execute his master scheme, and in three weeks the conditions would be perfect. The living skeleton stood up from his chair and walked over to the far wall. With one bony finger, the dark wizard touched a brick. He watched as a portion of the wall slid away, revealing a hidden spiral staircase. As Shadark began to descend the onyx stairwell, the secret door ground shut behind him and torches held in iron braziers flared into life. When Shadark reached the bottom of the staircase, he emerged into a hemispherical room built from black marble. As he entered, torches mounted along the wall burst into green flame. The room was bathed in a sinister emerald light that cast twisted shadows across an obsidian lectern that stood in the center of the chamber. On the lectern was a large book bound in leather and gold. The ancient tome was held shut by thick iron chains that secured it to the pedestal. Holding the chains in place was a thick silver padlock, engraved with mystical symbols. As Shadark approached the lectern, he withdrew a large iron key from a pocket in his robes. When he reached the pedestal, he pushed the key into the silver lock and twisted his hand. The lock opened and the chains fell away as if propelled by some unseen force. Shadark looked down at the Black Sun Grimoire, a codex of the darkest magical secrets. Then, he began to read.
- Kunibashi town: two days later -
"Shadowhenge if has launched an attack on Fairy Tail, it means that they're planning something big, and we must stop them!" Lyn Goldsmith said to the assembled wizards. The entire Burning Circle guild had gathered in their hall to address the Shadowhenge attack as a group. Lyn waited for a response. Finally, one of the wizards spoke,
"Why should we? After all, it was Fairy Tail that was attacked, not us. It isn't our problem."
"Zip it!" Quixote snapped, "You know as well as I do that we could have been attacked instead of Fairy Tail!" The wizards looked at one another. They knew that if Quixote lost his temper, there was definitely a crisis on hand.
"All wishing to do battle against the dark guild of Shadowhenge, raise your right hand." Every hand went up. It was decided. Burning Circle would go to war against Shadowhenge. The guild decided to build a strike team of 14 mages to assist Fairy Tail in locating the Shadowhenge guildhall and fighting any off any more strikes, and the rest of the guild would be on standby until the final battle. The mages would head to Magnolia at first light. The guild members dispersed, leaving the 14 wizards who had be selected for the strike team standing in a small group. Quixote read the list again.
"The strike team being sent to assist Fairy Tail shall consist of: Balan Arondight, Mia Whitethorn, Kayden Earthwalker, Dementius, Quixote Logan, Lyn Goldsmith, Hamiro Silverdawn, Markus Siegfried, Ace Zachariah, Leon Hart, Margret Blues, Rize Silfiron, Tanith Heartnet, and Cloud Sonata. Are we all here?" He was met with the combined voices of the other members of the team. "Then we are agreed, we will meet outside the guildhall tomorrow at first light." The 14 wizards left the guild one by one, to prepare for the coming storm.
- The next morning -
Kayden Earthwalker was the first one to appear at the gates of Burning Circle, Kayden was a well-built youth of about 17, with black hair and emerald green eyes. Leon Hart was second to arrive. He was older than Kayden, and had silver hair cut short and slightly spiked. Slowly, the other members of the team arrived and took their place outside the hall. After the last wizard had hurried up to the group, the began to make their way toward Kunibashi station. The train to Magnolia was soon chugging along the rails, with 14 of Burning Circle's best mages aboard. They would soon be ready for all out magical war. And that only meant one thing: a wizard clash of epic proportions. Each click of the train's wheels brought the battle nearer and nearer. There was a storm coming, and no magic in the world could stop it.
- End of Chapter 3 -
(Author's note: Hi there all you awesome readers! I introduced a load of new OC's. Hope you like them! I'm sorry to make this chapter so short, I did my best work. Please review! Shadowrallen Out. =D)