Lucy's POV

I scoured the library and still found nothing. These were ancient texts so it wouldn't be surprising if they didn't contain a lot of information, but I expected something. Anything that held the origin of authors, yet I got nothing!

There were sounds of explosions and screams near the door and I knew they were getting close. Turning around to face the entrance I held my ground knowing my other spirits were somewhere else fighting. I wouldn't call out the others because I couldn't risk them destroying anything in here. The door came crashing in and what stood there weren't members of Fairy Tail or guards, but authors.

"We've come for you Lucy princess of the stars." Said one of them with a cynical smile plastered on his face.

"Of course, but I suggest you run because if you don't have what I need you might not make it out of here alive." I warned them crossing my arms. They laughed mocking me and got into fighting positions.

"How about you just submit to us, its not like you'll win. I have too much prize to lose to a woman like you." He said circling me.

"As they say pride before destruction." He lunged at me baring his fists aiming at my face. If I dodged he would hit the books and I couldn't risk that.

I put my hands up and blocked the punches coming at me. When he stopped momentarily to change up and kick me I lowered my body just enough so that I could thrust the palms of my hands into his stomach and launch him away. He went flying back into the wall with a cry and his comrades took that as a signal to help out finally. Two attacked me at the same time; one aiming for my head while the other my legs. I grabbed the wrist of the one going for my head and slammed him into the other creating a dent in the ground. The ground shook and I ran looking out the window to see the one and only dark mage. Zeref. I felt my blood boil in anger and cheeks flush in embarrassment from what he said earlier. I did love him don't ask me why.

Opening the window I stood on the edge and looked down at him. I think he saw me because he bent down, picked up a rock, and threw it with such a force that it flew past me and went straight into the skull of an author that was trying to attack me.

"Why are you here!?" I yelled at him.

"I was worried and besides I can feel that this realm becoming unstable. You need to hurry." He answered jumping up here to me. He landed on the edge in front of me pushing me back. His right hand caught my waist and held me close pushing our chests together.

"I am hurrying. There's just so many of them and there is nothing in these books that tell me about them." I responded pushing him away and jumping down.

"I've been alive for hundreds of years and I have to admit this is also the first I have heard of them." He said following me.

"Thanks that was helpful old man." I said sarcastically.

"Did you really just call me that?" He asked taken back by his new nickname.

"Yes. Yes I did." He shook his head defeated making chuckle.

Onyx's POV

Me and Laxus followed Levy to find Wendy. I could feel a faint disturbance in the air and I knew something wasn't right.

"Hey are you okay? How is your arm?" Laxus asked beside me.

"The bleeding has momentarily stopped. I will live." I answered not looking at him.

"Don't push yourself too hard." He said.

"I must do everything I can to protect the kingdom and most of all the princesses. My pain is trivial." I said.

"No its not. Your pin us not trivial to me, and I know its not to the three brats, so don't say that." I was happy he said that and it made the pit of my stomach feel weird.

I nodded my head and brushed the feeling away. Just up ahead we spotted Wendy covered in blood and fighting with her comrades. Levy became reckless and ran up to Wendy hugging her in the middle of battle. Surprisingly it saved her knocking the young princess to the ground avoiding a strike to the head. Levy simply killed him not bothering to look at her work.

"Your highnesses!" I yelled rushing to them. I was almost there when I heard gray shout a name all too familiar.

"JUVIA!" He screamed and in what seemed like surprise. I was shocked because we haven't seen her for a while and I don't remember her coming through the gate with us so how did she get here?

In that same direction an explosion went off and everyone turned their heads. This was not good, and I feared that the worse has yet to come.